[Haulr]

Website claims 32min.

thanks. and that's exactly the same time as the existing car. ;-)

now. if they just upgrade the 1 1/4" hitch receiver to 2" - they will have the perfect car!

 

[Briggo]

Website claims 32min.

Aye, it must hold that 120KW rate for a long while up the SoC.

 

[Haulr]

Aye, it must hold that 120KW rate for a long while up the SoC.

a flat curve is everything!

 

[nbvolks]

It seems like that‘s really what happened. I saw a table just some time ago where they compared the range of MY25 with MY26 and the 25 was better in almost every trim except the new performance trim which got around 30km more.

Hrmmm...I wonder if to save a tiny bit of cost, they aligned the P3 Performance with the EX90 Performance and made it so that the key-on default is 2WD. Unlike the LE/MY25 Performance Pack cars, which allow for you to default to Performance mode at key-on.

 

[strangeengine]

sure. but I'm asking about the torque-vectoring rear-end.

Ahh. Yes your guess is correct - the torque-vectoring feature is hydraulic clutches, and they disconnect both drive axles to disable the rear motor.

 

[HotIce]

did the 50/50 Polestar 2's have a torque vectoring rear-end?

Going to be honest, nobody is using or taking advantage of their torque vectoring rear diffs. You're not going fast enough on public roads for it to matter.

 

[Jupiter7]

The press is calling the front motor out as asynchronous.

From that EVMagz.com article linked above:

"All Polestar 3 variants now feature a newly developed rear permanent magnet synchronous motor paired with an asynchronous front motor. "

That's great news - no "thunk" when the clutches engage in range mode and no need for a range mode, and less to break. There's a reason that rear synchronous and front asynchronous is so common across the industry... that's how VW designed the MEB cars like our ID.4, Polestar switched to that format for the AWD P2 in 2024, it's the format BMW has adopted for their Neue Klasse vehicles, etc...

 

[nbvolks]

That's great news - no "thunk" when the clutches engage in range mode and no need for a range mode

You'd still have range mode, it'll just flip which end is doing the propulsion in that mode.

 

[strangeengine]

Hopefully it's got limited slip in the rear, too.

 

[Jupiter7]

You'd still have range mode, it'll just flip which end is doing the propulsion in that mode.

Yes, you will still have range mode, but when you’re using it you won’t hear or feel the clutches engage on hard acceleration.

 

[vikasMG]

This is the main reason I leased, plus the wicked depreciation... The technology changes at a rapid pace and the old becomes outdated quickly. The outdated technology accelerates the depreciation curve.

Yup, same here.

 

[Giove]

i must say i like Polestar's philosophy of extensive tech improvement while keeping continuity with a well result in design.
i feel it's a more substantial approach than the usual "facelift" with the crome detail or the tinted spoiler.

anyway, i still don't understand why in dual motor versions it's not possible for the user to switch either motor.
why can't i choose if i want a low power but easy and efficient FWD, a sporty and tail happy RWD, or a safe and full trust 4WD?
why don't they give us a simple button on the display?

 

[SportDriver]

No electrochromic roof or NACS or Cryptic Green?

 

[StereoMadness]

Any changes to the location or type of charging port for North America?

 

[babylou66]

The USA Polestar site lists the technical specifications for the 2025 MY and it specifically mentions:

"Two 180 kW permanent magnetic motors
Liquid cooling
True torque vectoring on rear axle
Rear motor disconnect clutch"

Whereas the UK site for MY2026 no longer cites torque vectoring.

 

[Jupiter7]

i must say i like Polestar's philosophy of extensive tech improvement while keeping continuity with a well result in design.
i feel it's a more substantial approach than the usual "facelift" with the crome detail or the tinted spoiler.

anyway, i still don't understand why in dual motor versions it's not possible for the user to switch either motor.
why can't i choose if i want a low power but easy and efficient FWD, a sporty and tail happy RWD, or a safe and full trust 4WD?
why don't they give us a simple button on the display?

Because the one motor is permanent magnet and cannot be disconnected or disengaged (without a mechanical clutch) because the magnets are always exerting magnetic force in opposition to rotation when not powered. And the other is asynchronous meaning it doesn’t have electromagnetic drag when not powered.

 

[PNWPolestar2!]

These are serious upgrades to the MY2026 Polestar 3, it might twist my arm enough to go ahead and get one!

 

[nbvolks]

No electrochromic roof or NACS or Cryptic Green?

NACS would only be for North America, and no specs for a North American variant will be released until April 2026.

We are not getting the 2026 model here. Europe and other markets will get it while we widdle down our overstock of 2025s. Once we do get it, it will be as a 2027 model.

 

[Lowrent]

Correct me if i'm wrong, you'll never get (as) good regenerative braking power with an asynchronous motor in the front.
Most of the braking is done in the front and a permanent magnet motor as an advantage there.

 

[Jupiter7]

Correct me if i'm wrong, you'll never get (as) good regenerative braking power with an asynchronous motor in the front.
Most of the braking is done in the front and a permanent magnet motor as an advantage there.

You won't notice the difference... most of the braking is going to be done by the larger rear motor. (In my RWD 2024, all of the region is done by the rear motor, of course).