Polestar announced that its electric coupe SUV Polestar 4 will go into mass production next week in Geely’s plant in Hangzhou Bay, China. It will start deliveries in China in December. Polestar applied for a domestic sales license for the 4 in September.
For the rest of the world, Polestar 4 will launch in early 2024, and deliveries will start in the summer of 2024. Polestar is an EV brand under Geely-owned Volvo.
China-made 4 will be mainly sold domestically and in Europe, while the US market will be served by Korea-made vehicles, avoiding 25% tariffs on Chinese vehicle imports. Polestar announced it would produce Polestar 4 in Busan, South Korea, during the Polestar Brand Day on November 9.
Polestar will have five factories in three countries (the US, China, and South Korea). Despite the Geely-owned Polestar likes to call itself a Swedish-China automaker, no announcement on the European factory was made. There are rumors about building a factory in 2027, but even that is not certain.
Polestar 4 is built on a 4845/2008/1544 mm chassis on a 2999 mm wheelbase. Its curb weight is 2,170 kg, and the maximum speed is limited to 200 km/h, at least in China.
It is a good-looking sports EV with lots of futuristic elements – one you will remember for sure – it doesn’t have a rear glass. It wears 22″ forged wheels equipped with 4*piston Brembo calipers, matched with Pirelli P ZERO tires in size 265/40 R22.
The interior is very Tesla-like and minimalistic, with almost no physical buttons, only a 9″ instrument panel for the driver, and a large central control screen.
Polestar 4 price is 349,800 – 533,800 yuan (48,000 – 73,200 USD), with six trims. Let’s look at the three most interesting:
- Single motor, Standard Range
- 200 kW motor, 343 Nm peak torque
- 7.1 seconds 0-100 km/h acceleration
- 668 km CLTC range, 86 kWh battery
- 349,800 yuan (48,000 USD)
- Single motor, Long Range Plus
- 200 kW motor, 343 Nm peak torque
- 7.1 seconds 0-100 km/h acceleration
- 755 km CLTC range, 100 kWh battery
- 387,800 yuan (53,200 USD)
- Dual motor, Long Range Plus
- dual motors 400 kW, 686 Nm peak torque
- 3.8 seconds 0-100 km/h acceleration
- 682 km CLTC range, 100 kWh battery
- 453,800 yuan (62,300 USD)
Polestar is also paying attention to ADAS and autonomous driving. Polestar 4 will also be the first production car to feature Mobileye Chauffeur ADAS integrating Luminar lidar for autonomous highway driving, according to Polesatr CEO Amnon Shashua.
