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Polestar 3 electric SUV for Life motoring review photographed on Nov 8, 20204

Hey good-looking: The Polestar 3 is easily one of the most stylish full-size SUVs in town.

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Christopher Tan

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SINGAPORE – The Polestar 3 has issues. Software issues, to be precise. They had delayed the launch of the car by more than a year. And even now, they are not fully resolved.

But if you are patient, Polestar says an upcoming software update should set things right. That seems to be increasingly the norm with makers of electric vehicles (EV) these days. The “build first, fix later” strategy started by Tesla has apparently found followers elsewhere.

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