price, dimensions, interior and freedom

Even new Polestar 4 It has the same dimensions as its competitors, the line is decidedly attractive and is practically one four door coupe.

The back closes the line through sports thanks to lack of rear windowa unique solution on the market.

Polestar 4 design and specifications

We immediately wonder if the Polestar 3 vs 4 comparison is correct, in fact the new Polestar 4 is positioned between two-volume sedan and the same tailgate as the version 2 and SUV Polestar 3 big which is 4.90 meters long and almost two meters wide.

The removal of the rear window and addition of HD rear camera outward-facing ones allow you to improve the space on board in the passenger compartment. The rear view is therefore blocked but the image is displayed directly on the main screen.

Not by chance the camera is mounted on top and integrated into the roof spoiler, ensuring a perfect wide-angle view that avoids exposing the car to the risk of minor parking impacts.

The height of Polestar 4 extends over four meters (exactly 4,839 metersThe width is 2,139 meters and the length is only 1,534 meters, characteristics that contribute to giving sports coupe that designers have dreamed of since the first pencil stroke drawn on white paper.

Going practical, the Polestar 4 has a trunk to the power of 526 liters (which becomes 1,536 with the rear seats folded), perfect for a family of four.

Innovative lighting system

The large length of the car allowed the designers to integrate special panoramic glass roofcontaining a liquid crystal system which quickly changes from transparent to opaque. The surface of the mirror is electrochromicthat is, it reflects light and reduces light.

If the lack of a rear window can be seen as a restrictionalso due to the decrease in the amount of light entering the passenger compartment, here with this system that combines external light withelectricity located in the internowhat was considered an obstacle instead becomes one resourcesfor a completely new concept of light space.

Polestar is Volvo’s emblem of design excellence

Everyone knows that under Polestar there is Swedish technology from Volvobe part of the brand Chinese group Geely which also checks Lotus, Lynk & Co e Smart (Smart #1 e Smart #3 recently launched). This can be seen in the classic architecture, but the style also receives less influence.

Indeed the fact of belonging to a large group of cars can assure Italian consumers about the service and availability of spare parts for the newly born, who actually use the internet Volvo car dealership for maintenance and support.

To keep the car in the best condition, Polestar 4 has three-year warranty on mechanical parts, on bodywork painting and on corrosion caused by manufacturing defects.

The car also includes a maintenance plan Of three years or 50,000 km, whichever expires first. Warranty is on battery pack is instead of 8 years or 160,000 km.

Polestar 4: freedom and engine

Volvo and Polestar 4 are similar SEA Forum (of Geely group), battery pack and electric motors. In this case, battery pack and of 100 kWh.

The car is available in version Long 272 CV with rear wheel drive only and this allows freedom of up to 610 kilometers in WLTP mode (acceleration from 0-100 is covered in just 7.1 seconds).

The most powerful Long distance AWD ha All wheel drive 4×4 durable, with a 544 HP engine that allows burning 0-100 km/h in just 3.8 secondsa figure that certainly shows performance at a high level but can still guarantee the Polestar 4 a good amount of freedom 580 kilometers.

The full speed for both models it is electronically independent 200 km / h.

Charging, for both versions, is possible direct current for fast, powerful charging stations fino and 220 Kw (you pass from one payment from 20% to 80% in about 30 minutes) and at home up to 22 Kw for direct current (also via Wall box)

There is also V2L performance (Car Loader) which allows you to supply power to other devices or vehicles, starting with the car’s battery itself.

Active driving safety systems

Great care is paid active security and then forward ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems).

Let’s get it about twenty sensors and camerasdistributed around the vehicle area, to allow the driver to manage safety systems such as Adaptive Cruise Controlwhich maintains a distance from the vehicle in front, as well as a lane keeping system, which allows the vehicle to steer itself. “autopilot” mode. on the road, always keeping your hands on the steering wheel.

The system is also there blind spot monitoring and the steering adjustment function, which helps maneuverability and torque on the steering wheel and automatic emergency stopassociated with the detection of pedestrians and cyclists.

Polestar 4: modern and minimalist interior

If from the outside the car is clearly recognizable as a Polestar, in terms of the company’s design and style, inside of the work of invention of design brought to extremethanks to the detailed architectural work of Benjamin PerotThe Chief Interior Designer of the Brand, who conceived the interior of the car, taking inspiration from solar systemwith the idea of ​​bringing space into the car, in every sense.

We tried to recreate that special environment that we find for ourselves solar system, endowed with a unique personality. From the burning light Mars for calm blue shades of NeptuneThe atmosphere of the world is found in the interior of the Polestar 4, thanks to the great attention paid toambient lightdesigned to activate the aura of the different planets that make up the solar system.

By touching, the driver or passenger can choose one of the different themes that recall the planets, each accompanied by a unique and unmistakable set of colors: ranging from the warm and fiery tones of Mercury for the cool and sophisticated Saturnin a nearly infinite line of continuity.

Among others, Polestar means “The North Star“, so everything remembers the car’s identity as a “heavenly vessel” and now, this original galactic essence that permeates the brand’s identity is alive inside the car’s interior.

“Every time I open the back door of the Polestar 4, I see light light which surrounds the back seat. I never wanted to stay on back seats come in quest’auto“, confirmed Benjamin Pérot.

Technology in the passenger compartment

The dimension of space, or space if you prefer, is immersive. Unfortunately, it almost disappeared completely physical keys and buttons.

The middle of the board is in charge 15.4 inch touch screen of the multimedia system that manages the tasks of infotainment. This uses the Android operating system and can be upgraded with OTA technology (Over The Air) remotely, without going to the workshop.

In front of the pilot we find a a second screen of 10.2 inchesfully digital, integrated with a head-up display that shows safety, vehicle-related information and functions, road sign reading and navigation information on the windshield.

Polestar 4 price and release

If we want to approach the newborn without buying it, we can put it in the garage 548 Euros per month and the formula of Polestar Rental, available to individuals and companies. In this case it will be possible to use the Polestar 4 Long Range Single Motor for a a maximum of 36 months or border 45,000 kmhowever, depending on the advance payment of 9.850 Euros.

However, if we want to be owners, the price of the car starts from Euro 66,900which is not quite the same as a small car and is placed above the reference market area which is represented by Tesla Model Y for this case.

Version Long distance AWD available at the price of 73.900 Euros (delivery included).

Polestar 4 is will be completed in August 2024when it will be presented to the first lucky buyers, although it will be available for testing in a few months, in the showrooms of the Swedish company.

Competitors in the market

Now, they have also arrived at the Premium electric market NIO, Zeekr, XPengall potential Polestar 4 competitors.

Let’s not forget that even the German classics: Audi, BMW and Mercedes have also launched their line of electric cars and:

If we go up in price, we find the best and historic ones, such as the English house that belonged to Colin Chapman, with his house. Lotus Eletreit’s very similar in some ways Porsche Macanwhich from 2024 will be electric only.

On a budget from 200,000 Euros or higher we find the electrical ones of House of Trident of Modena begins with a series of cars Maserati Folgore.

Although if we were successful footballers, we could choose the best Croatian sports car with around 2,000 HP, the Rimac refrigeratorcost approx 2 million Euros.

Polestar 4 2024 launches a big challenge for electricity marketwith a specific product position, a sporty cut and a strong character that reads: “Aerodynamics of a coupé, the position of an SUV and invention of the electric age“.

The car is there made in China but retains all of Volvo’s build quality.