[Auto] Prices for the Polestar 4 – the car without a rear window – start from £59,990

[El Máster Edwin]

Polestar confirms full pricing and spec details on the fastest car it’s ever made

 

Polestar has revealed prices for its new 4 SUV-coupe, giving you another chance to get acquainted with its unique selling point. The  first production car in the UK to be sold without a rear window will start from £59,990.

That price gets you – what’s that? Oh, the window thing. Polestar’s all about design-first, and as such reckons the removal of a transparent rear viewing pane “enables a new kind of immersive rear occupant experience”.

Don’t worry, you’ll still be able to see out the back: the rear view mirror is instead a high-definition screen taking image data from a roof mounted camera. Tired of seeing that BigGermanCar tailgating you? You can apparently ‘deactivate’ this feed to instead stare at your rear passengers.

Though, they’ll probably be laid back in a pair of electrically reclining seats, surrounded by a fair bit of room staring at the secondary media and climate control screen mounted between the front seats to care. Anyhoo, the specs.

 

The entry-level £59,990 car is a Polestar 4 long range single motor, with a 100kWh (94kWh usable) battery powering one rear motor to the tune of 268bhp (200kW). That car promises up to 379 miles from one charge, is able to crack the 0-62mph sprint in 7.1s and can fast-charge from 10-80 per cent in half an hour using a 200kW DC charger.

The other spec coming to the UK is the Polestar 4 long range dual motor, which in a surprising turn, offers a long range with two electric motors. There’s one on the front, one on the back, for a punchy total of 536bhp (400kW). This car manages 0-62mph in just 3.8s, which is frankly, terrifying speed.

 

Range for the dual motor is quoted at up to 360 miles from the same 100kWh battery, and both cars top out at 124mph. Both weigh in between 2.2 and 2.3-tonnes, get 526 litres of boot space (1,536 litres with the seats folded), sit on the ‘Sustainable Experience Architecture’ chassis, and feature 20in standard wheels or 21/22in optional rims.

Same brakes, too – 364mm/350mm ventilated discs front and back, or the option of even bigger Brembos. The single motor car only gets passive dampers, while the dual motor – as you’d expect – is treated to semi-active dampers. There’s a tonne of assistance and safety tech as you’d also expect from a Volvo-group car, Android OS powering the infotainment, built-in Google Assistant and maps, a massive Harman Kardon stereo and the promise of over-the-air updates.

It's now officially on sale, and Polestar plans on building the thing later this year, with the first deliveries expected around August. “Polestar’s innovative interpretation of an SUV coupe offers great interior space and a stunning appearance,” said Polestar boss Thomas Ingenlath. Head this way for more on why Polestar decided on building a car without a rear window…

 

 

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