Polestar 4 Sexy and Fast Alan Zurvas Review

Polestar 5 arrives at in the last few months of 2025, until then we have Polestar 2, Polestar 3 and now Polestar 4.

When Polestar split from its big daddy, Volvo, we wondered if the move was wise. As a performance arm, it was the one with big biceps. We needn’t have been concerned with Polestar’s muscles still very much on show. Like Volvo, Polestar continues with a laser focus on sustainability, with the leather being left over from the food industry, and the plastics made using plant-based material rather than oil.

Likewise, the battery components are tracked for sustainable and ethical handling and sourcing. While none of that makes a difference to the drive, it is something that is never far from your consciousness. Polestar lists various nods to sustainability throughout the cabin, so as you mash your foot to the floor, you can do so in the knowledge that EVs really can be as green as a vehicle can be.

The Drive:

The Australian launch of the Swedish EV began in the churchified city of Adelaide on route to The Barossa.

The Barossa valley is a mere sip of Hill of Grace away, and its roads have a varied surface of smooth silky high-speed tarmac, and quick, twisty bits of driving heaven.

Polestar is positioning itself at the cutting edge of sporting prowess, and as such should be able to dispatch all manner of poorly kept roads with the alacrity of a mountain goat, and it does. Take-offs are spritely, but fast turns in the AWD performance need a little care with the 100kwh battery adding heft that makes itself felt, especially in the mountain passes. Hitting an undulation mid-turn can unsettle the big Polestar too, but never to the point of tears.

[joesita]

Just picked mine up. First delivery in Australia. It’s sensational.