Has anyone actually purchased this £700 ish extra?
If so does make a difference or is all marketing stuff?
Polestar Performance Optimisation
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Volvo XC40 T5 Inscription Recharge (PHEV) in Glacier Silver
Ian Almighty wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 5:02 pm Has anyone actually purchased this £700 ish extra?
If so does make a difference or is all marketing stuff?
Various threads previously. One recent example below. Current offer price is £595.
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2783&p=24595&hilit=polestar#p24594
Two XC40s - so far! Inscription Pro T5 AWD Auto - Glacier Silver/Blond/21”, fully loaded, from Jan thro Sep 2021. Polestarred. Also one of the first FEs - a D4 AWD Auto - Bursting Blue/Charcoal/20" from Mar thro Aug 2018. Also Polestarred.
I have Polestar on my T5 Recharge. It was added to the car before delivery (from memory about £595) so I have no experience without it. I generally use 'Pure' or 'Hybrid' modes and only 'polestar' when I can plan an overtake well in advance. The car certainly shifts in this mode but I guess it was no slouch without it? Was it worth it? Probably not!
XC40 T5 Recharge, Onyx Black, Blond, Polestar, Climate, Drivers Assist, Versatility Pack, 360o Camera, Privacy Glass, DC-3 Dash Cam, Wireless Charge, Android Auto.
Ordered 21st Oct.2021
Delivered 25th March 2022
Ordered 21st Oct.2021
Delivered 25th March 2022
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I had the Polestar upgrade done to my T5 First Edition after owning it for about a year, I had mine done with the offer of a free 14 day money back trial. I wasn't sure so I spoke to the dealer for more information as at the time the cost was £595, and that's a lot of money and if it didn't make much difference then what's the point.
The dealer explained that the upgrade improves all of the driving modes including comfort mode, they had done a lot of upgrades under this offer and no one had returned for their money back.
In my opinion it was worth having done, the mid range revs is where it works best and when you select the Polestar mode it really does go.
With regards to the insurance I had to pay an admin charge to add this to my policy, however on renewal it made no difference to the cost of the policy, I'm insured with Admiral.
hope this helps.
The dealer explained that the upgrade improves all of the driving modes including comfort mode, they had done a lot of upgrades under this offer and no one had returned for their money back.
In my opinion it was worth having done, the mid range revs is where it works best and when you select the Polestar mode it really does go.
With regards to the insurance I had to pay an admin charge to add this to my policy, however on renewal it made no difference to the cost of the policy, I'm insured with Admiral.
hope this helps.
All that money just for an upgrade in comfort and to go faster - wow in my opinion folk must ......., nope on this occasion I will keep the opinion to myself
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Hi.
If anyone needs any help with insurance at all for a Polestar conversion then please feel free to drop me a line.
Regards,
Dan.
If anyone needs any help with insurance at all for a Polestar conversion then please feel free to drop me a line.
Regards,
Dan.
I bought a little black box off eBay that connects to the wires for the mass flow sensor , it certainly seems a lot more perky and I do feel there is a difference before after and I have had my recharge for 18 months 27,000 miles
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254201731878 ... %7Ciid%3A1
Tim
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254201731878 ... %7Ciid%3A1
Tim
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