Both the Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 Coupé are receiving significant enhancements aimed at boosting performance, charging speed, and overall driving experience—changes the company’s CEO Michael Lohscheller describes as making both models “better than ever before.”
The updates arrive with refreshed pricing: the Polestar 3 starts from 675,000 DKK, while the Polestar 4 coupé begins at 465,000 DKK.
Polestar 3: A Major Technological Leap
The headline upgrade for Polestar’s flagship SUV is the introduction of an 800-volt electrical architecture—a shift that fundamentally transforms how the vehicle charges and performs. The new system enables DC charging at up to 350 kW, cutting the 10 to 80 percent charge time to just 22 minutes under optimal conditions. That’s 35 percent faster than the previous generation.
Beyond raw charging speed, Polestar has introduced Breathe Charge, intelligent battery software that monitors cell health in real time and dynamically adjusts charging rates to protect long-term battery longevity while maximizing charge speed. The result is up to 38 percent more range gained during a quick 10-minute charging session compared to vehicles without the feature.
Performance gains are equally impressive. The updated Polestar 3 features a newly developed permanent-magnet synchronous rear motor paired with an asynchronous front motor on dual-motor versions, delivering up to 500 kW of system power in the Performance variant. An automatic clutch on the front motor improves efficiency during everyday driving, while refined suspension tuning and updated steering calibration create a more engaging driving experience.
Under the hood—or rather, on the roof—the Polestar 3 now runs an Nvidia Drive AGX Orin processor, increasing computational power by more than eight times. This enables more sophisticated active safety systems and vehicle control.
Design-wise, Polestar introduces two new exterior colors—Storm and Krypton—alongside contrasting badging. The interior gains new color options, including quilted Bio-attributed MicroTech in Nebula and Nappa leather in Dune.
Polestar 4 Coupé: Refined Dynamics and Sustainability Focus
The Polestar 4 coupé now features refined chassis tuning that promises to enhance agility, comfort, and steering precision. Both rear-motor and dual-motor variants now come equipped with recalibrated passive dampers, revised suspension geometry, and polyurethane rebound stops—changes designed to deliver more controlled, sharper driving in all conditions.
The performance credentials remain impressive: dual-motor versions accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, and the model retains the distinction of having the lowest CO₂ footprint of any Polestar.
The lifecycle carbon footprint for Polestar 4 coupé models reaching Denmark is notably low—20.3 tCO₂e for dual-motor vehicles and 19.4 tCO₂e for rear-motor models produced in Hangzhou Bay, China. Even more telling: the dual-motor variant’s cradle-to-gate emissions have fallen by 1.1 tCO₂e since launch, underscoring Polestar’s ongoing sustainability commitment.
