Polestar’s ‘Arctic Circle’ performance EV can shred a snowy track
Polestar, the electric automaker jointly owned by Volvo and Geely, likes one-offs. There was the more powerful version of its electric fastback Polestar 2 sedan made for the Goodwood Festival of Speed. And now there's the Arctic Circle, a high-riding, studded winter-tire-sporting, icy blast of winter racing prowess from the company's Swedish engineers (who know how to design a vehicle for snow riding).
The one-off was designed by Polestar chief chassis engineer - and trophy winning rally driver - Joakim Rydholm, who said he took on the challenge in order to improve the accuracy of the Polestar 2's handling. With such low levels of grip, we can feel and analyze the dynamics at a much slower pace than on tarmac, which means we can really...