Electric Tesla-rival Polestar revealed a new, $60,000 SUV that has no rear window

Tim LevinApr 20, 2023, 23:24 IST

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

Electric-vehicle brand Polestar revealed its fourth vehicle on Monday: the Polestar 4.
The sleek SUV delivers modern looks and targets more than 300 miles of range.

Polestar's fourth vehicle has arrived, and it's called — what else — the Polestar 4.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

The sleek SUV has a sloped roof that makes it look somewhere between a sedan (like the Polestar 2) and a more traditional SUV (like the Polestar 3).

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

It'll also be priced between those two models, Polestar says, running customers around $60,000 to start.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

That price point, bold looks, and impressive performance should make it a fierce competitor with other luxury electric SUVs, like the Tesla Model Y, Cadillac Lyriq, and Genesis GV60.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

That price point, bold looks, and impressive performance should make it a fierce competitor with other luxury electric SUVs, like the Tesla Model Y, Cadillac Lyriq, and Genesis GV60.

The 4 has all the modern, Scandinavian design cues we've come to expect from Polestar, an EV brand that is jointly owned by Volvo and its Chinese parent, Geely.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

It's blocky, striking, and doesn't shy away from hard angles.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

Plus, it gets retractable door handles and a low nose to help it slip through the air with minimal drag. That's crucial for getting the most range out of an electric vehicle.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

Plus, it gets retractable door handles and a low nose to help it slip through the air with minimal drag. That's crucial for getting the most range out of an electric vehicle.

The strangest thing about the Polestar 4's design: it lacks a rear window.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

Drivers instead will need to rely on a roof-mounted camera that feeds to a digital rearview mirror.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

Polestar's fastest production car to date, the 4 can hit 60 mph in a scant 3.8 seconds if you choose the 544-horsepower, all-wheel-drive model.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

The single-motor, rear-wheel-drive version, on the other hand, is geared toward maximizing range.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

Polestar says to expect an EPA rating of at least 300 miles, meaning it'll hang with the best EVs on the market.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

The Polestar 4's minimalist interior prominently features a large touchscreen and lacks the typical smattering of analog switchgear.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

Like other Polestars, the 4's interior is decked out in sustainable materials made from reclaimed fishing nets, recycled plastic, and the like.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

A sprawling glass roof comes standard. As an option, buyers can add "electrochromic" functionality, which lets you tint the glass at the press of a button.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

The model is packed with technology, too. The Polestar 4 comes standard with advanced driver-assistance features enabled by 12 cameras and 12 ultrasonic sensors.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

Inside, it sports a 15.4-inch touchscreen and an operating system that's regularly tweaked through remote software updates.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

The Polestar 4 heads into production in November in China and will go on sale there before hitting the US market.

The 2025 Polestar 4.Polestar

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Electric Tesla-rival Polestar revealed a new, $60,000 SUV that has no rear window

Polestar's fourth vehicle has arrived, and it's called — what else — the Polestar 4.

The sleek SUV has a sloped roof that makes it look somewhere between a sedan (like the Polestar 2) and a more traditional SUV (like the Polestar 3).

It'll also be priced between those two models, Polestar says, running customers around $60,000 to start.

That price point, bold looks, and impressive performance should make it a fierce competitor with other luxury electric SUVs, like the Tesla Model Y, Cadillac Lyriq, and Genesis GV60.

The 4 has all the modern, Scandinavian design cues we've come to expect from Polestar, an EV brand that is jointly owned by Volvo and its Chinese parent, Geely.

It's blocky, striking, and doesn't shy away from hard angles.

Plus, it gets retractable door handles and a low nose to help it slip through the air with minimal drag. That's crucial for getting the most range out of an electric vehicle.

The strangest thing about the Polestar 4's design: it lacks a rear window.

Drivers instead will need to rely on a roof-mounted camera that feeds to a digital rearview mirror.

Polestar's fastest production car to date, the 4 can hit 60 mph in a scant 3.8 seconds if you choose the 544-horsepower, all-wheel-drive model.

The single-motor, rear-wheel-drive version, on the other hand, is geared toward maximizing range.

Polestar says to expect an EPA rating of at least 300 miles, meaning it'll hang with the best EVs on the market.

The Polestar 4's minimalist interior prominently features a large touchscreen and lacks the typical smattering of analog switchgear.

Like other Polestars, the 4's interior is decked out in sustainable materials made from reclaimed fishing nets, recycled plastic, and the like.

A sprawling glass roof comes standard. As an option, buyers can add "electrochromic" functionality, which lets you tint the glass at the press of a button.

The model is packed with technology, too. The Polestar 4 comes standard with advanced driver-assistance features enabled by 12 cameras and 12 ultrasonic sensors.

Inside, it sports a 15.4-inch touchscreen and an operating system that's regularly tweaked through remote software updates.

The Polestar 4 heads into production in November in China and will go on sale there before hitting the US market.