Do you want this used car: Polestar 1, a future classic?
Autovisie is always looking for used cars for enthusiasts and therefore searches the lists on the sales site Gaspedal.nl. This time we found a Polestar 1.
Polestar launched the 1 in 2019, the brand’s first-ever car after becoming independent in 2017. Autovisie launched the dedicated hybrid Gran Turismo three years ago.
On the road with the Polestar 1
“Before I drive the Polestar 1 to the Hällered Proving Grounds (Volvo’s test track not far from the Polestar headquarters in Gothenburg), I have already driven it ten laps around the track. And before that, a whole morning of hundreds of kilometers through spacious Sweden, where the Polestar engineers’ favorite test roads wind through the forests.”
An event with sporty driving characteristics
“The chassis with double wishbones at the front and rear, a multi-link construction with a special transverse composite leaf spring, has the right answer for every challenge.” The car is constantly in balance and feels much smaller and lighter than it actually is.”
“The excellently tuned chassis also contributes to steering that is one of the best in the industry. Direct enough, but also calm around the middle position and with a nice linear build-up of the steering forces.”
The Polestar 1 produces 600 hp
“This electrically powered installation feels almost hydraulic and also provides real feedback. There is no understeer, also thanks to torque vectoring, which works with the help of the two electric motors in the rear. […] This means that the 4.5 meter long and 2350 kg coupé can be driven over winding roads like a sports car. Thanks, among other things, to the complex drive train with the well-known four-cylinder, two-liter petrol engine at the front, which produces 308 hp with turbo and compressor.”
“The rest of the system power comes from the three electric motors, the front of which also functions as an alternator. That already results in 600 hp of power and 1000 Nm of torque. This means that the Polestar 1 does not offer the bizarre acceleration feeling of a Tesla in Ludicrous mode, but rather feels more like a Bentley Continental GT in terms of the speed experience.”
“No matter how exceptionally well he drives, the workplace is 100% Volvo. More than any other logo, the Polestar differentiates itself from its sister brand. And so you get a beautifully done interior with a little too much shine that you also find in the big Volvos.”
“No need to complain, but this exotic and exclusive (limited to 1,500 units) Gran Turismo with its mostly carbon body, aluminum chassis and state-of-the-art powertrain actually deserves a bespoke interior.”
The Polestar 1 as a used car in the Netherlands
Autovisie finds one of the 1,500 Polestar 1s at a Dutch Volvo dealer. The car is from 2022 and has a mileage of 25 kilometers. In short, he hasn’t driven yet!
The seller is asking 175,000 euros for the special occasion.