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|Description=Polestar locks horsepower upgrade behind a paywall | |Description=Polestar locks horsepower upgrade behind a paywall | ||
}}Polestar charges $1,195 to unlock 34 extra horsepower from the existing hardware of the Polestar 2 Long range Dual Motor | }}Polestar charges $1,195 to unlock 34 extra horsepower from the existing hardware of the Polestar 2 Long range Dual Motor. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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=== | == How it works == | ||
The update is a one time purchase of $1,195, exclusively for Long range Dual Motor Polestar 2 cars. The vehicle's hardware is capable of producing the higher power, as no physical modifications are required for the extra performance. | |||
Below is a chart showing the differences between a standard Long range Dual Motor car and one with the performance update installed <ref name=":0" />. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Vehicle | |||
!Power (Hp) | |||
!Torque (Nm) | |||
!0-60 Mph | |||
|- | |||
|Standard | |||
|421 | |||
|546 | |||
|4.3 seconds | |||
|- | |||
|Update Installed | |||
|455 | |||
|546 | |||
|4.0 seconds | |||
|} | |||
== | == 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. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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