From 90% to 22% for the 351 kilometres from Luxembourg to Dijon at a snail’s pace, then 25 minutes at Electra in Dijon to go from the passionate Charles V (in Meursault, the commune where much of the legendary film “La Grande Vadrouille” was filmed) to the elegant Charlemagne (Pernand-Vergelesses) and the gourmet Bistrot Lucien (Gevrey-Chambertin) with enough energy.
The Polestar 4’s 544 horsepower and speed (0-100 in 3.8 seconds) ensure that it can get away from the machines used by winegrowers to finish harvesting. The absence of a rear hatch gives the Polestar 4 plenty of room at the back and in the boot (526 litres or 1,536 litres with the seats folded down). The panoramic roof lets in the last rays of the Burgundian sun.
Thanks to Mobileye, soon to be combined with Lidar, the feed from the camera will arrive directly on the rear-view mirror, making it impossible to see yourself. Naturally, it takes a little time to adjust to the distorted images when parking. The large, connected central screen helps you to forget that fast-charging stations are often on the outskirts of towns, where shopping is out of the question and conversations with other electric vehicle drivers a very quickly tasteless pastime...
Polestar’s highly successful lines give the third model from the new ‘European brand’ produced in Asia an ambition to follow: to rival the Porsche Macan EV, BMW iX3/X4 and Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupé.
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