Polestar paywalls performance update: Difference between revisions

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This is the case with the Performance Software Update, an over-the-air software update that increases the car's horsepower by 34, and reduces the 0-60 MPH speed by 0.3 seconds.

It's also important to note that the purchase price also includes some physical items <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Performance Software Update {{!}} Polestar US |url=https://www.polestar.com/us/performance-software-upgrade/ |url-status=live}}</ref>, specifically door stickers, a badge for the front grille and emissions stickers in certain regions, however these are obviously negligible compared to the price of the upgrade, and besides the emissions stickers, are completely decorative.

It's also important to note that the purchase price also includes some physical items <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Performance Software Update {{!}} Polestar US |url=https://www.polestar.com/us/performance-software-upgrade/ |url-status=live}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250921102030/https://www.polestar.com/us/performance-software-upgrade/ Archived])</ref>, specifically door stickers, a badge for the front grille and emissions stickers in certain regions, however these are obviously negligible compared to the price of the upgrade, and besides the emissions stickers, are completely decorative.

== How it works ==

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== Polestar's response ==

Polestar has not made any public statements regarding the anti-consumer nature of the update, however it's also important to note that even though a similar update was promised for the Polestar 3, to be released in "mid-2025" <ref>{{Cite web |title=Performance software upgrade FAQs {{!}} Polestar UK |url=https://www.polestar.com/us/support/faq/performance-software-upgrade/ |url-status=live}}</ref>, no such update has been released yet. Whether this is because of technical difficulties pushing back the release date or the company trying to distance itself from this service model, is unclear.

Polestar has not made any public statements regarding the anti-consumer nature of the update, however it's also important to note that even though a similar update was promised for the Polestar 3, to be released in "mid-2025" <ref>{{Cite web |title=Performance software upgrade FAQs {{!}} Polestar UK |url=https://www.polestar.com/us/support/faq/performance-software-upgrade/ |url-status=live}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250803092556/https://www.polestar.com/us/support/faq/performance-software-upgrade/ Archived])</ref>, no such update has been released yet. Whether this is because of technical difficulties pushing back the release date or the company trying to distance itself from this service model, is unclear.

==References==

[[Category:Polestar]]

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 This is the case with the Performance Software Update, an over-the-air software update that increases the car's horsepower by 34, and reduces the 0-60 MPH speed by 0.3 seconds.
-It's also important to note that the purchase price also includes some physical items <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Performance Software Update {{!}} Polestar US |url=https://www.polestar.com/us/performance-software-upgrade/ |url-status=live}}</ref>, specifically door stickers, a badge for the front grille and emissions stickers in certain regions, however these are obviously negligible compared to the price of the upgrade, and besides the emissions stickers, are completely decorative.
+It's also important to note that the purchase price also includes some physical items <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Performance Software Update {{!}} Polestar US |url=https://www.polestar.com/us/performance-software-upgrade/ |url-status=live}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250921102030/https://www.polestar.com/us/performance-software-upgrade/ Archived])</ref>, specifically door stickers, a badge for the front grille and emissions stickers in certain regions, however these are obviously negligible compared to the price of the upgrade, and besides the emissions stickers, are completely decorative.
 == How it works ==
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 == Polestar's response ==
-Polestar has not made any public statements regarding the anti-consumer nature of the update, however it's also important to note that even though a similar update was promised for the Polestar 3, to be released in "mid-2025" <ref>{{Cite web |title=Performance software upgrade FAQs {{!}} Polestar UK |url=https://www.polestar.com/us/support/faq/performance-software-upgrade/ |url-status=live}}</ref>, no such update has been released yet. Whether this is because of technical difficulties pushing back the release date or the company trying to distance itself from this service model, is unclear.
+Polestar has not made any public statements regarding the anti-consumer nature of the update, however it's also important to note that even though a similar update was promised for the Polestar 3, to be released in "mid-2025" <ref>{{Cite web |title=Performance software upgrade FAQs {{!}} Polestar UK |url=https://www.polestar.com/us/support/faq/performance-software-upgrade/ |url-status=live}} ([http://web.archive.org/web/20250803092556/https://www.polestar.com/us/support/faq/performance-software-upgrade/ Archived])</ref>, no such update has been released yet. Whether this is because of technical difficulties pushing back the release date or the company trying to distance itself from this service model, is unclear.
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Polestar]]