Top Gear takes a ride – and flight – in the electric hydrofoil using batteries from Polestar’s EV. Candela C-8 review: the Polestar 2-powered boat that flies.

At the start of the year, Top Gear learned that Candela had built an electric boat powered by the battery from a Polestar 2. And when Top Gear were invited for a ‘flight’ on a boat powered by Polestar, they were intrigued. Because who doesn’t love being on a boat in the middle of a typical British summer?

A flight on a boat? What does that even mean?

Top Gear were wondering the same. It’s all to do with the fact that the Candela C-8 DC is an electric hydrofoil, masquerading part-time as a really slick-looking electric powerboat. At around 14 knots, it can ‘take flight’, meaning it leaves the water by up to almost a metre.

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Rising star: Autocar go for a ride in Polestar’s new electric boat

Polestar. The ultra-cool Scandinavian design – all minimalist aesthetic, stripped-back functions, sustainable fabrics, gold highlights and sans-serif fonts – is absolutely what you would expect from the style-focused brand.

Except… you don’t have to look hard to spot that the Candela C-8 Polestar Edition isn’t really a Polestar. It’s not even a car. It’s a boat. A super-stylish, ultra-modern electric hydrofoil, sure, but it’s absolutely a boat.

Read more from Autocar about the Candela C-8 >