Hello I'm Vicki Butler Henderson and this is some exclusive Fifth Gear footage of me having a first drive in a Polestar 2.

Polestar is the all-electric premium brand brought to you by the company called Julie which owns Volvo. This car is based on the XC40 but it doesn't sound like an XC40, it sounds like nothing, with prices starting at £49,900 and it comes with a 78 kilowatt-hour battery pack and electric motors on the front and rear axle with a full battery you could do 292 miles between recharges and if you want an 80 charge from zero that only takes 40 minutes. It might be all electric and it might be a new brand but it feels like a traditional car, you can feel the weight of those batteries underneath you sort of pulling you down onto the tarmac but that gives it a nice sturdy feel, it feels light and breezy in here although not as bright and breezy as a Tesla Model 3.

Which after testing on the main show last year I was very impressed with, with approximately 50 miles more range than the equivalent Polestar 2. The network of charging stations on paper it might seem Tesla has got the battle of the EVs in the bag but Polestar says it's planning a two-wheel drive version bringing the cost down to around £30,000 making it a real rival to all of Tesla's Model 3 offerings like the Tesla.

The Polestar 2 also has a one pedal regenerative braking feature which not only helps to recharge the batteries when you lift off the gas but actively slows the car as well. So I'm going to see if I can do the next few corners on one pedal alone just lifting off the throttle letting the car do the braking without me actually putting my foot onto the brakes, so far so good.

The interesting thing about the buying process of a Polestar is you can only buy them currently in Manchester or London at places called Polestar Spaces, you can have a test drive and they will bring you one to your door but there is no network as such it is an unusual way to sell a car if you do decide to get your hands on one, it's not long before you realize just how fast this car is, naught to 60 happens in 4.7 seconds and it's got a top speed of 127 which considering it's 2.1 tonnes of weight is impressive.

As is the onboard tech I can play with all sorts of things in here the steering feel I can have light standard or firm I can go into sport mode I can go into a low or a standard one pedal drive mode, it is a sophisticated bit of kit it feels like a very lovely tailored suit that I am stepping into. The steering is accurate I do get some decent feedback and it is swift and composed it's a very serene place to be it's so quiet that it sort of makes you just stop and be a little bit more mindful, and never said that in a car before.

Overall a very decent place to be, so that brings me to the end of my first drive of the Polestar 2. If you would like to see more films please press subscribe so that we can deliver them direct to your phone or your computer when we load them.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello i'm vicki butler henderson and this is some exclusive fifth gear footage of me having a first drive in a pole star two but before we head off please press subscribe so that you get all of our lovely new content as soon as we post it polestar is the all-electric premium brand brought to you by the company called julie which owns volvo this car is based on the xc40 but it doesn't sound like an xc40 it sounds like this nothing prices start at 49 900 pounds and it comes with a 78 kilowatt-hour battery pack and electric motors on the front and rear axle with a full battery you could do 292 miles between recharges and if you want an 80 charge from zero that only takes 40 minutes it might be all electric and it might be a new brand but it feels like a traditional car you can feel the weight of those batteries underneath you sort of pulling you down onto the tarmac but that gives it a nice sturdy feel it feels light and breezy in here although not as bright and breezy as a tesla model 3. which after testing on the main show last year i was very impressed with with approximately 50 miles more range than the equivalent pogstar 2 and the network of charging stations on paper it might seem tesla has got the battle of the evs in the bag but polstar says it's planning a two-wheel drive version bringing the cost down to around 30 000 pounds making it a real rival to all of tesla's model 3 offerings like the tesla the polestar 2 also has a one pedal regenerative braking feature which not only helps to recharge the batteries when you lift off the gas but actively slows the car as well so i'm going to see if i can do the next few corners on one pedal alone just lifting off the throttle letting the car do the braking without me actually putting my foot onto the brakes so far so good the interesting thing about the buying process of a pole star is you can only buy them currently in manchester or london at places called polestar spaces you can have a test drive and they will bring you one to your door but there is no network as such it is a an unusual way to sell a car if you do decide to get your hands on one it's not long before you realize just how fast this car is naught to 60 happens in 4.7 seconds and it's got a top speed of 127 which considering it's 2.1 tonnes of weight is impressive as is the onboard tech i can play with all sorts of things in here the steering feel i can have light standard or firm i can go into sport mode i can go into a low or a standard one pedal drive mode it is a sophisticated bit of kit it feels like a very lovely tailored suit that i am stepping into the steering is accurate i do get some decent feedback and it is swift and composed it's a very serene place to be it's so quiet that it sort of makes you just stop and be a little bit more mindful and never said that in a car before overall a very decent place to be so that brings me to the end of my first drive of the pole start 2 if you would like to see more films please press subscribe so that we can deliver them direct to your phone or your computer when we load them youhello i'm vicki butler henderson and this is some exclusive fifth gear footage of me having a first drive in a pole star two but before we head off please press subscribe so that you get all of our lovely new content as soon as we post it polestar is the all-electric premium brand brought to you by the company called julie which owns volvo this car is based on the xc40 but it doesn't sound like an xc40 it sounds like this nothing prices start at 49 900 pounds and it comes with a 78 kilowatt-hour battery pack and electric motors on the front and rear axle with a full battery you could do 292 miles between recharges and if you want an 80 charge from zero that only takes 40 minutes it might be all electric and it might be a new brand but it feels like a traditional car you can feel the weight of those batteries underneath you sort of pulling you down onto the tarmac but that gives it a nice sturdy feel it feels light and breezy in here although not as bright and breezy as a tesla model 3. which after testing on the main show last year i was very impressed with with approximately 50 miles more range than the equivalent pogstar 2 and the network of charging stations on paper it might seem tesla has got the battle of the evs in the bag but polstar says it's planning a two-wheel drive version bringing the cost down to around 30 000 pounds making it a real rival to all of tesla's model 3 offerings like the tesla the polestar 2 also has a one pedal regenerative braking feature which not only helps to recharge the batteries when you lift off the gas but actively slows the car as well so i'm going to see if i can do the next few corners on one pedal alone just lifting off the throttle letting the car do the braking without me actually putting my foot onto the brakes so far so good the interesting thing about the buying process of a pole star is you can only buy them currently in manchester or london at places called polestar spaces you can have a test drive and they will bring you one to your door but there is no network as such it is a an unusual way to sell a car if you do decide to get your hands on one it's not long before you realize just how fast this car is naught to 60 happens in 4.7 seconds and it's got a top speed of 127 which considering it's 2.1 tonnes of weight is impressive as is the onboard tech i can play with all sorts of things in here the steering feel i can have light standard or firm i can go into sport mode i can go into a low or a standard one pedal drive mode it is a sophisticated bit of kit it feels like a very lovely tailored suit that i am stepping into the steering is accurate i do get some decent feedback and it is swift and composed it's a very serene place to be it's so quiet that it sort of makes you just stop and be a little bit more mindful and never said that in a car before overall a very decent place to be so that brings me to the end of my first drive of the pole start 2 if you would like to see more films please press subscribe so that we can deliver them direct to your phone or your computer when we load them you\n"