Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Polestar teases inflow of latest fashions together with a extra sensible SUV


Polestar has teased an onslaught of latest electrical automobiles (EVs), together with a new-generation Polestar 2 and a extra sensible model of its finest vendor, the Tesla Mannequin Y-rivalling Polestar 4.

The Scandinavian auto model is asking this the “largest mannequin offensive in its historical past”, with 4 new fashions launching in three years. Polestar says it’s focusing on the guts of the market, “the place buyer demand and revenue swimming pools are excessive”.

Following the launch of the brand new Polestar 5 grand tourer, due in Australia halfway by means of 2026 and priced from $171,100 earlier than on-roads, the Geely-owned EV model says it is going to start European deliveries of “a brand new variant” of the Polestar 4 within the fourth quarter of 2026.

This will probably be adopted by a brand new era of the long-running Polestar 2 liftback in 2027, and its smallest SUV but, the Polestar 7, in 2028.

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Polestar says the brand new Polestar 4 variant will attraction to a “wider buyer base by providing extra versatility”, and that it’s going to mix “the area of an property and the flexibility of an SUV”, channelling Sweden’s wagon-making heritage.

A teaser picture reveals what seems to be a rear window and a extra upright tailgate.

Spy pictures revealed on Weibo and shared on Reddit give us a greater view of the as-yet-unnamed Polestar 4 variant, which has a extra standard SUV silhouette than the present, extra fastback-style mid-size SUV.

It additionally, crucially, has a rear window – not like the present Polestar 4, which has sheetmetal the place a window would ordinarily be, forcing drivers to depend on cameras and the outside mirrors to see out the again.