Polestar 4, the magic of the camera and the missing rear window

The Polestar 4 is shown for the first time in Italy with the first touch in the static version of the car which, seen with its sisters in the showroom, looks alien compared to the Polestar 3 which shares its platform.

Created in the category of SUV, but in coupe style which almost does not make it look like a high-wheeled model despite wearing large 22″ rims, the Polestar 4 is immediately recognizable by its beautiful lines at the front, where the signature of the LED lighting is different, and at the back something that is not at all available. rear window .

Video camera instead of rear window

Since there is no longer a glass surfacewhich on the coupés has always been limited due to the cut of the bodywork, Polestar had to fix this and camera system who does great things. The sensor is from Gentex which is connected to the video camera from 2.5 Megapixel with HDR, that technology that allows us not to suffer from the contrast of bright light that we are used to by previous generations, and to create an image in which even the areas of shadow or bright light are actually balanced. And this translates into visibility that is promised to be better in all conditions also thanks to a larger field of vision than what the human eye would see reflected in the rearview mirror.

The high position of the sensors for the rear camera that replaces the rear window, and which always shows live images on the central rear view mirror, also allows it to be protected from dirt. The optical device should never sink and make the water “slide”, but for now we have to trust the promotional videos while we wait for road tests.

Polestar 4 numbers: strong in running… and in braking

The SUV’s electric coupé certainly doesn’t skimp on performance. The rear-wheel drive version is called RWD is rated at 200 kW and electric motor. Cost 66.900€reaches up to 610 km of freedom thanks to 100 kWh battery pack and has semi-active shock absorbers.

The most powerful is Polestar 4 AWDEnglish abbreviation for all-wheel drive: four-wheel drive, 400 kW of power and two engines (544 cv), 3.8 seconds to run from 0 to 100 km/h and sports weight distribution (50:50 between front and rear).

When the “range” mode is activated, the front engine is cut off to travel with the rear. Of fundamental importance, especially due to the climate caused by the featherweight of the battery, is the brake unit that flies the Italian flag: it is made by the usual Brembo that certainly did not stop with the Performance Package: 4-piston. monobloc caliper (each 44 mm in diameter) that bites discs with a diameter of 492 mm. In addition, it uses Enesys technology and a spring that returns the pads to their original position. The result is better management that avoids unwanted communication and also benefits in terms of production and energy loss.

Polestar 4 in AWD version costs €73,900.

Italian strategy

By adding a third piece, the Polestar 4, Italian column of the subsidiary company of the Geely group, which remains a strategic partner with Volvo and which recently became the first shareholder of the startup, is now made up of 3 examples counting the Polestar 2 sedan that we tested on the highway in a 300 km test.

The plans include an increase in production in the United States and South Korea (here by a local manufacturer), and an overall increase in the volume of Polestar 3 and Polestar 4, both focusing SEA platform of Geely group. The segment remains that of the high-end and high-end world, so don’t expect an economical small car from Polestar, and the break-even point, the break-even point at which the company will begin to pay off its investment and generate profits. , scheduled for 2025.

me 7 delivery points in our country to reach more or less half the area and the car can be ordered online or you can start seeing (and testing) in showrooms.

In Italy the Polestar 4 is already available at the Polestar Space in Milan and, from the second half of May 2024, it will arrive at the one in Rome.