polestar 3 is on the same platform as the EX90... so if I had to guess it’s gonna look pretty close... if you even look at that polestar 3 rear quarters where the taillights fit in, it’s already asking for the taillights to up the D-pillar like the iconic volvo rear taillights.... i could be totally wrong tho. 

sure... I guess what im saying is just that the P1800 shouldnt be rolled in to the same category as other cars which have only rolled a measly one-million miles. (yes theres a little sarcasm in there).

impressive they’ve managed to get 248 out of WLTP. the EPA cycle usually nets around 10~15% less, but even then it’s still over 210 miles... that thing gets roughly 4mi/kwh EPA... thats actually not all that bad.

“ a related model gained fame for doing over one million miles,”

to be fair, i feel like 30mpg for a car that size is pretty much par for the course in comparison to any ICE... I can see how that might hurt in comparison to a hybrid of similar size getting closer to 40... but averaged out, if you’re getting north of 70, Id say thats still fantastic.

yeah theres definitely something to be said about a car you can enjoy at lower speeds. being able to drive it ‘the fun way’ without having to think twice about speeding tickets.

yeah, im gonna go with this take too.... a cheap, light, new (with warranty), 3-pedal car. something you can rev the shit outa, and go flat out around corners, with little to no repercussions. speeding tickets? not likely.

That 0.29 drag coefficient is pretty sweet. It’s nice to see something with a low enough drag coefficient to match a Volvo 850 again.

right. but ya gotta drive a jeep at least once, so you can get it out of your system and never ever do that again.

*Laughs in S-class diesel with 30 gallon tank.*

and it may only be 5 minutes if you only need 25% to get you home, where you can charge it back up again.

I think it would also be good to get people beyond the whole “I need 350+ miles range” thing too. cut the battery in half, save a ton of weight/material, and work on some aero... you’d probably still get 200 miles of range.... which is wayyyyyyy more than most people do in a single day. and if you can charge back 80%…

yup and the warranty threshold is something like 80% capacity... so even if you end up at 81% capacity, and you dont score that sweet sweet warranty, you still have a functioning car.

they also did that PRV engine that went in to the delorean too. that was fun.... but I still much prefer the quirky bits of the 5 cylinder

yeah. I grew up in japan as well as here in cali, and Ive felt my fair share of earthquakes while in japan. and their land formations are a whole lot more complicated to navigate too. that being said, Japan likely did it during a time when shit was a whole lot more affordable....

at first I was somewhat against the whole cycling the battery for home backup use, but now that CARB is requiring manufacturers to do a 10-year 150k mile warranty on batteries starting in 2026, I think I’m all for it.

I used to have one in my GC. the car was an absolute turd, but the engine was solid. I felt like I was constantly chasing a worn out control arm, steering component, or another stupid electrical issue.... the only thing I had to replace on that engine was a valve cover gasket. but aside from that it was oil changes on…

good think it looks pretty, because like anything alfa, you’ll be staring at it on the side of the road wondering what went wrong more times than not.

Thanks, but you can keep your extra cylinder. I’ll stick to my Volvo 5-Cyl.

who know’s what theyre really thinking but I think the approach is that NIO will continue on as their higher end brand, while they’ll roll in to market with a separate brand for the lower end stuff.... one thing you want to avoid as a brand is to be associated with your low end product or just known for your low end…