Swedish automaker Polestar has begun taking orders for the Polestar 4 ? the world's first mass-market car to have no rear window.
The Polestar 4 is a five-door electric SUV coupé that has now gone on sale in Europe and Australia following on from its Chinese launch last year.
With no rear window, the glass roof of the Polestar 4 can extend further back
The omitted rear window is a design feature adapted from the brand's 2020 Polestar Precept concept vehicle and was made possible by technological advances that mean a roof-mounted rear camera now provides a more reliable picture than a rear-view mirror in a coupé.
"Normally, you need to provide for a good rear view with the inner rear-view mirror," said Polestar's head of design Maximilian Missoni. "We have realised that the technology has reached a point where you can switch out the physical mirror with a digital display and an HD camera."
The roof line is fluid with no interruptions
Eliminating the rear window opened up a number of design opportunities, according to Missoni.
It allowed Polestar to create a particularly smooth roof line on the exterior of the car and stretch the glass roof beyond the occupants' heads while making room for "extremely spacious" reclining rear seats on the interior.
The interior is designed for spaciousness and comfort
Polestar says this allows for "a new kind of immersive rear occupant experience" where passengers are "cocooned" away from the...