Polestar 4 review

At launch they all have the big 94kWh battery so they're all called 'Long range'. The single motor is £55,000 and the dual another £12k. It’s probably worth it in our view.

Not least when leasing closes the gap. Polestar's leasing rates start at just over £500 a month for the single-motor or £600 for the dual; go third-party, and with six months up front and 10k miles a year you can snare a dual-motor for under £450 a month, with little (to no) penalty versus a single-motor 4. Proof, perhaps, of which will prove most popular second-hand in the years to come.

Pilot, Pro and Performance are the pick of the Polestar Packs, and if you can find a more alliterative start to a sentence out there, you win. Pilot is the adaptive cruise system for £1,300. Performance is bigger wheels, Brembos and a stiffer chassis tune for £4,000. Pro is 21-inch wheels and gold seatbelts for £1,800.

Even without the packs, kit is high: Harman Kardon premium sound, head-up display, pixel LED headlights, control screen for the rear seat, and rear climate control, power reclining rear seats. The fact that everything in that sentence is part of the Plus pack and is standard implies that when they introduce a version with a smaller battery, that pack will magically become an extra-cost option.

Sign up to a monthly fee on the Polestar app and you get discounts on some of the big rapid-charge networks including Tesla Supercharging. There's also Plug and Charge, which means you don't even have to swipe a card or authorise via an app but just connect the cable and the electrons arrive, followed by a bill later.