Polestar 3 Review

The Polestar 3 is the most underrated car in this list. It uses dual chamber air springs and dampers that read the road hundreds of times a second, and a rear torque vectoring clutch pack that genuinely rotates a two and a half tonne sport utility, so it handles like something a great deal smaller and lighter. The interior is quietly excellent, with restrained Scandinavian design, good materials and seats that still work after four hours.

Range is a solid 315 miles and it charges at 250 kilowatts. The problems are commercial rather than mechanical. Software delays pushed the launch back by well over a year, the early cars needed updates for things that should have shipped finished, and Polestar's financial position has left buyers nervous, which shows up immediately in residual values. Almost every function lives on the central screen, which is the one place the design goes wrong. If you can live with the badge risk, this is a lot of car for the money.