Jay Leno Goes Off-Road in the 544HP Polestar 2 Arctic Circle Rally EV

What happens when you take an executive electric vehicle, raise the suspension, add custom Öhlins racing dampers, fit an old-school hydraulic handbrake, and hand the keys to a Swedish rally driver? You get the mind-blowing Polestar 2 Arctic Circle edition!

In this week's episode, Jay Leno welcomes Joakim Rydholm (Head of Driving Performance at Polestar) to showcase the ultimate cold-weather EV testbed. Packing 544 horsepower and launching from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.7 seconds, this dual-motor, all-wheel-drive prototype was built specifically to conquer -40°C temperatures and frozen lakes in northern Sweden.

Joakim breaks down how Polestar engineered custom OZ Racing wheels, fitted Brembo brakes, tuned the dual-motor torque vectoring over thousands of hours on ice, and built a custom hydraulic handbrake system that automatically disengages the rear electric motor so you can slide sideways on command.

Watch Jay hit the dirt and twisty canyon backroads around Los Angeles to drift this

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