Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor is rapid and refined

Twin motors, all‑wheel drive and a big battery make for appealing performance, while the lack of a rear window adds to distinctive touch for those who like to be a little different.

A motor on each axle delivers around 400 kW – roughly 536–544 hp – and 686 Nm of torque. Official figures put 0–60mph at 3.7 seconds, with a limited top speed of 124 mph, and the car feels every bit as quick as that suggests.

Press the accelerator and the response is instant, with no delay for gear changes and no sense of strain, with the Polestar firing itself down the road with the kind of shove you’d normally associate with much more overt performance machinery.

The Polestar 4

All of this is backed up by a 100 kWh battery pack, around 94 kWh usable. Official WLTP range for the Long Range Dual Motor sits at roughly 367 miles, and I found real‑world numbers in the 300‑mile bracket when I wasn’t making an attempt to save battery.

That’s more than enough for a typical week of commuting plus a longer trip, and the car is consistent, especially if you adapt a more relaxed driving style and make use of its configurable regenerative braking.

When you do need to plug in, the Polestar 4 keeps up the momentum. DC fast charging peaks at 200 kW, with a 10–80% top‑up quoted at about half an hour. Home AC charging tops out at 11 kW on a typical wallbox, and a standard heat pump helps limit the efficiency penalty of heating the cabin in winter.

The Polestar 4

The chassis has clearly been tuned to match the powertrain. Long Range Dual Motor cars get firmer, adaptive dampers and more focused tyres than the rear‑drive model, yet this remains a comfortable car first and foremost. Steering is clean and predictable, the front end bites keenly and the body stays impressively flat in faster corners for something that weighs well over two tonnes. You can use a surprising amount of the available performance on a typical UK back road without the car feeling fidgety.

Grip and stability are particular strengths. With drive going to all four wheels and the electronics constantly juggling torque, the Polestar 4 finds traction in conditions where you might expect wheelspin, especially on damp roads. Indeed, it feels planted and secure even when driven hard, with its aero‑friendly body and long wheelbase helping high‑speed stability.

There’s very little drama to go with this pace, and that will suit many buyers. There’s no fake engine noise booming through the speakers, and Polestar hasn’t tried to turn every drive mode into a character act. Instead, the defining impression is near‑silence: wind and road noise are well suppressed, and the car’s strong responses play out against a calm, almost eerie background.

The Polestar 4

The Polestar 4 has no rear window at all; instead, a high‑mounted HD camera on the trailing edge of the roof sends a wide‑angle live image to a slim screen where you’d normally find the rear‑view mirror. That gives a bright, unobstructed view with more coverage than a conventional mirror, and if you want to look at rear‑seat passengers rather than traffic, you can toggle the display back to a standard reflective mirror.

The rest of the package supports that dynamic brief. The driving position is car‑like and comfortable, the seats are supportive, and there’s plenty of adjustment to get the wheel and pedals where you want them. Google‑based infotainment, spread across a digital instrument panel and a large central touchscreen, keeps key information about power use, range and drive settings easy to access. Over‑the‑air updates allow Polestar to refine throttle mapping, regeneration and other behaviours as it gathers more data, which is exactly what you want in an EV where software is as critical as hardware.

Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor

POWERTRAIN: Dual permanent‑magnet synchronous motors, all‑wheel drive

SYSTEM POWER: 536–544 hp (400 kW)

TORQUE: 686 Nm / 506 lb ft

0-60MPH: 3.7 seconds

OFFICIAL WLTP RANGE: 367 miles

PRICE: £73,750 as tested