I've Tried All Of The High Performance' SUVs. The Polestar 3 Drives Better Than Any Of Them

"Everyone wants the everything machine. It's not enough for an SUV to be big, practical, stylish, and luxurious these days. No, we want it to blow the doors off a Porsche 911 and outmaneuver a Mustang, too. It's a ridiculous ask for a 5,000-pound behemoth. Having driven all of the best-yet attempts, from the Lamborghini Urus and the Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S to the Bentley Bentayga and Porsche Cayenne, I can firmly say that none of them accomplishes this impossible task. But the Polestar 3 comes pretty damned close."

"If an automobile is, at its core, a huge hunk of metal suspended by four springs, then the height of those springs and the weight of that metal are the fundamental factors of success. So SUVs are sloppier to drive by nature. Most super-SUVs distract you from this with bombastic engines, ultra-flashy styling, and a variety of clever drive modes and adjustments. But at their core, they are brutish things, dragged around by heavy twin-turbo V-8s in their noses, beset by awkward weight distribution, and too tippy to corner flat."

Super-SUVs face an inherent engineering challenge: their size, weight, and height make them fundamentally less agile than sedans due to physics and suspension geometry. Most manufacturers compensate with powerful engines, flashy styling, and complex drive modes rather than addressing core handling issues. The Polestar 3 distinguishes itself by employing sophisticated suspension technology to overcome these limitations. It delivers engaging driving dynamics comparable to performance sedans while maintaining the comfort and practicality expected from luxury SUVs. The vehicle achieves this balance at a lower price point than competing high-performance SUVs from established luxury brands, making it the most well-rounded option in its segment.

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