2025 Polestar 4 detailed: What we know so far about new electric car coming for Tesla Model Y EV in Australia later this year

With order books already open, the first pre-production examples of the Polestar 4 SUV coupe have landed on local soil, with CarsGuide recently attending a pre-sale preview of the new pure-electric five-seater.

With volume production starting mid-year at parent company Geely’s Hangzhou Bay plant just south of Shanghai, and the car scheduled to hit Australian showrooms this August, indicative local pricing has been set at $81,500, before on-roads costs, for the single-motor RWD version and $93,050 for the powerhouse AWD Dual Motor.

Not only the fastest production Polestar so far, claimed to accelerate from 0-100km/h in just 3.8 seconds, within the next couple of years the Polestar 4 will also be the first model to feature Mobileye’s ‘Chauffeur’ system, prepping it for what the Swedish brand says will be fully autonomous driving.

At nearly 4.9m end-to-end it’s a substantial machine, riding on Geely’s ‘Sustainable Experience Architecture’, and we’re told it’s different from the ground up relative to its numerical predecessor, the Polestar 3 SUV.

Packing a 400V 100kWh lithium-ion battery, the Polestar 4 has a claimed range of up to 610km for the single motor and 580km for the dual motor, with up to 200kW DC and 22kW AC charging capacity on board.

The sleek and aerodynamically efficient body boasts a drag coefficient of 0.26, although Polestar says despite the frameless doors with retractable handles, low nose and sleek roofline it allowed “occasional deviation” from aero purity to ensure the car had an “interesting and arresting” design.

And that’s where the Polestar 4’s signature party trick comes into play. It doesn’t have a rear window (Alfred Hitchcock and Jimmy Stewart would be shocked!).

To provide internal rear vision a high-definition, roof-mounted camera sends its feed to a conventional mirror layout with the aim of delivering a high dynamic range and excellent night time visibility, Polestar believing this type of technology is now mature enough to be safe and practical. 

The car stands just over 1.5m tall yet still manages to provide ample interior space, including generous headroom for back-seaters, thanks to a 3.0m wheelbase and the rear header rail, usually above the second row passengers’ heads, being moved back.

That would normally compromise the rear window and push overall height up, but when you make the ‘no rear window’ call it’s not a factor and the turret can sweep low at the back.

Polestar says it was shooting for a Cocoon-like ‘business class’ interior with the design inspired by sports fashion and it looks and feels special inside, especially with elements like a 15.4-inch landscape-oriented multimedia screen, 10.2-inch driver display and a properly full-length glass roof overhead.

Interestingly, in line with a focus on use of ethically sourced, environmentally friendly materials in the car’s construction, leather is an available seat trim option, Polestar arguing genuine hide is a food industry waste product and using it on a “fully traceable” basis for auto upholstery is better than sending it to landfill.

That said, ‘Micro Tec’ synthetic leather manufactured using pine oil rather than crude oil is also on offer. And put your hand up if you knew there was a Textile University in Sweden.

No? Me neither. But the 3D knitted textile, called Tailored Knit, made from 100 per cent recycled PET bottles and used in the Polestar 4 was developed with its help. 

Boot space is 526 litres (including 31L under the floor), expanding to 1536 litres with the rear seat folded. And the Polestar 4 can tow an up to 2.0-tonne braked trailer.

Active safety highlights include adaptive cruise control, AEB, (with vehicle, cyclist and pedestrian detection), ‘Collision Avoidance’ in intersections and ‘Lane Keeping Aid’ with all this and more connected to 11 exterior cameras, 12 ultrasonic sensors and front radar. 

Available option bundles include the ‘Plus Pack’ ($8000) - 14.7-­inch head-­up display, 12-speaker, 1400-watt Harman Kardon audio, Pixel LED headlights (with adaptive high beam), three-­zone climate control, heated rear seats and (much) more.

The Pro Pack ($2500) brings 21-inch rims (up for the standard 20s), black seatbelts with ‘Swedish gold stripe’ and ‘Swedish gold valve caps’.

Then the dual motor-only Performance Pack ($7200) adds a ‘Polestar Engineered’ chassis tune and 22-inch forged alloys shod with 265/40 Pirelli P Zero rubber.

There’s also a Nappa upgrade delivering “animal welfare­ secured” leather trim from high-end supplier Bridge of Weir in Scotland.

Stay tuned for CarsGuide’s full review as soon as the full-production Polestar 4 arrives later in the year.