2027 Polestar 4 SUV teased as key new Zeekr 7X alternative is confirmed to arrive before the end of the year

Tim Gibson

News Journalist

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Polestar is prepping a new luxury electric SUV and it has the Porsche Macan in its sights. 

A new Polestar 4 variant will go on sale in Europe this September with a new SUV body shape. 

It is expected to launch in Australia before the end of the year. 

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Polestar said this new SUV will provide a more practical alternative to the strong-selling four-door fastback model. 

It gives Polestar a more direct rival to the Porsche Macan which starts from $129,800 (before on-road costs). 

There is no news on price, but we can expect it to sit around the $80,000 price point in reasonably close proximity to the existing model. 

Other potential rivals include the Tesla Model Y Performance ($89,400, before on-road costs) and the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N-Line ($83,700).

2027 Polestar 4 coupe
2027 Polestar 4 coupe

The biggest challenge for the new SUV could be the Zeekr 7X from Polestar's Chinese sister brand under common Geely ownership, priced from just $57,900 before on-roads.

It is likely the Polestar 4 SUV will be available in rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive forms with the latter producing up to 406kW when it arrives in Australia.

It will ride on the same 400-volt architecture as the existing Polestar 4, as opposed to the Polestar 3's 800-volt underpinnings.

2027 Polestar 4 coupe
2027 Polestar 4 coupe

Driving range has been boosted by 10km to 630km for the rear-wheel drive variant, according to WLTP standards.

Polestar has only revealed one teaser image of the car so far, showing the rear quarter.

We will learn more about the Polestar 4 SUV in the coming weeks ahead of its September launch date. 

2027 Polestar 4 coupe
2027 Polestar 4 coupe

The four-door coupe variant recently got an update and a price cut in Australia, with that model arriving later this month. 

Its single-motor variant continues to start from $78,500, before on-road costs, while the dual-motor grade now starts from $86,350, which is $2000 cheaper. 

It has proved to be the brand’s best-selling model in Australia, and it will continue to be offered alongside the new SUV. 

Polestar is plotting more models in the coming years, including a Polestar 2 successor in 2027, and a Polestar 7 compact SUV in 2028.

Tim Gibson

News Journalist

One of Tim’s earliest memories of cars is sitting in an Aston Martin at a car lottery in Heathrow Airport as a child preparing to come back to Australia after a holiday. He dreamed of being a journalist from early high school and worked as a football match reporter for his local association in the Illawarra before moving on to bylines at Football New South Wales and Football Australia. After working on radio at ABC Illawarra during university, Tim joined CarsGuide as a News Journalist to tackle the latest motoring news.
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