It’s not the best-handling toy out there, but the Slingshot delivers a mighty good time.
I’ll admit it. I love attention. I dress in bright colors, speak loudly, laugh louder, and will be the first one to hop on the dance floor, even if said dance floor is a table top. But I’ve always thought driving a Polaris Slingshot brings the wrong kind of attention. I’ve wanted nothing to do with it since it came onto the scene in 2015.
Most states classify it as an “autocycle” and only a driver’s license is needed to get behind the wheel. However, helmet laws vary from state to state, so be sure to check your local laws before going out for a joy ride.And I do mean “joy ride.” Every Slingshot comes with a Polaris-built 2.0-liter inline-4 engine, but my top-of-the-line Slingshot R tester is tuned to 203 hp and 144 lb-ft of torque.
We take off from a beach-side hotel in Huntington Beach, California, to grab some coffee and right away get a thumbs up from a couple walking their dog. At the next light, I get a wave from a dude in a classic Meyers Manx buggy and on the next block a tourist snaps a quick photo. All this and we haven’t even reached Starbucks yet.Finally caffeinated, we head out to Pacific Coast Highway. This thing rips when pulling away from a stop, screaming up to the 8,500-rpm readline.
We get onto the freeway and I feel safe, well mostly. There is no rearview mirror and it's a bit hard to see what’s in the passenger side blind spot, even through the side mirrors. Still, it tracks straight and feels stable. Before I know it I’m doing 90 mph, a bit too quick for a public road, but hot damn, I feel good. To curb my speed I set the cruise control. It’s not an adaptive system, but it’s great to be able to set it closer to the speed limit and avoid the fuzz.
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