2027 Polestar 4 Update Priced for Australia: Dual Motor Cut to $86,350, Rear Motor Holds at $78,500

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If you have been sitting on a Polestar 4 quote, the 2027 order book is the moment to reopen it. Polestar Australia has refreshed the coupe SUV for model year 2027 with a recalibrated chassis, slimmed-down option pricing, a small price cut on the all-wheel-drive Dual motor and an optional 22kW AC charger on every grade. The Rear motor still opens at $78,500 before on-road costs, the Dual motor drops to $86,350 and the Performance Pack carries over at $7,200. Order books are live now and first cars hit local driveways in July or August 2026.

The story this week is not a new car. It is a chassis sweep, a tidier line-up and Polestar finally accepting that the Dual motor price gap to the Rear motor had to come down to keep the badge in a fleet shortlist next to the Tesla Model Y, Zeekr 7X and BMW iX3 50 xDrive. If you were comparing the 2026 Long range Dual motor at $88,350 against an iX3 quote, the new $86,350 sticker is a couple of grand back in your pocket, before even getting near a salary packager.

Pricing

All prices are before on-road costs. Polestar Australia confirmed pricing alongside the global launch communications this week; Australian deliveries follow on from the European order open.

The old $2,500 Pro Pack is gone, with its kit redistributed across the range to give each grade a clearer reason to exist. Polestar Australia has also lifted the 22kW AC three-phase charger out of a bundle and made it a standalone $900 ticked option on the Rear motor, Dual motor and Dual motor with Performance Pack alike. On the 100kWh installed pack that drops a full 11kW-AC overnight charge from a little over 11 hours to roughly 5 hours and 30 minutes, which is the difference between two cheap overnight tariff sessions and one.

Battery, motors and range

Underneath the new tune, the Polestar 4 carries on with the same 94kWh usable lithium-ion pack across the line, the same single rear motor on the cheap car and the same twin-motor layout up top. No new chemistry, no new architecture, just a faster steering rack and softer initial damper response.

At 620km WLTP, the Rear motor still sits above the Tesla Model Y RWD's 466km and the BYD Sealion 7 Premium's 482km claim. The Dual motor's 3.8 second 0 to 100km/h is unchanged and remains the quickest figure in the current Polestar showroom line. Where Polestar still gives ground is on charging peak. 200kW is fine on most CCS sites, but the iX3 50 xDrive on its 800V Neue Klasse architecture posts 400kW and a claimed 372km added in 10 minutes, which is in another league for road-trip households.

What is actually new for 2027

Polestar's engineering note for the model year 2027 update lists four things. First, fresh spring rates front and rear. Second, higher-capacity dampers with more bushing isolation, aimed at smoothing out the low-speed bump that the early cars were criticised for over urban speed humps. Third, recalibrated anti-roll bars to take some of the edge off body roll without going harder on the rebound. Fourth, a new steering rack tune that adds a small amount of weight on-centre and is supposed to give more linear response just off straight ahead.

Buyers who have driven a current Polestar 4 and walked away because of the ride will want a test drive after July. The Performance Pack stays the same recipe: 22-inch alloys in place of the standard 20s, Polestar Engineered dampers, Brembo brakes and Swedish Gold seat belts and valve caps. It is a flavour, not a step change in pace.

Equipment and cabin

Standard kit on the Rear motor still includes the 15.4-inch portrait centre touchscreen running Android Automotive with native Google Maps and Google Assistant, a 10.2-inch driver display, fixed panoramic glass roof with electrochromic dimming, a 10-speaker Harman Kardon stereo, 12-way power front seats, mixed-material upholstery and 20-inch alloys. The roof-mounted rear-view camera still feeds the digital interior mirror; there is no traditional rear window, and that has not changed for 2027.

Stepping up to the Dual motor adds the second motor, the 4MOTION-style all-wheel drive feel and a small handful of trim flourishes that previously sat in the Pro Pack. The Performance Pack on top brings the Brembos, larger wheels and gold accents already mentioned. Boot space is unchanged at 526 litres expanding to 1,536 litres with the rear seats folded, which makes the Polestar 4 the most cargo-friendly fastback in its price band before you even consider the 15-litre front boot.

Safety

The Polestar 4 is not yet rated by ANCAP. Euro NCAP awarded the European-market car a 5-star result in 2024 with strong adult and child occupant scores, but until ANCAP publishes its own assessment under the local 2023 to 2025 protocol we treat the Australian rating as pending. Standard active safety on every 2027 car still includes AEB with cyclist and pedestrian detection, lane-keep assist, blind spot information, rear cross-traffic alert with braking, adaptive cruise with stop and go, a driver attention monitor and a 360-degree camera.

How it compares

At $78,500 plus on-roads the Rear motor sits in a tight three-way fight. The Tesla Model Y Long Range RWD opens at $58,900 for an obvious price advantage but loses on cabin material quality, 0 to 100, range and outputs. The BYD Sealion 7 Premium AWD at $63,990 splits the difference with a 530km WLTP claim and a 230kW power figure. Where the Polestar earns its premium is the on-road feel, the cabin and now, hopefully, the ride. For a wider segment lens see our CarSorted directory.

Above the Polestar 4, the BMW iX3 50 xDrive on Neue Klasse is the closest direct rival once it arrives at $109,900. The Polestar 4 Dual motor at $86,350 is roughly $23,000 cheaper, gives up 215km of WLTP range and a couple of seconds in DC charging speed, but keeps a lower kerb weight and the more focused chassis feel. If you would rather take the next sibling up in the Polestar showroom, the Polestar 3 Long Range Dual Motor on the new 800V update lists at $131,100, a $44,750 jump for a much larger SUV body, more ground clearance and 350kW peak DC.

Warranty and ownership

Polestar Australia continues to back the 4 with a 5-year, unlimited-kilometre vehicle warranty and an 8-year or 160,000km battery warranty with a 70 per cent state-of-health guarantee inside that window. Roadside assistance covers the warranty term. Service intervals remain at 24 months or 30,000km, whichever lands first, and Polestar still offers a 5-year service pre-purchase plan at a fixed price. Insurance comparable to a Tesla Model Y Long Range is what we see most often quoted, with a slight bump on the Performance Pack car for the 22-inch wheel and Brembo claim risk.

The CarSorted angle

Here is the bit competitor pieces are not running. On CarSorted, the current cars that sit inside a $30,000 ring of the new Polestar 4 Dual motor at $86,350 are the Polestar 3 Rear Motor at $116,700, the Tesla Model Y Performance and the Genesis GV60 Performance AWD. Build a head-to-head against the brand's own three-row SUV at /compare and the Polestar 4 looks like the smarter buy for a two-adult metro household: 30km more WLTP range, $30,000 cheaper, the same Android Automotive stack and the new chassis tune. The Polestar 3 only earns its premium if you regularly need the high ride height or are planning to tow up to 2,200kg.

For novated-lease buyers, the bigger story is FBT. Both the Rear motor at $78,500 and the Dual motor at $86,350 sit under the $91,661 fuel-efficient Luxury Car Tax threshold for 2026 to 2027, which keeps them inside the FBT exemption window for electric vehicles. The Performance Pack pushes the Dual motor to $93,550 plus on-roads, which is over the LCT line and outside the FBT exemption on most drive-aways. For a Victorian metro buyer on a $130,000 salary, that single ticked box swings the after-tax monthly cost of a 5-year lease by roughly $260 in our calculator.

What this means for buyers

If you have been cross-shopping the Polestar 4 Long range Dual motor and the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD, the 2027 update is the kindest moment Polestar has given you yet. The Dual motor list price is now $2,000 closer to the Model Y Long Range AWD, the ride should be quieter on a Melbourne tram track and the 22kW charger option closes the home-charging gap for any household with a three-phase service. If you wanted a single-motor luxury EV for the daily commute and a 620km WLTP range, the Rear motor at $78,500 has not moved on price, but it inherits the chassis tune for free.

The reason to hold off is the same one that has applied since launch. ANCAP has not rated the Polestar 4, the rear-window-free design is still a personal taste call, and 200kW peak DC will look slow next to the 400kW iX3 50 xDrive once that car arrives at $109,900. For most buyers in the $80,000 to $90,000 EV bracket, none of that is a deal-breaker. Worth a test drive in July or August once the first MY27 cars are in showrooms. Browse the segment shortlist on the CarSorted directory or build your own head-to-head at /compare.

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