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I haven't spent enough time in a Model 3 to really compare but I've been really happy with the seats in our Model X. The seats in the Polestar are great. My guess is they borrowed a lot of the design from Volvo, which arguably have some of the best seats in the business. But I always think...

Having owned both a Tesla and a Taycan, the Tesla is the better EV, the Taycan is the better car. The Taycan will be much more enjoyable as a daily driver. It's just a nicer car all around. But if he is seriously driving long distances all the time, then the charging network (not the range)...

To be honest I have yet to personally experience Polestar service. I've only dealt with ordering and delivery. Not sure how things are handled overseas, but in the US like I said many have had Polestar come to their house or work if it was something minor. Only a couple I've seen who actually...

In my opinion Tesla and Polestar have the best UI in the industry. They are obviously different approaches, but the Polestar is the first that I've seen from a more traditional automaker (Polestar being a spin off of Volvo) that competes with Tesla. They use Google for their operating system...

I don't think this is really an issue with Polestar. They share a lot of parts with Volvo. They offer at home repairs for basic issues, otherwise they bring the vehicle to a Volvo dealership. There is a member on the Polestar forum from the Denver area that was rear ended in his Polestar. No...

On the highway it's nearly as good as basic autopilot. I haven't tried it in a construction zone or around sharper curves, but it handles typical sweeping highway curves, stop and go traffic, and lane centering really well. It's also easy to use.

Polestar 2. They have a showroom in Denver where you can test drive cars. I'm paying about $600 a month, for a 36 month lease, $1500 down, 10k miles per year for a fully loaded model.

We looked at an ID.4, Mach-E, Model Y, and the Polestar. We wanted a hatch back and so the Model 3 wasn't considered. After considering prices, options, specs, and availability it came down to the Model Y and Polestar. I liked the handling of the Polestar a little more, it was 6 months+ for the...

I started leasing a Polestar in October and so did my father. They are really nice cars with great handling. Acceleration is between a Model 3 LR and the performance (based on Car and Driver testing) but in my opinion it feels higher quality. The range isn’t as good, but it’s a legitimate low...

On a long road trip, I prefer to stop every 3-4 hours. So stopping every 200-250 miles to charge isn't a big deal. But there are several routes I take that have 300+ miles would be nice. For example we regularly go skiing during the winter and it's 250 miles round trip. 125 miles each...

None of this language is included in the US Taycan warranty. https://files.porsche.com/filestore/download/usa/none/porscheservice-warrantyandvehicleinformation-warranty-2021taycanwarrantymanual/default/97d2a7a5-74eb-11eb-80d3-005056bbdc38/2021-US-Taycan-Warranty-Manual.pdf Here is the...

I have a Taycan Turbo S and I'm a regular on the Taycan forum. Only two major issues have occurred with the Taycan that owners are aware of. One had to do with the 12V battery dying which was fixed with a software update. The second was a software issues that caused the vehicle to believe there...

For the life of me I don't understand why they don't simply make it an option. It's completely reasonable for people to want a more traditional steering wheel. Especially for the Model S LR.

I took my Taycan on a 1200 mile road rally through Colorado last year with a bunch of Ferraris. I could crush them in a straight line, but they would destroy me on a road course. None of this really mattered in the mountains. It's not like you push the car at 9/10s with a 1000 foot drop off...

Hopefully as Model 3/Y production moves out of Fremont, they will add more customization to the S and X. If not, Tesla needs to work with a third party to produce bespoke cars. I know Unplugged Performance is trying to do this, but their costs are way too high. Their Model S Apex with lots of...