Introduced in 2020, the Polestar 2 benefits from styling and equipment revisions for 2024. Customers can choose between a single-motor RWD model (295 horsepower, 515 km of range) and a dual-motor AWD model (416 horsepower, 444 km of range), the latter offering a Performance Pack that increases output (449 horsepower) but reduces range (397 km). The interior is classy in a Scandinavian way and features super-comfortable seats that make up for the relatively firm ride.
Welcome to another edition of the “Doomed Dozen.” Every year, automakers collectively launch and discontinue dozens of vehicles. It’s always the same story: cars give way to SUVs, new hybrid and electric models keep coming, and the high development costs of a new generation send aging models into retirement. At …
Bold electrification targets, a worldwide pandemic, a political climate that slapshots tariffs like it's the playoffs... the Polestar brand has landed on the automotive landscape at a very particular time, to say the least. Born under the lucky star of Volvo (and especially that of Chinese giant Geely...), it has …
Earlier this month, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) hosted a special EV drive event with a number of staff members and auto journalists—including The Car Guide ’s Julien Amado—testing 13 different electric vehicles until their batteries ran out of power in order to find out which ones perform best in …
No vehicle likes the cold, but EVs probably hate it more than all the others. As temperatures drop below the freezing point, the electrochemical processes in the high-voltage battery slow down, affecting both charging speeds and range. In addition, heating the car's cabin to a comfortable temperature requires more energy …
On the latest episode of The Car Guide Podcast, LP gives us his driving impressions on the 2025 Ram 1500 . This capable workhorse is losing its V8 HEMI engine for 2025. Instead, buyers will have to choose between two variants of the twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre inline-six Hurricane engine. Of course, …
Santa Monica, California— Polestar this week invited the media inside a hangar near Los Angeles for a closer look at its two upcoming models, the hugely important Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 crossovers. A small number of concepts were also on hand, and some of the Swedish company’s partners came …
On the latest episode of The Car Guide Podcast, LP gives us his driving impressions on the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado HD High County . This capable workhorse, which is assembled in Oshawa, Ontario, has received quite a few iterations for 2024. LP underlines the truck’s incredible capabilities in terms of …
Earlier this month, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) hosted a special EV drive event with a number of staff members and auto journalists—including The Car Guide ’s Julien Amado—testing over a dozen different electric vehicles until their batteries ran out of power in order to find out which ones perform …
Polestar is following up on that Polestar 2 Arctic Circle concept we got to test drive on a snow-covered track at Mecaglisse in Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, Quebec two years ago. With the Swedish electric car company having two new models in its lineup, namely the Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 crossovers, a …
Back in June 2023, Volvo became the first non-American automaker to make a deal with Tesla so that its electric vehicles could gain access to thousands of Superchargers across the United States and Canada—nearly 18,000 to be exact. We’re now in the fall of 2024 and the Swedish company is …
Following key powertrain upgrades including increased range for the 2024 model year, the Polestar 2 electric sedan gets one more round of enhancements for 2025, hoping to steal a bit of the refreshed Tesla Model 3 ’s thunder. The car is available to order in Europe and Canada as of …
The electric car market is not the same in 2024 as it was last year. The Chevrolet Bolt EV / Bolt EUV and Kia Soul EV are gone, while Fiat is bringing back the 500 in Canada as a fully electric vehicle. As for the best-selling Tesla Model 3 , …
On the latest episode of The Car Guide Podcast, LP gives us his driving impressions on the 2025 Ram 1500 . This capable workhorse is losing its V8 HEMI engine for 2025. Instead, buyers will have to choose between two variants of the twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre inline-six Hurricane engine. Of course, …
On the latest episode of The Car Guide Podcast, LP gives us his driving impressions on the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado HD High County . This capable workhorse, which is assembled in Oshawa, Ontario, has received quite a few iterations for 2024. LP underlines the truck’s incredible capabilities in terms of …
After Ford, General Motors and Rivian, Volvo today announced an agreement with Tesla , giving current and future electric Volvo car drivers access to more than 12,000 Superchargers across the United States, Canada and Mexico. This is a first for a non-American automaker—be it from Europe or elsewhere. Sometime in …
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