Why the Polestar 1 is more than an expensive Volvo - ISSIMI Spotlight feat. Jason Cammisa - Ep. 02
The 2020 Polestar 1 is a head-scratcher. Gorgeous, for sure, but the design is an almost exact copy of a 2013 Volvo concept car. And then, Polestar is an all-electric brand, but its first car has a gasoline engine in it.
So what happened? It's simple, once you understand the background: Polestar's CEO is the man who designed that Volvo Coupe Concept, so clearly he wanted to build his baby. And Polestar was initially intended to be a performance brand, but only later transitioned to EV. The Polestar 1 is both - an all-carbon-fiber, hand-built coupe with Öhlins shocks and a 619-horsepower hybrid-electric torque-vectoring powertrain.
More importantly, it drives good as it looks. And that's exceedingly high praise.
Learn all about the 2020 Polestar 1 with this walkaround review by journalist Jason Cammisa. This Spotlight episode includes video and sound of the Polestar accelerating and being pushed on a mountain road.
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ISSIMI’s “Spotlight” series gives automotive enthusiasts and collectors an in-depth look at rare, interesting, and important cars. “Spotlight” is an editorial wiki video that, first and foremost, provides context, answering the question “why is this car important?”
With his trademark balance of insight and comedy, automotive journalist Jason Cammisa combines the facts with editorial insight, allowing the audience to walk away with a cursory understanding of each featured car. Wherever possible, Spotlight will include driving footage and acceleration footage with high-quality audio to provide a first-person experience of sight, sound, and motion that words alone never could.
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This whole channel is criminally underated.
No it's not
it's relative new-ness contributes to that.
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As someone who has a bizarre love affair with vintage Volvo’s, I love the direction Volvo has been taking recently. There was a period where nothing they were making was standing out from the rest, coming from a more boutique auto manufacturer.
Curtis Lovrak I feel the same way. I love their Swedish individuality and their interiors have been gorgeous and really minimal. The Polestar 1 is a stunning car, the proportions are spot on and I really like the front and rear designs and how they connected them with the lines along the sides.
This is made in China. Volvo is a shitty company, don't do business with them.
Bizarre love affairs with BMW’s start with the manual transmission and the beautiful older women that drive them
Finaly someone who understand this ingenious car. PHEV Muscle Cars are such an awesome concept. This one is even designed beautifully.
Designed beautifully yes but also too expensive, missing the sound. that you traditionally associated with muscle cars. So half the fun is already gone. All that's left is the power. So what's the appeal other than its design. 🤔 What does it do that your traditional muscle doesn't.. fuel and emissions savings..
I still want one but only because it looks so damn good. I really don't see the concept however. 🤷
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks Honestly if it had a boring drive train I would not care. It's very nice but not extraordinary.
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks True, but... You get one of the most responsive steering systems in the world, a car the will embarrass most sports cars on a long stretch of road and a cabin that will make you wanna sell your house and move into it permanently.
This is not a muscle car both American and European muscle car, a C63 AMG is what you would call the European Muscle Car, the Polestar 1 I will say is a bonafide GT Cars given the perfomence, price, and styling elegance which to be honest won't feel weird if you parked it next to Bentley Continental GT, Mercedes S63 AMG, Aston Martin DB11, BMW M8, Ferrari FF/GTC4 Lusso, Ferrari F12 and Rolls Royce Wraith. The exterior design is very good looking infact it's more elegant than the Bentley Continental GT while the interior although very Volvo ish is not bad looking and actually a very nice place to be, I will say that the interior design of Volvo nowadays are very elegant and wouldn't look out of place in a US$100k car.
NOW this is what i call a TOP tier AUTOMOBILE channel.
Thanks!
Indeed it is.
😂😂😂 ya alright
Also, now THIS is pod racing
I like this series... all hail Jason!!!
all hail.
all hail
Heil Jason
I bet one of the likes you got is Jason's.
Aw Hell, Jason
This car is such a huge, but quiet ripple. Love the new Volvos. Kinda how I ended up with one LOL
@@vablo7198 At least your ambulance won't be stuck on the left!
I love the fact that Jason knows how to pronounce Ohlins and coupe like an European! His obsession on German cars, featuring his Instagram is an absolute blast
He only managed to say coupé once, the rest of the video it's coup...
But his pronunciation of jewelry needs help. Hint: it's not "juleree."
I say Porsch on purpose now because of people like you.
@@nutsackmania we say the same in The Netherlands haha! Even though we are neighbouring country next to Germany 😂
You realize he lived in Germany for 10 years right?
That drive at the end! GooseBumps
Yikes he was pushing it on really tight roads with sharp fall off. Cammisa got big Cojones.
The tires whining in protest... That was a tight stretch of road for a 5200 lb (twin engined?) car, and it handled it well.
I have driven one and has loved the comfort and visibility while just driving it. When you set it to the more dynamic driving modes and put your foot down it goes like a serious sportscar. It can transition from a comfortable GT car to a rather pure racing tool. The sound of the 4-cyl engine is quite well tuned, despite being a derivate of a Volvo powerplant. The torque-vectoring really works, you can turn the car in curves that would not go in a regular vehicle. The shove from the rear axle electric motors is quite fierce. What is the most amazing: it has a respectable pure electric range if the PHEV batteries are charged. So in a city you can glide around on pure electric power, which is an attractive option if you want to transport yourself in a sustainable and environmental friendly way, while still having access to the facilities of a grand tourer vehicle. This is a bridge between fossile fuel powertrains and a pure electric world. Yes, it has many Volvo parts, but as a whole you get a unique combo of style, performance and Swedish craftmanship.
THERES A FRIGGIN COMPASS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR!!!! (PS Ace vid Jason. Delivered on your promise to give us those engine sounds 👌)
cheaper volvos have it... cheaper volvos pretty much have the same interior except for the carbon fiber, I used to drive a V90 and it's a lovely place to be in
I had that in one car and it messed me up. Before that I thought Rt 1 South actually went south. There are bunch of highways that lie like that.
I got That in my V90 Cross Country lol never rly understood why Thats useful?
Engine sounds and driving video at the end... Well, you talked about this at last carmudgeon show, and you delivered it! Thank you so much, Jason! Don't stop making videos for us. Greetings from Brasil.
1:15 oooo a reference back to the motor trend days
What happened to this guy working for motortrend?
@@flakgun153 He just came in one day and quit.
Amazing stuff Camissa. You have a very different perspective to other reviewers. Love your work. Never knew that the entire mirror body moves in this till you showed it.
I need as many of these as I can get! Fantastic work ISSIMI team.
I like not just the content, but also the cars you pick to review!
Nice video. Love the references. Great way if integrating the issues going on right now in your work and usual type of video
Honestly, one of the more fun and enjoyable stuff these days that changes my day after watching Jason. Always see the new video on Fridays and really starts my weekend with a smile. Jason, you mentioned the BMW steering, as an old E46 driver, in the midst of revitalizing the old boy, can you do a segment on the BMW 3 series. Drove the new one and felt all the joy was taken out of it, though I know the 2 is where it's at now for the fun factor, but would love to see you do a history on the 3 series. My E46 is not the fastest, the best looking but it's a joy driving it as you feel connected still, even with the old tech addons. Thanks.
This may be my new favorite car channel
I do like this channel though. Love how the conclusive bit is taking the car in question out for a spirited drive. No words; just car. Good job.
So glad this man is back to work keep up the the good work
Huge fan of you, so glad to see you have your own channel! Way to go man!
OH YES JASAN CAMMISA CSR REVIEWS ARE BACK AND ON KZhead. SPREAD THE WORD EVERYONE. HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS!!!
Love the content, Can watch Jason all day long
Awesome video!! It makes me appreciate this car so much!
really enjoy this format
Jason you’re forever my favorite car journalist. Keep it up man
It might only be a 4-banger, but I love the sound it makes. Aggressive without being shouty.
Finally a new bedtime light worth listening that doesn’t hassle you every two seconds telling you to suscribe and hit that bell and don’t forget to like…loving the interesting and fun facts,nice work
10:05 The IRVMs shows the direction in which car moves? That's cool
Part of me do kinda wish this design became a more affordable Volvo coupe, though it'd be slower and less nice to drive
So underrated why did it take me so long to find this channel
I love that the mirror shows the direction to which you are driving, cool idea.
Neat touch that the line on the wheel spokes closest to the rim lines up with the line where the bumper and front guards meet. The little touches..
More content like this please. Cammisa is a treat to watch. Love how he breaks down complex stuff.
I saw one of these yesterday here in Berlin. Just stunning!
Gotta say those edge-to-edge mirrors all around look extraordinary
I enjoyed the after video dip. That car hustles.
This looks stunning ... Absolutely stunning !
i like how you didn't just shit on it for being too heavy and useless, but rather showed how special it is, its in a small company of performance hybrids like the 918 and the NSX, and because the 918 set the bar so high everyone looks down on the other cars ... now when are you going to review the panemera turbo S hybrid grand tourismo ? and the taycan ? a comparison no one wants to make ? and both against the tesla ?
Good to have you back Mr. Sanders :’)
Well done production, per usual. I appreciate the effort that youse guys put into the content on the channel. Please, do keep up the good work! One thing I will mention about the driving footage--I noticed it was devoid of smiles and your giggling like a little girl. So, even though I'm sure it's a wonderful automobile and a work of art--am I correct in thinking it just doesn't turn your crank like some cars do? ;)
I really like this format, the back ground is a bit blank but it allows to focus on all the infos 😃
Really enjoy the reviews @ISSIMI Official On the subject of the Polestar 1: I can’t get around the impression, that the car would be very impressive if it had been released in 2015. But nowadays it feels outdated compared to true performance electric cars. And for a petrol head an 48V-electrified 5 cylinder with torque vectoring all real-drive might have been more impressive. Still quite a pretty car, a shame really not to call it a Volvo C70 Hybrid, ditch one of the two electric engines, the carbon fiber body and put it into mass production.
Nah other way around, the big ICE system is weighing it down. Start with a proper industry standard 400v EV and add a simpler bigger Turbo only i4 1.6L. 48v is for weak slow cars. You want at-least a single big motor on the Rear Axel minimum 300lb/ft of torque. Then what ever the 1.6L can addon to the front. That would be a cheaper just as fun tail happy monster.
@@Neojhun "big ICE system weighing it down" 🤣🤣🤣. I guarantee that just the battery pack weighs more than that 4-banger, including the turbo and supercharger.
Great video, what a car! the way that thing takes corners is unreal for an almost 5200lbs car. Good work!
Let me just say - this channel is the love from the first sight!
this might be hands down the best automotive channel on this platform top gear needs to take notes 👀
another epic vid! keep it up. did you really look at construction wuality on the car?? is it up to spec??
Another wonderful episode.
Great video thank you Jason, between these and the long form videos, you are doing an amazing job. Oh, have the words "Swedish GT-R " been uttered? No, maybe?
I’m loving these spotlight episodes 🔥 keep up the good work!
yay Jason's back
Quality content👌
This thing sounds pretty good, looks pretty good, and seems to handle/perform insanely well, for weighing as much as a tank.
legend say the man is back
If we are to talk about the looks of a car, I just hope Mazda will bring the Vision Coupé to production fruition soon. That car is a beast!
If this series continues to be of such awesome quality and insight then I'll definitely be subscribing! Huge fan of Jason's!
Do one on R8 original
swede's are obsessed with that 40 to 70 passing time, I remember saabs. I much prefer a car with on the highway response than a car with a fast 0-60. And the polstar is so beautiful. Great review
Welcome back Jason
Why did rhe algorithm took a year to put this in my list? ... something's wrong...with this level ofproduction, writing and storytelling this channel should have way more subscribers
I love the design it's so beautiful and timeless in my opinion
Keep going . Awesome 👍
we need time to develop ourselves for better life and to have a job. I think as this amazing show 10-15 minutes is adequate and good decision👍. One hour show (as much as we love you) is too long. Thank you
If only it was branded as a Volvo, then we might actually have a realistic chance to see this beautiful shape in a wagon, which Volvo have become synonymous in the last for creating very fast practical family cars for people like me who need to haul a family around. Great review (as usual) from the best automotive content creator on the Planet right now.
Ngl that "exposed" wiring looks crispp, i like it, it's like old engine bays where you can see everything, it's like an omage
Jason is back lesgo!
That was some brave driving at the end.
We want to see a follow up to this like a series about test driving these cars
Love this series! But just a suggestion, would love to see a bit more driving and sideways action!
Let's make this channel and series have a million subs now!!!its the best by far!!!!share!!I dont want to lose Jason again
Now we know where the ‘24 Mustang design came from……..great video, as always, Jason.
beautiful
My favourite series on yt right now, its soooooooo good. Congrats on the great content and please keep it going.
Hit the nail on the head with the looks, this is a nice palate cleanser after seeing new Rav 4s on the road every day
Excellent job Camissa! Making your Polestar screech and scream with a good thrashing!
Awesome video, keep it up
Thanks!
Tnx, great video.
I’ve said this before, but could you guys do a video like this on some of BMW’s greats? It doesn’t even have to be on the M cars, but it’d be awesome to talk about what made the standard cars great. The E39, E38, E46, and E90 are some that come to my mind. I’m suggesting this because a lot of people look at the performance figures of the new models but they don’t get why all of the intangible things made the old cars great!
is this really the size of an S-Class coupe? in photos it looks more like a 4'er coupe or a Mustang size.
Ian Derzsi I don’t think he said they’re the same size, rather their prices are similar.
5.03m for the S Class and 4,59 for the Polestar 1 and yes I also believe that the comparison was more aimed at price and performance. the S Class Coupé is amazing looking and driving, but damn the polestar won me over like back in 2013 and the design still holds up, I so want one.
its HUGE irl I'd say somewhere smaller than an S-class but more *thicc* than the E. Thats the impression from my 2 eyeballs standing 2m away at least.
More please in this series
today I learned that Sweden's most famous stripper's name is polestar and then blacked out. thank you, Jason, you are the teacher we didn't know we needed.
Jason's Back!
Thanks again
I really like how things are coming out after Geely acquired Volvo.
This car is really funky and I love it!
Absolutely beautiful.... I think polestar is to cars what Grand Seiko is to watches. Most people wouldn't even have a clue what you were wearing, or that it cost about as much as a Rolex. But that doesn't matter because you know it's a marvel of technology and craftsmanship and get to experience that every day.
Jason, any comment on performance and/or feel of the car given its - I am assuming - very very low center of gravity?
Love it!
WOAH at 5:40! wow interesting fact! never knew that! also Volvo 4 Life! LOVE the videos Jason! super informative and interesting!
The best looking modern touchscreen interior so far IMHO.
1:21 is a *perfect* example of how to recover a front-wheel-drive slide. Full power, initial oppose lock but then wheels straight before the slide ends. Et voila.
It’s achingly beautiful
Gorgeous
I’ve seen the concept car the Polestar 1 was based on. The interior cabin on the original one was extremely beautiful, I almost wish they had used it for the new car.
It has to be said: this cannot be compared to Top Gear. This is in a different league, so far ahead. Smashing fun to watch, darn interesting too.
This torque vectoring conversation reminds me of a time when a similar adam sandler lookalike car guy was on a different youtube channel driving the new NSX and saying the exact same thing, wheelchair example and all Love these videos so much, motor trend can go to hell
Love the Sweatshirt! Where can we get one?
I love this damn thing and would totally use it as a daily driver.
Shame it doesn't come in a manual BUT that rear torque vectoring is really impressive! It sounds rev happy too damnnn
Looks dope