*another explanation. "pull to upshift, push to downshift" is how race cars are. If you're going to put a race-inspired, sporting feature on a car, you should make it like the race cars make it.
The weight really is the biggest issue for me. Beyond that (and range, and charge times), the car was very fast and a cool race car. But I am of the (admittedly stodgy) opinion that making a sports car heavier always makes it worse. When someone can do an electric conversion that makes good power, has good range, and…
I do! And I'm more than a little bummed you can't get one on the new S60
The black S60 prototype was Polestar's original S60 touring car test mule. It had stock bodywork and a stock dashboard, but full touring car everything else. Super cool car. According to Mr. Petersen, it's being restored later this year.
It's 90% brilliant and 10% stubborn, and the Polestar people know it. It's a transmission away from being incredible.
I'm not going to Angelholm this trip (though I drove right by K-segg yesterday), but I'll be back in August to drive the Agera.
never seen a driveshaft twist, but during the making of this video we broke first gear on a 2-speed powerglide, which is meant for drag racing.
that road is busy as hell. but with our range concerns we didn't want to go any farther.
I don't even think it needs to be that advanced a conversation. Electric cars are much heavier than gas cars. That means they are less fun to drive. End of story.
Where I see this car is a great way for a small, new, privateer team to enter a prestigious hillclimb with a much better shot at a trophy. The competition is much smaller, so build a fast, reliable car, and you've got a good shot at winning.
