Polestar has created a one-off, motorsport-inspired version of its 2 electric vehicle. Called the Arctic Circle edition, the snow and ice rally car gets significant mechanical upgrades to improve performance on uneven, low grip surfaces. a lot more power has been liberated from the dual electric motor set-up, too, although Polestar has confirmed that the Arctic Circle edition won’t reach production.
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Externally, the Polestar 2 Arctic Circle retains the same broad, minimalist design as the road-going model, with some rally-inspired additions, including a set of quad-LED spotlights at the front, along with a carbon fibre skid plate to secure the underbody. There’s a special matte grey and white livery, too, and the wheels are white 19-inch OZ Racing rally items, fitted with studded tyres.
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The base car is the long range version of the Polestar 2, equipped with the performance Pack. Power and torque figures have been raised to 469bhp and 680Nm (up from 402bhp and 660Nm), and there’s a new launch control system.
We could even see some of these tweaks making their way to road-going models at some point. According to Polestar, the launch control system is in its ‘prototype’ stage, so it could be undergoing development for a future version of the 2.