Polestar, a Swedish model for efficiency electrical automobiles, used this week’s 2024 New York auto present to current its 4 compact crossover within the U.S. for the primary time and make sure native pricing.

The Polestar 4 made its debut a yr in the past in China the place gross sales have already began. Gross sales within the U.S. begin in April, with deliveries to observe within the fourth quarter.

It arrives as a 2025 mannequin, and with pricing beginning at $56,300. The beginning value is for a single-motor rear-wheel-drive mannequin rated at 272 hp. A dual-motor all-wheel-drive mannequin rated at 544 hp might be out there, with a beginning value of $64,300. Each figures embrace a $1,400 vacation spot cost.

A 102-kwh battery is normal for each fashions. The only-motor mannequin is estimated to ship 0-60 mph acceleration in an honest 7.4 seconds, whereas the dual-motor mannequin will drop that determine to a fast 3.8 seconds. EPA-rated vary estimates have not been printed, however Polestar estimates a variety of 300 miles for the single-motor mannequin and 270 miles for the dual-motor mannequin.

2025 Polestar 4

The Polestar 4 rides on the SEA modular EV platform of guardian firm Zhejiang Geely. It contains a coupe-like design, and in an attention-grabbing twist it lacks a rear windshield. As an alternative, a camera-based system offers the motive force with a view out the rear, just like what’s present in some fashionable supercars.

Inside, the design sticks to Polestar’s typical spartan fashion. The sprint is basically devoid of options aside from a pair of screens serving as a digital gauge cluster (10.2 inches) and infotainment hub (15.4 inches). The infotainment system is powered by Android and gives quite a lot of well-liked built-in Google apps.

Commonplace options embrace 20-inch alloy wheels, a panoramic glass roof, a warmth pump, a powered rear hatch, power-adjustable entrance seats, a wi-fi smartphone charger, a surround-view digital camera system with a 3D view, and adaptive cruise management.

2025 Polestar 4

Extra options are grouped into Pilot, Professional, Plus, and Efficiency Packs, and add such gadgets as larger wheels, further digital driver-assist options, a head-up show, and a premium Harman Kardon audio system. The Efficiency Pack is just out there on the dual-motor mannequin and provides 22-inch wheels, Brembo brakes with 4-piston calipers, a performance-tuned chassis, and gold-colored accents inside and outside.

The 4 will initially be sourced from a Geely plant in China. Beginning in early 2025, all 4s offered within the U.S. might be sourced from a plant in South Korea.

A midsize Polestar 3 SUV additionally begins gross sales within the U.S. this yr. It arrives this summer time priced from $74,800, together with vacation spot. Polestar 3s for the U.S. might be constructed at a Volvo plant in Charleston, South Carolina.