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Goodwood 2024: hypercars, fireworks and crashes

By 2024-07-16T09:12:00

Polestar BST Concept

 Car Design News reports on the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed 

While not quite a vintage year at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024, there were still some interesting launches none-the-less as detailed below. The festival continues to evolve into a de facto motor show and with the failed comeback of Geneva, this trend is likely to accelerate. Visitors will have noticed the increased EV presence from aspiring chinese brands like BYD. In truth, they sit rather uncomfortably alongside the petrol-powered hypercars. Good for the coffers, certainly, but it will take some skilful management going forward for the festival to hang onto its unique identity. 

Polestar

The all-electric Swedes rolled-up with a pretty rad concept car that dialled up the performance trimmings. Called the Concept BST (beast), the car featured an extra wide track, flared arches, aggressive front splitter and vented bonnet. However, the main difference is the huge spoiler, which is about as outlandish as the brand has ever been in its short history. That said, it feels very on brand. Take the graphic livery, which is legible or abstracted depending on your point of view. “Even if it’s a concept car, we always try to make something feasible,” says Maxime Célérier, expert exterior designer at Polestar. 

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