Polestar has added an SUV to the Polestar 4 range, and it comes with a feature the original was mocked for leaving out: a rear window. Prices start at €57,900, deliveries begin in the fourth quarter of 2026, and American buyers will not be getting one.
Yes, It Has a Rear Window
The Polestar 4 coupé became briefly famous for deleting its rear window entirely, replacing the view with a roof-mounted camera feeding a digital mirror. Polestar defended the decision on packaging and rear headroom grounds, and the engineering argument was reasonable enough. The public argument was harder to win.
The SUV puts the glass back. That alone will sell some cars, because the camera-only setup divided opinion sharply among people who otherwise liked the vehicle. Reviewers noted that if the digital mirror bothered you, there was no conventional fallback in the coupé. The SUV removes that objection.
Two Powertrains, Familiar Numbers
The entry car is a single rear motor producing 200 kW, or 272 hp, with up to 630 km of WLTP range and a 0-100 km/h time of 7.3 seconds. That range figure works out to roughly 391 miles on the European cycle, though WLTP is consistently more generous than the EPA's methodology, so a direct comparison with US-rated cars flatters it.
Above that sits a dual-motor all-wheel-drive version with 400 kW, or 544 hp, and 686 Nm of torque. It covers 0-100 km/h in 3.9 seconds while still managing up to 600 km of claimed range.
| Version | Output | 0-100 km/h | WLTP Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single motor (RWD) | 200 kW / 272 hp | 7.3 sec | Up to 630 km |
| Dual motor (AWD) | 400 kW / 544 hp | 3.9 sec | Up to 600 km |
Why America Misses Out
The SUV is launching across Polestar's markets with one significant exception: the United States. That matters because the Polestar 4 coupé is sold in America, priced from $57,800 for the single-motor car with 310 miles of EPA range, or $64,300 for the dual-motor version at 280 miles.
So US buyers can have the Polestar 4, just not the version with the better practicality and the rear window. The decision reflects Polestar's broader difficulties in the American market, where the brand has struggled to build volume and its longer-term commitment has been the subject of persistent speculation. Adding a new variant to a market you are unsure about is a hard business case to sign off.
US buyers can have the Polestar 4. They just cannot have the version with the better practicality and the rear window. AutoTimegist analysis
Where It Fits
At €57,900 the Polestar 4 SUV lands in the busiest, most competitive part of the European electric market, up against the Tesla Model Y, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and an expanding field of Chinese entrants. Its case rests on Scandinavian design, a genuinely quick dual-motor option and, now, a body style that does not ask buyers to accept a compromise they never requested.
Deliveries start in the fourth quarter of 2026. For European buyers who liked the Polestar 4 but could not get past the missing glass, this is the version worth waiting for.