Polestar 4 Dual Motor Performance is a rare beast – a mix of the familiar and the fantastic. The electric Polestar 4 sits between Polestar 2 and Polestar 3, just where “4” belongs (perhaps the Swedes named the car after a goodly night out on the aquavit).

The long, low-slung SUV/COUPE that sits high enough to be allow easy egress, and has a roofline low and sexy. All good so far, Polestar 4, despite its foibles, is perfection.

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Our Polestar 4 Dual Motor Performance is a burger with the lot – a 100kwh battery with 400kw/686Nm dual motor drive system. The punchy driveline gets the feisty Swede to 100 in 3.8 seconds, and the classy cabin gives its occupants a mid-century-modern take on a 2020’s automotive interior. There are gadgets galore secreted behind a chic façade allowing humans interact with machine by voice or touch. There is more than a little “Voyager” about it.

The only thing missing is the voice of Majel Roddenberry (nee barret) as “Computer”. Surely a Polestar employee with a Star Trek fetish can sort that out.

Like Janeway readying Voyager for lift-off after a rare ground landing, many of the Polestar 4’s nifty gadgets need fettling and saving to your profile before the off.

We reviewed Polestar 4 HERE

The Good and the Bad

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The cabin gives “luxury” a new meaning. Eschewing Frufru for fresh and crisp, clean lines feel sharply tailored. Eco-hints come in the form of notations printed directly onto the inner surfaces.

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ABOVE: Polestar 4

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While external decals outside proudly proclaim battery and power output details, the inside information hint at Eco Credentials. For example, the carpet is made from plastic recycled from discarded drink bottles and wayward fishing nets, and the headlining is PET recycled as a luxury woven fabric.

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Our test car has the much-loved massage seat option that only comes with the added luxury of Nappa leather. In this case, the leather has been eco-tanned without the specter toxic chemicals hanging over an otherwise enchanting travel experience. The hides are sourced from the meat industry that might otherwise be waste products.

With no rear window, the high-mount rear camera displays on the rear-view mirror (which can be hard to focus on if you wear multi focal glasses).

Polestar 4 is the sweet spot in the 3-model Polestar lineup.

Performance

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3.8 seconds to the hundy, nuff said.

Is there launch control? There doesn’t seem to be a button or menu option, so I tried putting feet firmly on both brake and accelerator. I got a message on the dash saying, “Don’t do that”. Rudeness!

Handling

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Even on “normal”, the ride is firm.

The other drive modes have suspension settings that make the ride even harder. Firmer ride is in line with Polestar’s performance fetish, so bumps can be a bit how’s-your-father if you enter an undulating hot corner. Even the cleverest of performance cars get tetchy when meeting bumps mid-corner.

You either love it or hate it. I love it. Those who don’t, get thee behind me!

Sound and infotainment

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The Harman Kardon is one of the best in the biz. You can tune it so that other seats have quiet zones, a cool feature.

The Google interface takes a moment to get used to, but once mastered, provides access to voice commands and menus settings.

Streaming “Tidal” is great while you have cell reception, otherwise the radio app also has DAB+.

CarPlay refused to auto-connect for the first week, after which, performed auto-connect 50% of the time.

The very annoying

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Whomever designed the lefthand steering column stalk needs a severe talking to.

The one control stalk houses wipers, headlights and indicators. While some of the settings have been subsumed by the infotainment system, the beam flasher and wiper controls can be confusing for the uninitiated. The wiper dial is positioned on the end of the stalk, and is easy to turn if you hit the indicator stalk at the wrong angle.

Trying to wash the windscreen might flash the high beam instead.

The Most annoying

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The lane control’s auto steering function can be a little moody. It makes unexpected maneuvers which can be “jerky”, so you need to keep hands firmly on the wheel.

Polestar has an over-the-air fix coming shortly. Remember, all vehicles with over-the-air functionality can also be remotely switched off by the manufacturer.

The Smart Cruise system includes an auto-lane-change function that must be activated in the “drive” menu, but defaults to “off” when the car is left off overnight. When active, the system uses sensors to look for nearby traffic and shows arrows on the lane assist icon (in the dash cluster and HUD) when a lane change is possible. When an arrow appears in either direction, hitting the indicator allows the Polestar 4 to initiate a semi-autonomous lane change in the desired direction. Once complete, normal cruise and lane functions resume.

It is smart enough not to take you onto the wrong side of the carriageway.

Can Polestar 4 be perfect?

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There is a software update coming “over the air” to sort out some of the gremlins,

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