Get ready for the ultimate off-road face-off! In this video, we dive into a thrilling comparison between two of the wildest performance machines ever built for the dirt — the Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato and the Porsche 911 Dakar. Both are rare, rugged, and ridiculously fun. But which one dominates when the road disappears? From lifted suspensions to rally-ready tech, we break down the design, performance, and insane off-road capabilities of these unicorn supercars. Don’t miss this epic battle of speed, style, and terrain-taming power!
👉 Which one would you take on your next off-road adventure? Let us know in the comments!
#SupercarBattle #LamborghiniSterrato #Porsche911Dakar #OffRoadUnicorns
👉 Which one would you take on your next off-road adventure? Let us know in the comments!
#SupercarBattle #LamborghiniSterrato #Porsche911Dakar #OffRoadUnicorns
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00:00problem you're an electric vehicle manufacturer that makes quite decent cars but by dint of them all being four-door kinda sedan why suvs they don't necessarily scream excitement at first glance
00:12you had a wildly great-looking and driving halo coupe but you only built one thousand five hundred copies of the polestar one compounding all this is the fact enthusiasts aren't exactly lining up to purchase evs
00:25moreover your home country of sweden is known for practising lagum the art of moderation so if you're polestar what do you do to gin up some buzz about your brand how about building three different ones offs to participate in this year's fat international ice race
00:42that ought to do the trick meet the polestar two three and four arctic circle editions you might remember reading about a polestar two arctic circle here previously
00:53indeed you did as our own frank marcus drove the one-off prototype in quebec's frozen tundra two years ago joachim ridholm polestar's chief engineer of driving dynamics and the man behind all three of the fat ice racers
01:08points out his team's car was done before either the porsche or lamborghini huracan sterato made it to production though i do point out to him that we first drove the sterato prototype in two thousand nineteen
01:20also worth mentioning is not just ridholm but no one on the polestar team had ever heard of or seen a photo of the ford mustang maki rally a vehicle that would be a direct competitor to all three polestar arctic circle vehicles should any make it to production
01:35polestar had invited us over to zel m c austria to not only get flung around in the electric performance cars as a passenger during the ice race itself but to drive all three in freezing conditions around the bucolic corinthian countryside
01:50while ridholm and his team had to work around each vehicle's particulars the trio is more alike than not the basic formula copied from the original set of three-way adjustable olean's dampers like those found on the a ball polestar two bst edition two seventy for winter wonderland duties
02:09the dampers are clicked down to a much softer setting longer softer steel springs are added and downsized and killer looking oz racing wheels are added and wrapped in either studded tires at the ice race or pirelli scorpion winter tires for street slash donuts in parking lots
02:26like on the og arctic circle car the front seats of all three are replaced by big bolstered recoro race buckets though as i discovered during a taxi ride in the back of the polestar four arctic circle during the race itself rear buckets would also be totally appropriate
02:42those are the broad strokes and then each car gets a set of specific tunes like the one that came before the polestar two here gets a one point two inch lift it features the literal same dampers from the bst thirty per cent softer springs and a thinner front anti-roll bar
03:00there are a set of steli quad led lights mounted on and under the grille the wheels are nineteen inches instead of the standard twenty inches found on polestar twos and if you take a look they barely clear the brake calipers
03:13however the two is on a geriatric platform as the volvo cma chassis dates to two thousand seventeen so it's not as stiff as a modern car to address this ridholm's team added a rear brace that only eats up a little luggage space
03:28the other interior change is a set of paddle shifters that allow the driver to select the battery reagan levels though if you pull them both at the same time you activate launch control
03:39polestar also mounted two sets of skis on top a nod to fat international's love of skijoring that's where insane people ski behind cars holding onto a rope
03:50next up is the polestar three arctic circle the most off-road capable of the bunch similar formula different details
03:58the biggest one being the one point six inch lift as opposed to the one point two inches on the two the three arctic circle employs the same type of volines dampers though as the three is more than one thousand pounds heavier than the two these are in fact beefier
04:14whereas the two needed rear bracing ridholm and his crew found it necessary to brace the three's front end in an attempt to make the steering feel better like all polestar threes the rear features brake base torque vectoring
04:27the three also rides on larger twenty inch oz wheels in addition to the front mounted steedy lights the three arctic circle gets more lighting installed on its massive roof basket three nicely integrated buttons behind the cup holders turn these on and off
04:44there's also a full size spare tire found in the basket also holding traction boards and general purpose containers
04:51the polestar four arctic circle edition is the most far-fetched of the three vehicles
04:56again same formula though this one was built to specifically whoop some backside at the fat international ice race
05:03featuring just a 0.8 inch lift with vehicle specific oleans springs and front anti-roll bars
05:11this four is the sportiest of the bunch it's also the most modern platform and noticeably the stiffest
05:18known as sustainable experience architecture sea and used for various jis volvos and zekers though it was developed in gothenburg sweden
05:28what really makes the 536 horsepower off-road buggy tick is the big formula d style hydraulic handbrake
05:36the pro drivers polestar had flinging us around the fat international track made excellent use of the handbrake
05:43with one even catching up a porsche ticum or two
05:45great well great enough considering the wintry conditions
05:51and the fact i wasn't allowed to drive them without a polestar employee seated next to me
05:56since the cars are all one-off prototypes
05:58i've personally never been a polestar 2 fan but the rear bracing and grippy winter tires felt excellent
06:05however the polestar 3 arctic circle was the real star for me a big improvement over the standard 3
06:12performance pack specifically the front end there's more control more bite more feedback more fun
06:19the four version also seemed fun to drive and no mods were required since the platform is so new and stiff
06:27as such it's closest in nature to the production version the bummer was we just couldn't find an
06:33empty frozen parking lot to give that handbrake a good yank yes i think we do sure the loud liveries
06:40and the fact there are three of these cars are an unmasked attempt to drum up interest in the brand
06:44at this year's ice race no crime there however i think two of the polestars are certainly machines
06:51american customers would be into you only need to take a quick peek at subaru and its wilderness edition
06:57vehicles a trim now available for the cross trek forester and outback and which accounts for more than 16
07:05percent of sales with the forester wilderness approaching 20 percent essentially just a lift
07:11distinguishing characteristics and a wheel slash tire package customers eat these things up the
07:18vehicles also happen to be quite good off-road then there's the previously mentioned mustang maki
07:23rally which is even closer to the polestar vehicles in execution with its white oz racing wheels
07:30same formula lift it give it new wheels and tires and like with the subaru wilderness models
07:36the result is much better than the maki gt it's based on as of right now the big more suv-like
07:43polestar 3 arctic edition probably makes the most sense it also seemed to benefit the most from the
07:49changes as it drove much better than a standard polestar 3 the higher lift means you can overcome
07:55more obstacles and get to more places especially when you factor in the inherent advantages of ev torque
08:01when it comes to off-roading the 3 is based on the polestar 3 performance pack which offers 510 horsepower
08:09and 671 lb ft making an arctic circle edition and off-road slash no road force to be reckoned with
08:17price is the potential downside because the 3 performance pack already starts at 80 800
08:24how much more to go arctic probably another ten thousand dollars on top feels about right
08:30to get into the three subaru wilderness models and the ford you only need plunk down around an
08:36additional five thousand dollars however the olean's dampers are pricey and polestar is a luxury brand
08:43what about the polestar 2 arctic circle i'd recommend the company produces both but that model is a bit
08:50long in the tooth could polestar decide to make a limited run of these like it did with the 270 example
08:57bst sure though an off-road intent too would likely interest many more people it should be a regular
09:04production car not a limited edition as for the four arctic circle well nah at least not in this form
09:12while american consumers welcome more hardcore off-road creations this one seems too focused on
09:17ice racing that's a polite way of saying it's a bit much polestar for its part said nothing to us on the
09:24record about this nor off the record i kept asking so are you going to build any of them
09:31to which i received the industry standard boilerplate we have no plans to at this time
09:37however perhaps it's worth noting that the company has now built two polestar 2 arctic circle vehicles
09:44if these were really just intended for the fat international ice race why not call them
09:48polestar fat additions or polestar ice race additions pardon the cliche but where there's smoke there's
09:55often fire we have no clue as to when but be surprised if we don't start seeing some off-road
10:02intent polestars in the near or nearish future and hey arctic circle is as good a name as any and beats
10:08the pants off bst edition 270
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