TLDR : It's not worth it unless you plan to run on a track.

 

One of the reasons I decided against the performance pack was the 20-inch wheels. I like more rubber between my rims and the potholes of Bucks.

 

For all the reasons above, no. It's not worth it.
Would I have it if I wasn't so tight? Yes- in a heartbeat.

 

No, it's not.

The only thing that's needed are the bigger brakes, not the shocks..

 

It makes no rational sense....but it's objectively better looking. The 20" wheels at £900 go a long way at evening up the looks as seatbelts and valve stem covers don't really excite me. The only thing then is whether you see the default ride as being too firm. With the adjustable dampers you have more flexibility to soften up the ride (or firm up if you really are going to have track days) which you don't have in the non-PP version.

 

Ok the long version ... sorry was busy earlier.

1. Yellow Dust Caps - Black ones do the same job.
2. Yellow Seat Belts - Black ones do the same job.
3. Damper Upgrades - Great if you are a car enthusiast and love getting under your car and adjusting little nuts to make micro adjustments to your dampers.
4. Better Breaks - day to day driving you want to use the regen as much as possible - however these will help stop the car faster in an accident so defiantly a small safety feature upgrade. Main use is on a track where you will be breaking hard a lot on/off.
5. 20" Wheels / Tyres ... again good for the track ... not much else. Also it seems the PP give a slightly worse efficiency overall.

So again ... if you are a track day man then yes pay £5k for it. Otherwise save your cash.

As for the other options you can pick.

£4k - Black/Slate Seats vs Leather : Leather seats come with ventilation as well as heating. Some people find the vegan-friendly seats a little hot ... others don't. Therefore it's important you get a test drive and see for yourself.

£1k - Tow Bar - A good tow bar if you need it - apparently can be fitted at a later date however I've not seen this confirmed anywhere by Polestar.

£900 - Paint - Get Black and pay £3-5k for a wrap and get any colour you want. Or pay £900 for a colour of your choice.

Enjoy ;-)

 

5. 20" Wheels / Tyres ... again good for the track ... not much else. Also it seems the PP give a slightly worse efficiency overall.

All of the videos I have watched have said the same thing - 20" equals worse efficiency, which for an EV sounds like a crazy path. Oh and I do like your comment - black dust-caps and seatbelts do the same job - brilliantly simple (and clearly true)...

 

Not sure if it is only available on the PP but the design of the 20' wheels is much better than of the 19'...personal taste and totally subjective I agree On top, 5k to get nicer wheel is quite a lot then.

 

You can get other 20" wheels as an option but not the PP wheels.

 

The PP wheels are touted as forged alloy. I don't know if the $1000 20" wheels are. Forged alloy wheels are supposed to be lighter and stronger. I do know that they are typically very expensive. If the 20" upgrades are not forged alloy, that would explain some of the PP price.

 

Also the big brakes of the PP are only just cleared by the PP wheels. If, like me, you plan on a winter wheel set, those big brakes are likely to make it hard to fit 3rd party wheels.

(I'm still going for the PP, though. I enjoy fiddling with cars, like the dampers and like the looks.)

 

Also the big brakes of the PP are only just cleared by the PP wheels. If, like me, you plan on a winter wheel set, those big brakes are likely to make it hard to fit 3rd party wheels.

(I'm still going for the PP, though. I enjoy fiddling with cars, like the dampers and like the looks.)

What is your plan for winter tires?

 

I have Ohlins dampers on my mx5 and love them. Worth £5k - not a chance.

No intention of going near a track and don't intend to use the brakes much... I did think the yellow seat belts lift an otherwise dark interior. My original choice was a dark paint colour and pale leather but SWMBO wasn't keen.

Not a very rational choice, just liked the looks a little better.

Towing equipment is very good. Apparently fitted pre-delivery so expect you could get it later if you needed.

 

You’ll lose a little bit of range (I think the estimate was 7 miles or so) riding on 20” wheels and gain a bit of a stiffer ride with less roll in the corners based on what I’ve seen in reviews. The Brembos for me are a wash; while nice to have, I don’t expect to be using the hydraulic brakes very much with one-pedal driving. I’ve read reports that the 20-inch wheels also introduce some additional road noise, though on my test drive I thought it was fine. Personally I didn’t order the PP as I couldn’t find $5K (USD) of value in it and want to optimize for maximum range.

 

Amusingly, when Tesla Bjorn tested them, he found that the Performance Park 20" wheels make the car slightly slower than the standard car!! So it's sort of an "unperformance" pack.

 

Adjusted my dampers today to comfort (18 clicks front, 20 rear). What a faff the rears are! Easy when you've done it once but having to remove wheel arch liner partially is daft. Why not have a remote adjuster for rears in the boot?

I like the ride better in comfort. It is perhaps slightly underdamped now but crashes less and feels less noisy. Can't think i'll be messing with them again.

 

The Ohlins and Brembos on my V60P* are fantastic. It rides better than R-Deisgns with fatter tires. Several years down the road I think th P2 PP will hold its value better (at least in Canada) over non PP as general EV buyers would prefer the larger cargo space of the XC40 Recharge and the CUV look/ride height depite worse handling, less range, and more weight.

 

A week in and the ride in comfort is excellent very nice balance. If i ever go to a track (unlikely) then i'd stiffen it back up, but as a sporty family car its great.

 

I could not see spending 6K Canadian dollars for gold caps and a suspension that I would never realistically adjust other than once, at some discomfort under the rear of the car. (I bought a great Kawai digital piano for my son instead with the money saved!). From all the reviews, the non-PP suspension is pretty comfortable I agree the PP looks great however, but cars all look like shit in the winter anyhow here in the Great White North, and in summer I'll keep it washed, and ... it looks pretty "purty" even with out the fancy wheels, and gold accents, and much more aesthetic than the (wonderful) but lower build quality Tesla Model 3, whose greatest virtue is its battery management and higher real life range. Also I'm of an age where I feel I still need a behind the wheel instrument gauge for the basic info, and the Model 3 doesn't have it. For my son's family of 5 we'll wait a few years and see whether the Nio ES8 8 seater SUV will be coming to Canada. It seems to be pretty darn spectacular in China where they have battery swap stations! or road side recharging vans or just EV fast chargers Most people in China are in apartment blocks and cannot charge at home.

. I would have been willing to pay $2K for Brembo front brakes just alone, in gold) , for the extra safety factor as a single option, \ but would still have wanted only the 19 inch summer wheels which might not be compatable with the Brembos, although I think it probably is doable;e ) and ideally 17 inch if doable or otherwise 18 inch winter tires . The smaller the rims the better the range and energy consumption as I understand it.

However like you I otherwise have Snow White, roof bars, tow hook and mats!

I'm going to also look into some sort of ceramic wrap to preserve the lovely exterior paint. I won't drive it during bad winter weather this year, the car is not coming to me until late January or maybe February so I'll use the 19 inch all seasons, and try to order 18 inch winter tires when on sale in spring or summer or early fall. I understand the Nokian Hakapelliitta 3 are very top quality, but I have no idea where to source them. We are not allowed in Ontario to have studded tires, however, except in the far northern portions of the province.

 

The gold stuff I can do without, IMHO looks a bit naff. Ohlins are well respected and among the very best you can fit to many performance cars. Likewise Brembo.

Worth it? in sheer monetary terms price up as set of Ohlins and Brembo upgrade for a 911. Yes they are that good. Forged wheels are both lighter and stronger. (but harder to repair if they do bend)

I have my doubts about the difference in feel various dampers will make to a car with a ton of batteries in the floor but if anyone can it will be someone like Ohlins

I had a PP on my test drive, I was swapped to one of the lead cars to drive a PP. It was set on 12 both ends. I would like to have driven a non-PP in comparison because I found the ride fine. I found every pot hole and bump on the test run and run it in the gutter on purpose. Personally I would not want it any softer.

The adjustment is a pain, but no worse than the KW suspension on the current daily driver. Incremental electronic damping is available but it is not widespread, most is 3 or 4 position.

I had ample opportunity to get it up to speed and (again personally) I would not want less braking.

I would suffer the gold and fit the PP but there are too many other things stopping me ordering one at the moment.

 

I found every pot hole and bump on the test run and run it in the gutter on purpose.

If you don't mind I shall refrain from offering you my non PP to test drive.
Merry Christmas?

 

I'll tell you something that's a bit rubbish about the PP and that's the rear callipers. They are not finished in the metallic 'Swedish gold' colour - they're just a grotty flat yellow.

 

Based on what the brakes, wheels, and dampers cost as parts, the PP is clearly worth it... In fact, it's a bargain. But, of course, "worth it" is entirely subjective. I'm enjoying it and don't regret the purchase, but there are lots of good reasons to skip it.

I say go with your gut on this one.

 

I agree with The Professor, the PP is an excellent value if you consider the cost of the upgrades individually (wheels, dampers, brakes) and appreciate these performance and appearance improvements.
I decided to bite the bullet and get the PP as it makes my P2 a little more special, especially for the launch year/model. Though the cloth (vegan) interior will be a big change for me, I think the PP with the gold seatbelts only looks good with the vegan interiors and seem to look off with the barley leather. I think it’s a much better value and more appreciated than the leather/ventilated seats option at almost the same price.

 

I took a while thinking about pp for mine. I now have the car and got the shocks adjusted to comfort setting. It’s a bit stiffer than the air suspension on the E Class I just came from but in some ways it makes the experience more special. Definitely feels like a sports car. It’s not brilliant for uk roads but I think I made the right choice. YMMV

 

Can you give the number for your "comfort setting" of the Öhlins? Is it 22, the most comfortable or 18 a bit stiffer? I like to know.

 

3 recommended settings? What's the point of having 22 clicks then? That's nonsense (from them)... you tell them to set it to whatever you like .

 

But that would void your warranty

 

Those are just examples... crazy. That said, the differences even between extreme settings are pretty subtle. I'd be amazed if you would have noticed 'three clicks'.

 

From the manual 🥺

3 clicks probably wouldn’t have made a huge difference I guess but I was hoping for multiple tweaks 🙂

 

from what I remember from reading, I thought the factory setting was the rears being 2 clicks softer than the front (8 front, 10 rear).
I’m guessing they put that disclaimer so won‘t be liable if you set the driver’s and passenger’s side differently on the same axle — that would be weird to set all your wheels at completely different settings.