FIRST DRIVE: Polestar 4 - has the Tesla Model 3 met its match? | Electrifying

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We know what you’re thinking. This is the Polestar 4, so it’s going to be even bigger than the Polestar 3 SUV that we’ve already had a good nose around, right? Well, that’s not the case here, because Polestar names its cars chronologically and not according to size. So the car after this will be the Polestar 5 and the one after that, the Polestar 6. It feels odd because we’re used to the biggest cars having the biggest numbers, but Polestar wants to name its cars like Apple names its iPhones. The Polestar 4 also sits on a different platform to the bigger Polestar 3 and - according to Polestar CEO, Thomas Ingenlath - has been designed “from the ground up as a new breed of SUV coupé that celebrates rear occupant comfort.”


The Polestar 4's overall length is 4,839 mm, width is 2,139 mm and height is 1,544 mm – that’s longer, wider and lower than a Tesla Model Y. Of course, the most controversial aspect of the Polestar 4 is that rear window, or rather the lack of it. For what it’s worth, there is a standard full-length glass roof which stretches beyond the rear occupants’ heads, and the rear-view mirror is replaced by a high-definition screen that shows a feed from a roof-mounted rear camera. This is claimed to enable a far wider field of view than most modern cars with conventional rear-view mirrors.


The Polestar 4 gets a 100kWh lithium-ion battery, 94kWh of which is usable. That means that it’ll be just the 94kWh that you’re charging and running the car on, and the remainder of those battery cells just sit around in the background, helping to keep the battery healthy for longer – something that every modern li-ion battery does.


The Polestar 4 will also be the fastest production car the brand has ever developed. The dual motor Polestar 4 will get 534bhp and will be able to do 0-62 mph in just 3.8 seconds – and you’ll be able to add a Performance Pack that adds a sports chassis, bigger Brembo brakes and bigger wheels. Despite that performance, the official WLTP range is expected to be 360 miles for the dual motor, but most buyers will probably be happy with the 268bhp, single motor model with its WLTP range of 379 miles.


Discover Tom’s verdict on the new Polestar 4. Does it look like a winner to you? Would you choose one over a Tesla Model 3? Let us know in the comments below.


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