Video Summary
Range test of Volvo EX90 Twin Performance versus the Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor is the focus. It’s intended to find out which car can go the furthest at 120 km/h (75 mph). If you've seen the individual tests of each vehicle, the goal is to determine which is most efficient, or which will go the furthest. The reviewer intends to highlight "by how much." A big difference or no difference.Volvo EX90 Twin Performance: dual electric motors, 21-inch wheels, and 517 horsepower.
Polestar 3: dual electric motors, 489 horsepower.
The Polestar has less power output than the Volvo. Same electric motors but different tuning, the same battery pack, same platform. The reviewer states the cars are mechanically the same but tuned differently, but the different is the form factor. The Volvo is a 3-row SUV (over 5 meters long), while the Polestar is a 2-row sporty coupe SUV (less than 4.9 meters).
This trip is thanks to the viewers. The presenter travels with a videographer, so they are able to film the other car and stand behind the camera for the best content. 3rd video being filmed today. There is a Gofundme.
Driving the cars at 120 kilometers per hour, towards Lisbon.
I'm starting in the EX90, and Luiz is in the Polestar 3. Halfway, they will switch cars, so we have equal seat time in each car, so that their driving styles don't have an impact on the results. Crucially, both cars use cruise control at 120. The vehicle the reviewer is driving is always going to be in front. That way it gets clean air.
After about 40 kilometers on the road, their average consumption is 24 kWh/100 km for the EX90. It also doesn't have active noise cancellation (but has the Bose system). The interior is Nordic, wetsuit-type material, intended as an alternate for leather. But leather is planned for release in 2026. That should make the seats softer. After driving the EX90 for 3-4 hours in total, there's an appreciation for the softness of the seats. After driving 97.2 kilometers for just under an hour, the Polestar 3 shows 20.5 kWh/100 km consumption. The seats feel more sporty, button-down and precise as compared to the more family car-like EX90. The Polestar's leather also feels different with different precision stitching.
At the chargers, initial power draw for the Polestar was 192 kW but then it was throttled and only 115 was drawn. This number was maintained. So does the Volvo. There is likely a limitation at the charging station. They're running with the range assist set in each car, with the climate control set to 21 degrees Celsius.
The EX90 achieved a 432 kilometer theoretical range for today's conditions. The range is better by 32 than was found previously. The overall finding: after 97km on route, The Volvo showed a 24kwh/100 km rating while the Polestar 3 showed 23.0kwh/100k.
