Polestar 4 is the primary automobile on British roads with no rear window
- The electrical SUV-coupe has no rear display screen – as an alternative it makes use of a digital camera on the roof to exchange a rear-view mirror
- Volvo-owned EV model Polestar says the design will give drivers a greater view of the street behind them
Peering over your shoulder to reverse into a good area might quickly be a factor of the previous, as the primary automobile and not using a rear window is about to reach on British roads.
The Swedish-made Polestar 4 is fitted with a high-definition display screen rather than a rear-view mirror, displaying a reside feed from a digital camera fitted on the roof.
The automobile producer, which is owned by Volvo, says the novel design will give motorists a greater view of the street behind them, notably when driving at evening.
Don’t look again in anger: The Polestar 4, which is on sale now for just below £60k and arrives on Britain’s roads in August, is the primary passenger automobile bought within the UK and not using a rear window
The Swedish-made Polestar 4 shall be fitted with a high-definition display screen rather than a rear-view mirror, displaying a reside feed from a digital camera fitted on the roof
The n SUV coupé crossover is about to develop into the model’s quickest electrical mannequin but, with acceleration from relaxation to 62mph in 3.8 seconds as much as a prime velocity of 124mph.
Powered by a 400V lithium-ion battery with a capability of 102kWh (of which 94kWh is useable), at launch there are two ‘Long Range’ variations of the Polestar 4 with both a dual-motor configuration on each axles, or a single motor on the rear axle.
The extra highly effective Long Range Dual Motor model develops 400kW (544hp) and the brand-leading acceleration and prime velocity. It affords a variety of as much as 350 miles on a full cost.
The entry Long Range Single Motor model develops 200kW (272hp) and accelerates from 0-to-62mph in 7.4 seconds and as much as a prime velocity of 112mph. Yet, this one has an extended claimed vary of 372 miles.
Polestar 4: Will it slot in my storage?
Style: SUV coupe crossover
Price: from £59,990
On sale: now
First UK deliveries: August 2024
Seats: 5
Versions: Long Range Dual Motor/Long Range Single Motor
Length: 4,839mm
Height: 1,544mm
Width incl. mirrors: 2,139mm
Wheelbase: 2,999mm
Kerb weight: 2,232kg to 2,351kg
Battery: 400V lithium-ion
Battery capability: 102kWh (solely 94kWh is usable)
Motors: Choice of single (rear) or twin (entrance and rear)
Transmission: Single velocity with disconnect clutch
Power: 200-400kW (272-544hp)
Top velocity: as much as 124mph
Acceleration (0 to 62mph): 3.8 seconds
Range: as much as 372 miles
Charging time (AC): 0-100% in 5.5 hours (3-phase, 32A)
Charging time (DC): 5-80% in 32 min (200 kW)
Front storage compartment: 15 litres
Rear baggage capability: 500 litres
Rear cargo capability: 1,536 litres
Towing capability: as much as 2,000kg
Roof load most: 75kg
The Polestar 4 arrives in Britain this summer season and would be the first passenger automobile to and not using a conventional glass rear window
The display screen – nonetheless positioned within the conventional spot above the dashboard – may also be deactivated and used as a traditional mirror, permitting the motive force to see into the rear of the automobile
Powered by a 400V lithium-ion battery with a capability of 102 kWh, at launch there are two Long vary variations of the brand new Polestar 4 with both a twin motor configuration on each axles (pictured), or a single motor on the rear axle
However, it is the deletion of the rear window that is the most important speaking level.
Jonathan Goodman, head of Polestar within the UK, stated: ‘The visibility out the again of many vehicles is fairly constrained – the second you will have a big passenger within the again or any baggage, you may’t see something out of it in any respect.
‘If you place a digital camera there you have acquired a much better sight view as the motive force.’
The display screen – nonetheless positioned within the conventional spot above the dashboard – may also be deactivated and used as a traditional mirror, permitting the motive force to see into the rear of the automobile.
The absence of a rear display screen means the automobile will be re-engineered to supply extra head and leg room, the corporate says.
‘Thanks to the elimination of the rear window, the glass roof stretches past the rear occupants’ heads, creating a really distinctive inside atmosphere,’ the Swedish automobile maker – owned by a Chinese agency – claims
The rear-view mirror is changed by a high-definition display screen that exhibits a real-time feed from the roof-mounted rear digital camera (pictured right here)
The Polestar 4 is offered to order now, although first deliveries do not arrive within the UK till August. Prices begin from £59,990
At the Polestar 4’s unveiling in April, Polestar bosses stated: ‘Thanks to the elimination of the rear window, the glass roof stretches past the rear occupants’ heads, creating a really distinctive inside atmosphere.’
The Gothenburg-based firm stated: ‘Polestar 4 transforms the aerodynamics of a coupé and the area of an SUV into a brand new breed of SUV coupé’.
Polestar chief government, Thomas Ingenlath, stated final yr: ‘With Polestar 4 we’ve got taken a elementary new method to SUV coupé design.
‘Rather than merely modifying an present SUV, giving it a sooner roofline and in consequence, compromising parts like rear headroom and luxury, we’ve got designed Polestar 4 from the bottom up as a brand new breed of SUV coupé that celebrates rear occupant consolation and expertise.’
While different vehicles, together with some electrical BMWs, have cameras linked to the rear-view mirror the Polestar 4, which begins at £59,990 and is predicted to hit the roads in August, would be the first to take away the glass rear window completely.
The removing of the rear window is not the one distinctive characteristic Polestar has deliberate for the longer term…
In 2022, it unveiled the Polestar O₂ idea – an electrical convertible roadster that has its personal autonomous drone for homeowners to movie driving adventures.
An influencer’s dream automobile: This is Polestar’s prototype O₂ roadster that comes with its personal autonomous drone to movie your journeys, making it the last word selfie cell
The drone is hidden in a panel behind the rear window. When the motive force needs it to launch, a press of a button opens a panel on the again and the launch pad for the drone extends in direction of the again of the automobile
The pad additionally guides the drone again when touchdown earlier than it slides up a rail and is once more hid inside its secret compartment
The drone that may be launched from the again of the automobile when travelling at speeds of as much as 56mph. It then mechanically flies above the automobile and may movie in several modes to seize the expertise
To allow lift-off, engineers have developed this specialised aerofoil that raises behind the rear window to create a relaxed space of unfavourable stress that permits the drone to take off when the automobile is on the transfer
The Polestar O₂ is barely an idea for now however hints in direction of the Swedish firm launching an electrical roadster earlier than the top of the last decade
It was described because the ‘final selfie automobile’ for motorists to submit photos and movies to Instagram and Facebook.
The on-board drone can take off from the again of the automobile when travelling at speeds of as much as 56mph, fly above filming the automobile in motion, then return to ‘base’ the place the motive force can pull over and edit the captured movie to submit on social media as the last word selfie.
At the time, Polestar stated the O₂ was underneath growth and more likely to arrive from 2025.
