Tested: 2026 Polestar 4 Long Range Dual Motor
As soon as I got in the car, I knew it wasn't that simple.
To be honest, when I first saw the official map of Polestar 4, I rejected it in my heart-isn't this operation of "removing the rear windshield" just incompatible with the traditional vision? But when I really stuffed my butt into the perverted slim seat and held the steering wheel with both hands that seemed to have been stolen from the future, all prejudice was instantly washed away. The car's posture lies low like a beast ready to pounce at any time, but its lines are so clean that you wonder if it slipped out of a Nordic minimalist furniture exhibition hall. Especially the split headlight, which looks like a sharp blade during the day, but when it lights up at night, it is directly the scene of a science fiction movie. Cut the crap and give a close-up of the appearance first.
Interior? It is not "designing" at all, but "subtracting"
The moment I opened the car door, I felt like I had been sucked into a quiet cocoon. No traditional dashboards? Yes, Polestar 4 directly piles all the information on the HUD and the slender screen that runs across the central control. At first, I was extremely uncomfortable and thought,"This designer must have never driven a car." But after ten minutes... it smells so good. All commonly used touch points are as accurate as muscle memory, and the minimalist atmosphere is left with only a piece of solid wood and fabric, making German competitors filled with suture leather instantly appear bloated. Back row space? Come on, this is a car without a rear windshield, but the head room is more abundant than that of many coupe SUVs, except that the cushion is slightly shorter and there is not enough thigh support for long distances.
The moment I stepped on the switch, I laughed and cursed
For this Long Range Dual Motor version, the official zero-hundred acceleration time is 3.8 seconds. But what about the actual body feeling? I'm telling you, when it starts, it will first give you half a second to "think about life"-and then it's not a catapult, it's the Big Bang. The transition from being calm to being kicked hard on the seat can really make people laugh through their adrenaline. But after laughing, I scolded: Why is the chassis still so bumpy? Even if you switch to comfort mode, every pebble on the road can accurately convey it to your tailbone. You can say it has a clear sense of road, but I would rather call it a "precise strike on the waist."
Battery life anxiety? This time Polestar finally did something about personnel
The nominal CLTC battery life is close to 700 kilometers. In fact, after turning on the warm air and sports mode for a whole day in winter, 40% of the electricity is still left. Although this achievement is not considered heaven-defying in 2026, combined with its terrifying acceleration, it is a typical example of "having to run and eat less grass." The charging speed is also satisfactory, from 10% to 80% at 180kW in 25 minutes, but only if you find a pile that can really run at full power, not those fake garbage. And the power consumption display is so sexy, a circular energy graph that changes with the tenderness or brutality of your right foot, I stared at it for five minutes and almost missed the exit.
Finally, we must talk about the "blind spot", which is actually a false proposition
About the lack of a rear windshield, everyone was squealing. But in actual use-if driving normally, the viewing angle of the high-definition streaming mirror is three times wider than that of a traditional mirror, and it also has automatic anti-glare at night, which is simply ruthless. The only complaint is that when you are sitting in your car with three joking passengers and the heads in the back row are swaying in the camera, it will make the information in the rearview mirror very disturbing. Polestar, should you learn from some brands and turn off the rear view function directly? Also, the camera position is too easily covered by raindrops, and it becomes an "Impressionist painting" when it rains. Points must be deducted for this. Overall, the Polestar 4 is a car with extremely divided personalities-rational and crazy, simple and complex. If you can stand its paranoid corners, it will be one of the most addictive electric SUVs you'll ever drive.
