Geely drops the ball. Or rather, drops the Polestar 4.
It launches September 2 globally. A bigger shoe for the same foot. They call it an SUV, sure, but let’s look closer. Quotation marks around that word aren’t just style—they’re necessary. It looks less like a rugged terrain beast and more like a Volvo wagon on steroids. Think V60, think estate. But if Geely insists it’s an SUV, who are we to argue? We’ll stick to the script.
“It’s not what you think, it’s what you make it.” – Ancient wisdom applied to car naming
The numbers? Identical to the current bestseller. 4,845mm long. 2,008mm wide. Sitting on the same SEA platform that holds up half the Geely lineup. Launched in 2023 originally. Now just stretched in name only, not substance.
Power? Still 400V. Ancient tech by today’s 800V standards. You have two choices here.
– The modest single-motor: 200 kW (that’s 268 hp), good for gentle cruising.
– The serious twin-motor AWD: 400 kW total (536 hp), ready to scramble when the mood strikes.
Both get the big battery. A 100 kWh NMC brick. Expect 590 to 620 km on the WLTP test cycle. That range is solid, really mirrors the Zeekr 01 you can buy in Europe. Why reinvent the wheel when you just copied it successfully?
Development happened mostly in China. We’ve seen spy shots of the “SUV” rattling around local roads for ages. But the assembly line? That’s moving. Geely’s relationship with Renault is deepening. The production volume shifts to Renault’s plant in South Korea. Strange geography for a Scandinavian brand owned by Chinese conglomerate, manufacturing in Korea. Cars are weird now.
