Polestar tease of possible upgrade of CPU module

triplejnj · 2025-10-10T17:19:03-0400

If you're not a member of the official "Polestar Facebook Community" on Facebook, they recently had a post of the 5 year evolution of the Polestar 2. It mentioned the 2026 improvements which included an "upgraded core processor chip".
Several of the comments, including mine, asked about the possibility of updating the CPU in older Polestar 2s. Well, Polestar responded to one of them with "We might have something exciting to share soon. Stay tuned!"
Fingers crossed they make it happen, as the laggy interface is really the only complaint I have about the car! If you're able, get in there and support this by commenting.

Somun · 2025-10-10T21:34:30-0400

I am cautiously pessimistic 😁

Caillin · 2025-10-10T22:08:59-0400

Absolutely on board for this as a paid upgrade. Trying not to get too high on the hopium...

Laza · 2025-10-11T01:24:31-0400

This would be dope! Does the ARM version on the '26 get access to more apps in the Play Store (as there's no longer a restriction for x86 support)?

Jupiter7 · 2025-10-11T06:41:07-0400

Yes, it does

nivens · 2025-10-11T08:30:50-0400

I know everyone is getting excited but you know this will end up being a £2k+ upgrade? Maybe people that have suffered chronic issues with the reverse camera will get it free in some areas or a heavy discount but everyone else will be bent over. They suckered me with the recent discount on the performance upgrade but I can't imagine I'll be paying for an infotainment upgrade unless it's surprisingly cheap.

petteriusa · 2025-10-11T09:13:46-0400

Yeah, this was my comment. I was shocked to get a reply at all, even more so with this answer from them. Now we'll see what the pricing is, both for the hardware and what installation will cost. This makes the market for used Polestar 2s even more lucrative. Also might induce a few to hold on to their 2s until the replacement model is available.

Cephas · 2025-10-11T09:46:51-0400

Not completely out of the question is a backup camera recall related no-cost upgrade (look at what Volvo had to do with the EX90s), but also am on board for a paid upgrade!

nivens · 2025-10-11T09:50:59-0400

My suspicion is this might be the case for owners in the USA that still have issues after all the attempted software fixes and where local laws make Polestar responsible for resolving it. They'll add the cost of that to the cost for the rest of us though!

Lmk · 2025-10-12T06:41:45-0400

Well still on a lease for the next like 15 months. Let's get this done. Lol

Zeed · 2025-10-13T12:11:00-0400

I hope they share their excitement with us soon. Mentally I am willing to go to maybe a 1k price point for the upgrade. It would definitely up the longevity of the car for me (and stop me from looking at other brands with a horse in their logo as an upgrade).

mike.savara · 2025-10-13T14:54:04-0400

I wonder if it would be possible to do this DIY - like, if it's just replacing the IHU box then maybe that's just an afternoon of dismantling the interior for what should be a couple hundred dollars of parts. One can only wish! Exciting but not holding my breath either.

Jupiter7 · 2025-10-13T16:01:10-0400

I wondered that too… but I suspect there would be a lot of coding to change!

Polestar tease of possible upgrade of CPU module

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