{"id":36139,"date":"2026-05-07T09:43:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=36139"},"modified":"2026-05-07T09:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:43:42","slug":"payne-chinese-polestar-4-u-s-made-tesla-model-y-go-wheel-to-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/payne-chinese-polestar-4-u-s-made-tesla-model-y-go-wheel-to-wheel","title":{"rendered":"Payne: Chinese Polestar 4, U.S.-made Tesla Model Y go wheel-to-wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"At<\/p>\n

At 4,200 pounds, the 2026 Tesla Model Y is one of the most nimble SUVs in segment.<\/em><\/div>\n

Henry Payne, The Detroit News<\/em><\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The 2026 Polestar 4 is quick off the line but porky in the corners thanks to its 5,100-pound heft.<\/em><\/div>\n

Henry Payne, The Detroit News<\/em><\/p>\n

Washington, D.C<\/em>.\u00a0\u2014<\/em>\u00a0Who says Chinese cars aren\u2019t sold in the United States?<\/p>\n

Produced by Chinese auto giant Geely, the Polestar 4 SUV debuted this year into the U.S. market\u2019s most competitive luxury segment: electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

Its Swedish design is wrapped around Geely\u2019s Sustainability Experience Architecture\u00a0\u2014<\/em>\u00a0a platform shared with other Geely Group vehicles like the Zeekr 001 (and the\u00a0Waymo Ojai autonomous vehicle currently cruising the streets of Detroit<\/a>, Phoenix, and San Francisco). The 4\u2019s assembly was recently moved to South Korea from Chinato bypass U.S. tariffs.<\/p>\n

In design, concept and performance, it is one of the most daring EVs on the market and is aimed squarely at the best-selling U.S. model made by the company that has defined daring: the Tesla Model Y.<\/p>\n

I flogged 4 and Y far and wide across roads from Oakland County to Washington, D.C., to Virginia\u2019s North Neck. Tesla vs. Polestar. U.S. vs. China.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how the king and the contender compare, and which comes out on top in which areas.<\/p>\n

Read full article here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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