Polestar on Tuesday revealed the sporty Polestar 4 electrical “SUV coupe” on the Shanghai auto present, together with point out that it sees over 300 miles of vary by EPA requirements.
With a 0-60 mph time of simply 3.8 seconds and a most energy of 544 hp and 506 lb-ft of torque in it top-performance dual-motor model, Polestar notes that it’s the quickest manufacturing automotive the model has developed to this point. It guarantees sharp steering and “an exhilarating and nimble driving expertise for all occupants,” as a part of the model’s ongoing deal with efficiency.
At a beginning worth anticipated round $60,000, the Polestar 4 will seemingly be a direct rival to the Tesla Mannequin Y Efficiency, Ford Mustang Mach-E GT, and Kia EV6 GT, in addition to the upcoming Porsche Macan Electrical, amongst others.
In base kind, the 4 will provide a single-motor model with rear-wheel drive, making 272 hp and 253 lb-ft. A semi-active suspension will permit adjustment between consolation and efficiency, with wheels and tires as much as 22 inches.
2023 Polestar 2
The Polestar 4 is constructed on Geely’s Sustainable Expertise Structure (SEA). A warmth pump is commonplace on the Polestar 4, and long-range variations of the 4 will get a 102-kwh battery pack, with a disconnect clutch permitting coasting on the entrance wheels at freeway speeds when extra energy isn’t wanted, to assist enhance effectivity and vary.
All variations embrace a warmth pump, Polestar says, and 22-kw AC onboard charging will permit a full cost primarily as shortly as any residence or industrial Stage 2 charger will present—simply in a single day when you can afford one in every of at present’s high 19.2-kw models and a devoted 100-amp circuit. Polestar doesn’t make clear how shortly the brand new mannequin can cost on highway journeys—in all probability the largest ongoing shortfall in general expertise for the model versus Tesla—although it highlights DC fast-charging at as much as 200 kw.
Polestar notes that the Polestar 4 isn’t a modified model of the U.S.-bound, to-be-U.S.-made Polestar 3 fitted with a swoopier roofline. It’s a smaller mannequin—between Polestar 2 hatchback and the Polestar 3 SUV in dimension, form, and mission.
2025 Polestar 4
2025 Polestar 4
2025 Polestar 4
From first pictures, that’s how the Polestar 4’s design impresses, with a low nostril for a utility car frameless home windows, retractable door handles, and rear styling that appears particularly aero-focused. It’s 190.5 inches lengthy and 84.2 inches broad, driving on an extended 118.1-inch wheelbase, but it surely’s noteworthy that that is nearer in top to a passenger automotive, at 60.8 inches excessive.
The complete glass roof within the Polestar 4 has non-compulsory electrochromic performance, whereas there’s a “delicate tech” theme inside drawing from sportswear—with a tailor-made knit textile fabricated from recycled PET, plus “animal welfare-secured Nappa leather-based” obtainable. Intensive use of recycled and pure fibers spherical out the mannequin’s eco-credentials.
2025 Polestar 4
2025 Polestar 4
2025 Polestar 4
Like the three, the 4’s front-seat space follows a cockpit design, somewhat than opening up the realm across the entrance seats like some electrical rivals. The 4 will get an infotainment system powered by Android Automotive OS and beneath shut collaboration with Google, however right here it’s 15.4 inches and landscape-oriented, straddling the middle console space—with a pass-through storage space beneath.
Forward of the driving force is a ten.2-inch driver show, whereas a 14.7-inch head-up show covers most key information, together with communication and navigation. When driving in snow the system switches from a white font to yellow.
Polestar notes that, as with its different fashions, the Polestar 4 will get common over-the-air updates, in addition to options and enhancements.
The Nappa Pack consists of these leather-based seats with cooling and therapeutic massage, plus additional headrest audio system for the obtainable 1,400-watt Harman Kardon audio system, whereas a Efficiency Pack beneficial properties upgraded Brembo brakes and firmer Polestar Engineering chassis tuning.
2025 Polestar 4
The Polestar 4 comes with 9 commonplace airbags, with superior driver help from Mobileye. Security methods are knowledgeable by 12 cameras, 12 ultrasonic sensors, and one radar unit, all commonplace. A driver-monitoring digital camera is used for security however doesn’t file video, in accordance with the corporate.
Polestar 3 manufacturing is because of begin quickly in China then shift to South Carolina, for the U.S., in 2024. Manufacturing of the Polestar 4 is because of ramp up in China late in 2023.
