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Suspension springs propel Polestar to pole position

Collaborating with Polestar, the electric performance car company, Lesjöfors has designed and developed the suspension springs on the Polestar 2 BST edition 270 – the limited-edition performance car created to push the boundaries of electric performance.

02/08/2023 10:29:02

When Polestar wanted to take the DNA of the hugely successful Polestar 2 and reimagine it into a limited-edition performance car, Lesjöfors was called upon to deliver the special springs required.

Taking the DNA of the Polestar 2, the BST edition 270 is an expertly tuned, handling-focused, limited-edition performance EV. It is hand-finished to exact specifications, using select, zero-tolerance performance parts.

To meet the extraordinary execution required, Lesjöfors was asked to deliver on the zero-tolerance performance parts, developing bespoke suspension springs to secure the performance levels being asked by these advancements in EV frontiers. Three different variants of the BST edition 270 suspension spring were initially designed...

Read the full article in DPA's August issue

Written By Sophia Bell

Sophia Bell is the Group Editor of DPA, Connectivity, and PBSI. She joined the team in 2020 as Assistant Editor after achieving a First-Class Honours BA in English Literature and Film Studies from the University of East Anglia. In her current role, she leads the editorial strategy, driving digital growth and ensuring each title continues to deliver trusted, relevant insight for engineering and manufacturing professionals.