https://engineered.polestar.com/uk/prod ... matic-2018johnbluerio wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:58 am On the T5 FE does it do anything to get any better MPG , ?
No change to mpg.
https://engineered.polestar.com/uk/prod ... matic-2018johnbluerio wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:58 am On the T5 FE does it do anything to get any better MPG , ?
Totally agree, hence why I'll see how it performs during the first 14 days, and if no good, off it will come. If though I get what I think I will, better in gear responses and faster shifts, then maybe it will stay although also agree that at £695 it's very expensive for what a decent tuning company will do for a third of the price.aj05 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 1:47 pm The Polestar upgrade appears to be just an optimisation of how the engine/auto box work together with a little increase in BHP even the insurance companies not treating it as a performance upgrade.
So does this mean that Volvo are selling us cars with out a fully optimized engine management system so they can cash in on the Polestar brand.
The amount they are charging for basically a remap and tweak of software and a badge to stick on the boot is silly I had a V70 T5 chipped a while ago with much more power increase than offered by the Polestar upgrade for less than half of current cost. the reason I went to a tuner was the original ECU had problems not solved by Volvo software upgrades and again as now the price for an OEM replacement was silly.
I wonder how long its going to be before the tuning specialists start to offer performance enhancements for less cost.
Unless they purposely hold it back on the map and let polestar charge to optimise "fix" itjohnbluerio wrote: ↑Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:31 pm Think I'll save the £700 and put it towards the next electric version which will have torque and power to spare ( if volvo get their battery/electrics right}