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May 17th, 2019, 13:13 | #31 |
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Sorry for late reply, yes got it done on Saturday. Do notice the extra pull over a longer range in gear (I am manual) and it's a little more torque-er. As someone mentioned before here or on another thread, it nicely refines the vehicle.
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May 18th, 2019, 09:00 | #33 | |
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I am actually glad I got a deal for it at £675. Not as painful on the bank account, although I did save up for it the last few months putting some money to the side. So at least with the deal, that savings pot had change left over! lol! Will just go back into the car maintenance pot I contribute to every month which covers anything that may pop up. Fuel consumption, I have noticed has slightly improved. |
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Oct 9th, 2019, 18:31 | #34 |
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Just adding to this thread as I had the Polestar optimisation software installed on my 2012 XC70 by my local Volvo dealer. It cost me £675, inc VAT which I can recover, so for £562 I have the uprated software and I am very pleased with it. I'll not say that it is the best value for money but since there is little choice if you want the genuine Volvo software which cannot be overwritten when software updates are made I will only make judgements about what it does rather than what it costs.
The performance is definitely improved. My car is an auto and the acceleration in "D" is now sufficiently good to eliminate the need to drop into "S" mode for rapid take-off or overtaking. If I do use "S" mode, it accelerates quicker than I am likely to need it to. I'm sure that there are track style ECU rewrites that lay down a lot more power but I'm satisfied that this Polestar upgrade give me more than enough extra power for road use, stays in the ECU after software upgrades and is recognised by my insurers as a Volvo specification. In reality my "Grandad Wagon" can now take on BMWs, Audis and the like and give them a real surprise!
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Oct 12th, 2019, 05:19 | #35 |
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Since you have a D5, I presume you now have 230 hp/470 Nm, right?
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Oct 12th, 2019, 11:00 | #36 |
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Certainly feels like it!
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Nov 7th, 2019, 12:35 | #37 |
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Polestar update... Yup, still glad I got this done, but for anyone else looking to get it, try get it on offer. Originally my Volvo dealer wanted £800 initially!!
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Mar 2nd, 2021, 16:10 | #40 |
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Aviva have become extremely unfriendly and I'd advise you to keep the Polestar and change your insurers. Most insurers see the Polestar addition as a Volvo upgrade and if you make a point of describing it as an engine optimisation for economy they often don't even charge for it. I wouldn't be without the Polestar upgrade. It transformed my car from ordinary to special.
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