Polestar 4, the new electric coupe SUV, will be also produced in South Korea in the second half of 2025.. The automaker announced this during the Polestar Day event. We know that this model will initially be produced in Hangzhou Bay, China. Subsequently, it will also be produced in Busan, South Korea.
Production in Korea is the result agreement between Polestar, Geely and Renault Korea Motors (RKM). We remind you that Renault Korea Motors is a joint venture between Renault and Geely, in which the Chinese company owns 34%.
With this important agreement, Polestar will be able to continue its growth plan. The SUVs produced in Korea will then be sold in both the domestic and American markets.
Always talking about new models during Pole Star Day, CEO Thomas Ingenlath He recalled that production of the new Polestar 3 will start in China at the beginning of 2024 (in the USA production will start next summer).
With production of the Polestar 3 commencing in Chengdu, China in early 2024 and in South Carolina, USA in summer 2024, we will soon open production facilities across five plants in three countries to support our global growth ambitions.
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Returning to the Polestar 4, the automaker says it is working on integrate LiDAR technology Next-generation Luminar with autonomous driving platform Mobile chauffeur. As reported a few months ago, the electric SUV coupe will be the first vehicle to be equipped with this autonomous driving platform.
Polestar 4 will be able to count on three Mobileye EyeQ6 processors, front-facing LiDAR from Luminar and front-facing imaging radar from Mobileye, which will provide blind-eye and hands-off driving.
To recap, the electric SUV coupe measure Length 4839 mm, width 2139 mm, height 1544 mm, wheelbase 2999 mm. It will be offered on the market in two versions.
- Single motor with long range: 200 kW (272 hp), torque 343 Nm, top speed 180 km/h, acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.4 seconds, CATL battery 102 kWh (net 94 kWh), range WLTP cycle 600 km
- Dual motors with long range: two engines with a total power of 400 kW (544 hp) and a torque of 686 Nm, top speed 200 km/h, acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds, CATL battery 102 kWh (94 kWh net) , autonomy according to WLTP cycle 560 km
Marketing details will be announced in early 2024. However, the starting price will be about 60 thousand euros.
Source: HD Motori
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