So Polestar announced the production version of the Polestar 4… basically a sloped back “SUV Coupe” version o fit Polestar 3… a little softer edges…
The interior is really nice as I would expect from Polestar.
I’m not really a fan of these SUV coupe things, but this is pretty nice all things considered… I’m just not sure people are ready for a car with NO rear window? … it makes me think of that old Frank Lloyd Wright quote. Apparently he customized a Lincoln for himself and had the rear window removed and would often say “I never look back”…
SUV packaging, even the “coupe” style is much more appropriate for typical EV architecture and platforms that require a full base of batteries. Otherwise they can end up looking like a sedan version of a toddler with a full diaper (high waisted and low bottom).
This and the Volvo EV90 I’m definitely interested in seeing in real life and would consider as a future car.
I get not having a rear window on a Lamborghini with a huge V12 to cool in the back, but this has nothing in the back. More weird, it’s not like the designers really made a statement with it. The black trim actually makes it look like they wanted to make it look like it might have a small rear window. Why bother?
Off the design, getting rid of windows is a horrible idea. I’ve had a rear cam for 1.5 years now, I just glance and then look out the back. I always miss things if I use the camera and it has it’s limits. I know, they will keep improving and the Polestar probably has way better cameras than my Mazda, but I’m 100% sure there will be times when someone has to put this back in park and find a kleenex to go around scrubbing cameras when they are cold and wet and just want to go home…
For sure. The one thing I miss about my Golf R is the back up camera. It is actually under the logo. When you pop it in reverse the logo flips to expose the camera… I always thought it was unnecessary German complication but now I realize it was keeping the camera super clean!
The Polestar 2’s rear camera gets dirty super easily. And sometimes there is a little software lag between when you put it in reverse and the camera turns on. But at least the screen is giant so I can for sure see a lot more than put the window and all the sensors and 360 top down view make city parking a breeze.
