Most people grow up experiencing four seasons. Down in Florida, we get something a little different. It’s basically summer, summer with a breeze, summer with afternoon thunderstorms, and extremely serious summer. Because of that, my experience with snow is pretty limited. I’ve seen it, I’ve even walked around in it, but driving in it was a completely new territory for me.
That changed last week when Polestar invited me to Canada for an Arctic driving experience with the all-electric Polestar 4. The plan was simple: take a Florida driver who has never handled snow and put her on a frozen racetrack. What could possibly go wrong? Nervous laugh.
A Florida Girl And A 544-HP Polestar 4 Hit A Frozen Racetrack
I had already spent time with the Polestar 4 last year in Austin, so the car itself wasn’t unfamiliar. But the environment definitely was. Driving a 544-horsepower EV through city streets in Texas is one thing. Sliding it around a frozen track in Québec is something else entirely.
I’ll be honest, I was a little nervous at first. Ice doesn’t exactly forgive mistakes, and the last thing I wanted was to be the person who immediately put a Polestar into a snowbank. Luckily, Polestar had a team of professional drivers on hand to guide us through the experience. Once I eased onto the ice and started getting a feel for the car, the nerves faded pretty quickly. The dual-motor setup delivers a lot of power, but it never felt overwhelming. Instead, the Polestar 4 felt surprisingly cooperative, almost as if it were encouraging me to lean into the whole ice-driving-adventure thing.
