I Tested A Polestar 3 On A Frozen Lake. It Handles Ice Like A Pro Dancer [Video]

As I settled behind the wheel of a Polestar 3 prototype, my co-pilot, Joakim Rydholm, Polestar’s head of chassis development, asked me if I’d ever driven on a frozen lake before. No, I told him. And with that, he began to grin ear to ear and simply said, “Excellent.” 

Few driving experiences rival the thrill of pushing a cutting-edge vehicle to its limits on a sheet of ice. Enter the Polestar 3, a Nordic beast designed to dance effortlessly on frozen terrain, blending innovation with exhilaration in a symphony of torque, traction, and tenacity.

What better way to see what a car is made of than this? 

(Full Disclosure: Polestar provided flights and lodging for this Arctic Circle winter driving event.)

Ice, Ice, Baby

While this was technically a “first drive” event for me, simply because I’ve never driven a Polestar 3, it wasn’t really one. I was driving …