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Polestar 4 Long Range Single Motor RWD 2025 review: snapshot

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EXPERT RATING
8.0

Likes

  • Exceptional on-road performance and range
  • Beautifully crafted, sustainable interior
  • Solid servicing offer

Dislikes

  • Some options should be standard at this price
  • Digital rear-view mirror replaces rear windscreen
  • Can’t stand bottles up in doors
Tim Nicholson
Managing Editor
23 Nov 2024
2 min read

The Polestar 4 is offered initially in two ‘Long Range’ grades, kicking off with the Single Motor that is rear-wheel drive.

Priced initially in the high-$70k bracket, the Single Motor is more expensive than the likes of the Tesla Model Y, but it is a more premium proposition. It’s more a Kia EV6 or Hyundai Ioniq 5 rival. Maybe even a BMW iX3 competitor. 

Inside there’s sustainable materials, but it all looks very high end. It’s definitely a more premium vibe than Tesla can muster and it elevates the brand beyond the Polestar 2.

The Single Motor has one motor driving the rear wheels, and it delivers 200kW of power and 343Nm of torque. That’s enough to help propel it from zero to 100km/h in 7.1 seconds.

It has a healthy EV driving range of up to 620km on the WLTP standard, and energy consumption ranges from 17.8 to 18.1 kilowatt hours per 100 kilometres.

On top of a a solid list of standard safety gear, the Polestar 4 Single Motor comes with Android Automotive operating system, Google Built-in, wireless Apple CarPlay, an eight-speaker audio system, a 15.4-inch multimedia display, solar system-inspired ambient lighting, eight-way power driver’s seat and six-way powered passenger seat, 20-inch aero wheels and the camera-based interior mirror that replaces the rear windscreen. 

But beware - there are expensive options and option packs, some of which should be standard for this price.

Tim Nicholson
Managing Editor
Calling out the make and model of every single car he saw as a toddler might have challenged his parents’ patience, but it was clearly a starting point for Tim Nicholson’s journey into automotive journalism. Tim launched the program, Fender Bender, on community radio station JOY 94.9 during completion of his Master of Arts (Media and Communications). This led to an entry role at industry publication GoAuto, before eventually taking the role of Managing Editor. A stint as RACV’s Motoring Editor – including being an Australia’s Best Cars judge – provided a different perspective to automotive media, before leading him to CarsGuide where he started as a Contributing Journalist in September 2021, and transitioned to Senior Editor in April 2022, before becoming Managing Editor in December 2022.
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