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Originally Posted by Philip Fisher
New T8s. 310bhp ICE with turbo I understand, but then I get lost with how it becomes 455bhp. Does the starter generator now operate as a boost for the engine aswell as starting it and charging the batteries?
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Yes it does and it does a really good job of it too.
I was worried when swapping my car to the newer drivetrain and loosing the supercharger as I was expecting it to be a little laggy on pickup but the responsiveness of the newer drivetrain is superb, especially when driving it in Power/Polestar Engineered mode.
When going for an overtake, the rate at which it responds and accelerates can sometimes catch you out and you almost have to swerve around the car you are overtaking as it surges forward.