Polestar is teasing us again. Again. But this time it feels less like marketing noise and more like a fix for a genuine complaint.
The Polestar 4 has arrived. Not the one with the slanted glass and the weird camera mirror, though. The other one. The “SUV”. Which is basically the coupé but taller, longer, and with a real back window.
Deliveries to Australia start before the end of 2026, shortly after global sales kick off in September. Pricing isn’t out yet, which is annoying. We can guess though. Expect it to sit right next to the existing Rear motor and Dual motor variants.
Is it a mid-size SUV or an estate car in a hurry?
It’s both. Polestar thinks it is anyway. CEO Michael Lohscheller says Sweden is famous for estate cars, but the world loves their SUVs. He’s trying to marry the space of one with the agility of the other. Ambitious? Yes. Successful? We’ll see.
What matters more is that this version actually seems practical. The roofline goes up. The tail goes out. You get storage. Actual, physical, tangible storage for gear that doesn’t fit in the coupé’s tiny cavern.
There is a windshield at the back. A real one.
This matters because the current coupé forces drivers to rely on a digital rearview mirror. An HD camera feed. Some people hate screens where there should be glass. The new 4 fixes that. Simple as.
Range and power? The specs track with the MY27 coupé updates.
- Rear Motor: Up to 630 km WLTP range. Enough for most interstate trips without panic.
- Dual Motor: 400 kW of power. Just as punchy as the sloping glass version.
It’s not just about space though. The chassis changed. Polestar recalibrated the whole thing. New springs. Higher-capacity dampers. Revised anti-roll bars. The steering tune shifted too. They promise a “more controlled ride.” Which usually means less crash over potholes, even if you lose a bit of edge. Comfort over pure aggression? Maybe. Or maybe they finally got the geometry right.
Here is the kicker. Where is it from?
It’s made in Busan, South Korea, not Ningbo, China. This is the first time Polestar’s local Australian division takes cars from anywhere outside China. The larger Polestar 3 gets built in the USA for some markets, but until now, Aussie buyers were stuck on Chinese shipments for the 4. Busan is already churning out coupés for other places. Now they’re doing it here too.
Under the skin? It’s still the same bones. Geely’s SEA1 architecture. Sister brand Zeekr helped build it. Same underpinnings as the Zeekr 007 and 001, the 009 MPV, and the Volvo EM90. Shared parts, shared DNA, shared efficiency.
We’re waiting for the full price tag. Until then, just know this.
If you wanted a Polestar 4 but hated the angle of its roof or the digital mirror, you have a choice coming up. It’s practical. It’s Korean-built. It has glass where it counts.
Whether that’s enough to sway people away from the original… well, we’ll see.
“With this car, Polestar willonce again set new standards,” Mr Lohscheller claimed earlier. Standards for what exactly, remains to be seen. Probably not for originality. But certainly for fixing their own mistakes.
Watch this space. Updates are coming. Or at least they better.
