The 2024 Polestar 2's new style and rear-wheel-drive base model make it a more appealing EV.
models with which the Polestar 2 shares a platform, the Single Motor version of the 2 is now rear-wheel drive instead of front-wheel drive. It has a new, larger electric motor, and there are new inverters as well. The Single Motor 2 now makes 299 horsepower and 361 pound-feet of torque, up from 231 hp and 243 lb-ft, and it’ll go from 0-to-60 mph in 5.1 seconds, an improvement of 1.1 seconds over the old front-drive Single Motor model.
Curiously, even with the updates that's still less horsepower than what you could get before. Back in December Polestar released a $1,195 OTA update that gave Dual Motor cars 476 hp and 502 lb-ft and a 4.2-second 0-to-60 time, which matched the limited-run BST Edition 270 and Edition 230. While not an outright performance car, the Single Motor Polestar 2 is a blast to drive on a good road.
Only the smallest of trim changes have been made to the 2’s interior, which remains stylish and very well-built but also a bit cramped and ergonomically compromised, especially when it comes to storage space. The tall center console has wraparound wood trim and a couple of hard controls plus the cool geometric shifter, and the dash features a cool woven material that’s also found on the door panels.
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