We sit down with Polestar's chassis boss to learn how EVs are being developed with driver engagement in mind
Being careful to avoid national stereotypes is always good practice for a road tester. You know the sort: anthropomorphic nonsense about German cars being inherently efficient and resolute, Italian ones fiery and ostentatious or French ones inclined to the occasional spontaneous strike day. But sometimes you’ve just got to share.
"Sure, we can make cars like this, playing up to existing preconceptions about what exciting driving feels like, but I prefer to get on with aiming at new modes and sensations; being progressive, breaking new ground.” Indeed, Rydholm is all about sensations, not outright performance, body control and limpet-like grip for their own sake. “The way we tune our cars is really focused on delivering a dynamic point of difference that you can feel,” he said.
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