DRIVEN + VIDEO: Is It Me Or Does The All-new Polestar 1 OVER Promise And UNDER Deliver?

As the electric vehicle war continues to heat up, yet another automaker is jumping into the fray. This further complicates matters.

Volvo's gotten our attention over the past handful of years. That's because it's been delivering compelling, all-new products to market (e.g., XC90, XC60, XC40). But to continue innovating, the Swedes are leaning on its acquired Polestar brand.

Polestar will be responsible for delivering high-performance, electric vehicles.

The first car is the halo. Dubbed the Polestar 1, it makes its place known. The Polestar 2, on the other hand, is slated to go up against the Tesla Model 3.

So, how does the Polestar 1 fare out? Well, it's complex — pun intended. A plug-in hybrid vehicle, it leverages a combustion motor as well as an electric setup. So not only do you have electric motors but you also have a 2.0-liter four-cylinder that's both super and turbocharged.

If that sounds like a lot going on, that's because there is. Oh, it also costs a princely sum of about $155,000*

*Price does not include title, taxes and fees.

Having said that, we wanted to give you a better idea of what the Polestar 1 was like. See Autocar's review, below.

MDarringer - 11/30/2019 2:21:12 PM

-9 Boost

#1 It's just a Volvo.
#2 Volvos are not premium.
#3 Volvo mistakenly thinks it's premium
#4 Volvos are 30% overpriced
#5 The brand name is Porndancer
#6 This will be an epic fail.

MDarringer - 11/30/2019 2:42:35 PM

-6 Boost

I see Truthy and his multiple accounts are pissy and triggered.

PUGPROUD - 11/30/2019 6:24:22 PM

0 Boost

Like everything but the price.

runninglogan1 - 12/1/2019 1:42:52 AM

+4 Boost

Beautiful car with exotic construction and some very interesting tech. All the reviewers have loved it. Expensive but also extremely rare. They'll easily sell all of them.

mini22 - 12/4/2019 12:58:10 AM

+1 Boost

Of course they will. Compared to an I8 the Polestar One is about the same price, it looks to have better handling, better straight line performance, best in class electric range for a hybrid. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but I think it has a classic coupe shape that will age better than the I8. Further they are not making a lot of them so I doubt there will be a glut on the market.