Will this EV knock the Tesla Model Y off of its throne? [Video]

There’s a lot riding on the Polestar 4, the Swedish brand’s latest weapon in a bid to be considered seriously in the premium electric vehicle arena.

Make no mistake, Polestar may have been known largely as a one-model brand for some years now, but an onslaught of new models over the next couple of years will see its portfolio expand, and by extension, its profile amongst the buying public.

And the Polestar 4 is arguably the most important model to date for the brand, an electric medium SUV that sits right in the sweet spot of what consumers are wanting from their EVs.

But forget the notion that Polestar is a Tesla rival. While that may be true of its first mass-produced model, Polestar 2, the back-to-back launches of Polestar 3 and the car we have here, Polestar 4, point to a brand that considers itself an unashamedly premium brand.

It has the big Germans firmly in its sights, and …