Video: Volkswagen Polo WRC car vs gold-medalist downhill skier

Alexi Falson

Volkswagen has released a new promotional clip pitting its mad Polo R WRC car against downhill skiing gold medalist Aksel Lund Svindal.

Filmed on a stunning strip of Norwegian tarmac stretching over 29km, Volkswagen’s Andreas Mikkelsen piloted the Polo R WRC beast through 27 hairpins in dramatic style.

With just a few stunts and surprises snuck in, we won’t tell you how it ends. Check it out below.

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