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#21 ·
GDank said:
5. 20" Wheels / Tyres ... again good for the track ... not much else. Also it seems the PP give a slightly worse efficiency overall.
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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)...
 
#22 ·
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.
 
#25 ·
dave said:
If you don't mind I shall refrain from offering you my non PP to test drive.
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:devilish: Very wise indeed !

But cars have to deal with bad roads day-in day-out many places, not just the UK. You can't always see or avoid them. Some cars cope far, far better than others.

It is meant to be a 'performance' electric brand after all, has to be seen if it has the minerals ;)

No good finding it out after you have parted with £50k

Merry X-mas :giggle:
 
#26 ·
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.
 
#27 · (Edited)
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.
 
#28 ·
GDank said:
£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.
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Does anyone know if the leather seats are available in black?

The Polestar configurator seems to show only Barley leather.
My company lease scheme seems to have 'leather' [non Barley] available as well as 'leather Barley'....
 
#29 ·
Ascot17 said:
Does anyone know if the leather seats are available in black?

The Polestar configurator seems to show only Barley leather.
My company lease scheme seems to have 'leather' [non Barley] available as well as 'leather Barley'....
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Barley or bust bro
 
#30 ·
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 :)
 
#31 ·
jpsbuk said:
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 :)
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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. :unsure::unsure:
 
#32 ·
Abraham said:
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. :unsure::unsure:
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Well I asked the garage to take them down a few clicks. Unfortunately there are only 3 ‘recommended’ settings from Polestar so I was told I could only pick 1 of those so I ended up with the comfort setting. It’s not as soft as air ride but actually seems to give a good balance between comfort and bone jarring stiffness on UK roads.
 
#33 ·
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 :).
 
#37 ·
I understand why they wrote that, but they could have made it clearer. There might be issues if you set the front really soft and the rear hard for example. I think they're trying to avoid anything like that and instead made that blanket statement.

Anyway, it's -so- easy to do yourself if you want to fiddle with it. You can do all four corners in about 20 minutes and you don't even need any tools.
 
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