FIRST LOOK: 2024 Polestar 4 - No looking back? Inside Polestar’s crazy newcomer | Electrifying.com
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Published 2024-01-31
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This is the Polestar 4. It’s the fastest Polestar to date, comes with more tech than ever before and has the lowest carbon footprint of any Polestar car ever made.
But when this car was first unveiled last year, it wasn’t the stuff it comes with that grabbed all the headlines. Oh no. What broke the internet was the one thing it comes WITHOUT.
That’s right - this car has no rear windscreen.
Polestar describes the 4 as a ‘D-segment SUV Coupe’ but I think the SUV tag is a bit misleading. Does this look like an SUV to you? It doesn’t to me. This car is only 50mm taller than an Audi A6, for example. So if you’re fed up of endless SUVs, this could be the car for you.
Under the floor is a 100kWh battery with 94kWh claimed to be usable. There are two versions from launch - single motor with rear-wheel drive and dual motor with all-wheel drive. The single motor has 268bhp while the dual motor version has a walloping 536bhp. That’s enough for a 0-62mph time of 3.8 seconds, which makes it the fastest Polestar built to date.
Polestar has yet to finalise WLTP figures, but what we do know is that the single motor version has a provisional range figure of 379 miles while the dual motor model is expected to offer 360 miles. Given that the Polestar 4 tips the scales at a rather porky 2.3 tonnes, those are pretty encouraging figures.
The Polestar 4 sticks with the same 400 volt electrical system that all other Polestar models do, but that hasn’t stopped the engineers being able to give it some seriously fast rapid charging capability.
You’ll get up to 200kW on a rapid charger, which is only a little less than 800 volt cars like the Hyundai IONIQ twins and the Kia EV6 and 9 can deliver. You’ll also get up to 22kW on AC as standard.
Bi-directional charging is built-in from launch, but if you want vehicle to load, Polestar says that this will be made functional from a later date.
Join Nicola as she takes a look around the Polestar 4 for the first time. Are you a fan, or has Polestar gone too far? Let us know in the comments below.
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All Comments (21)
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Everyone: We really need rear window wipers Polestar: No you don't 😮
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Having a clear view instead of partially blocked rear view is a clever idea and makes the car looks even better..
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What an amazing looking car!! The entire Polestar fleet of cars is another level of great design. I will reserve that car ASAP!
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Astonishing car. Would love one, just can’t afford one!
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I know crash protection from side impact is a thing these days but I wish cars were a little narrower, there are many places where I feel my car has to breath in on our narrow roads these days (actually a breathe in function would be a great feature). Nice looking thing though.
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One of the best-looking cars I have seen recently!
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Every truck and van driver is like... No rear windscreen, so what?
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We've seen walkthroughs already and there's a lot more to talk about than the no rear window. Time to drive this car already and talk about how it drives.
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Love it. I have a Polestar 2 and I am looking forward to test driving this car. It looks amazing and I like the fact that it doesn't have mass appeal. I strive to stand out a bit.
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The only issue I have with no rear windscreen comes from being a driver behind the 4. I like to look through the vehicles in front of me to see what traffic is doing. Nice to see if people ahead are braking or not.
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It's a great looking car - in fact since the polestar 1 and 2 they've really shown up the previous designs while building on them - quite a feat. I like the thought that has gone in to the design and features; the only demerit is that the numbering scheme is chronological rather than segment based (which is fine). The lack of rear window creates some issues as the other commenters have pointed out, and it's too big and expensive for me but the issues also make it stand out in a segment (blobby electric SUVs) which is getting over stuffed and a bit bland. I hope it drives well and turns out to be a performance saloon disguised as an SUV ;)
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Remove the other windows and you have a 'Spectrum Pursuit Vehicle', no wipers needed and no more Autoglass, great privacy and very secure! Yes please ;)
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I think it looks very nice the fact it does not have a rear window it's fine I quite like that look forward to seeing the road test.
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What a monster. Is the only way to get long range EV to have huge vehicles? This vehicle literally wont fit through a lot of UK entrances... although I discovered that the holiday cottage that I was going to needed narrower than 1900mm width to get down the access road Doh! Even a VW Polo needs the mirrors folded in! at 1901mm.
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It will constitute a qualitative leap and shift in design and engineering in the automotive industry. The best shape ever, these are the cars of the future
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Hi, I saw on the website that your team have already driven the new Scenic and e-3008. Two imo quite accessible new everyday cars. Will you do videos on them? I trust your opinions and we will likely buy one of these two cars before July. 😊
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Great range which appeals to me. Price a bit less than my IPace which has only 230. Will definitely consider this good looking car.
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Lovely looking car. The lack of rear window will take some getting used too! With performance figures like that I bet insurance won’t be cheap!
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My dogs not happy stuffed in the boot. In old money it's a car with a boot. 😂
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No rear window. That was developed 100 years ago. It’s a van!🥂
