POLESTAR 3

Lots of us have asked for a go – and we've all had lots to say afterwards

- MARK TISSHAW

WHY WE'RE RUNNING IT Is this new luxury EV as compelling as its spec sheet and unique look suggest?

You can tell how in demand the Polestar 3 has been by looking at the text messages on my phone. As predominantly a WhatsApp user, the old-fashioned SMS app is one I rarely use, so most recent contacts have something in common: they've been sent a digital key to the 3.

Yes, yes, the key again, or rather the lack of a physical key... In short, nobody who has driven the 3 likes the lack of a physical key with lock and unlock buttons. I'll spare you a blow-by-blow account of deputy editor Felix Page's particularly negative experience with it, as I would run out of space on this page, but I will share his sign-off.

Quite. Thankfully, the second and dominant impression of the 3 that has come back is just how good it is to drive.