BEST or WORST? 2026 Polestar 4 Review

TL;DR

The 2026 Polestar 4 impresses with performance and looks but frustrates with no rear window, poor range efficiency, and excessive infotainment dependence.

Key Points

• 1.The Polestar 4's standout positives include looks, suspension, and sound insulation. The car draws constant public attention, offers three suspension modes (standard, nimble, firm) with the quickest non-air-suspension adjustment seen, and remains quiet over rough surfaces.
• 2.The missing rear window is the most controversial design choice. A digital mirror replaces it entirely, forcing eyes to constantly refocus from 80 feet to 1 foot, and asking the Google Assistant to turn on the rear defroster yields a comically useless response since there's no glass.
• 3.With 544 hp, 506 lb-ft of torque, and two motors, performance is genuinely strong. The dual-motor AWD setup charges from 10–80% in 30 minutes at up to 200 kW, and Level 2 charging from 0–100% takes about 11 hours.
• 4.Range efficiency is a significant weakness for the 100 kWh battery. The quoted 451 km rated range drops sharply in cold weather — the car went from 60% to 26% during minimal test driving near freezing temperatures.
• 5.The infotainment is fluid but dangerously over-reliant on touch inputs. Steering column, mirrors, glove box, and even vents all require navigating deep menus; connected services including Google built-in and voice commands are only free for one year, with no pricing disclosed on the linked website.
• 6.Key fob reliability and frameless window issues are real-world problems. The proximity unlock worked perfectly for two days then became intermittent; a frameless rear window stayed open a crack after a cold morning and allowed car wash water inside the cabin.
• 7.Fully loaded pricing reaches CA$93,400, and a wagon version with a rear window is planned. The base price starts at CA$64,900, with the performance pack, pilot pack, and matte paint pushing it near six figures; a Polestar 5 Panamera-competitor is also in development.