Lexus RZ vs Polestar Polestar 4

Range is the clearest split between them. The Polestar 4 claims 620km on the WLTP cycle from a 100kWh battery, while the Lexus RZ tops out at 460km on the 500e and 437km on the F Sport from a smaller 74.69kWh pack. That is roughly 160km, enough to turn one charging stop into none on a long run. Both are honest around town, where neither buyer will think about range. Read the Polestar 4 as the pick if you road-trip often. Read the Lexus RZ as enough if your week stays mostly local and you charge at home.

Charging is a genuine split. On a DC fast charger the Polestar 4 peaks at 200kW against the Lexus RZ's 150kW, yet the Lexus still completes a 10 to 80 per cent top-up in 28 minutes to the Polestar's 30, because its smaller battery has less to fill. Where the Lexus clearly wins is home and destination AC charging, at 22kW against the Polestar's 11kW, which halves a full overnight or workplace top-up. Read the Polestar 4 as better for public fast-charging. Read the Lexus RZ as better if most of your charging happens on AC at home.

Value is closer than the badges suggest. As of late 2026 the Lexus RZ 500e opens at 84,500 dollars before on-road costs; the Polestar 4 Rear Motor lists lower and shows 81,135 dollars driveaway in New South Wales, so compare like for like before you judge the gap. Both cars' mainstream grades sit under the fuel-efficient luxury car tax threshold, which also makes them fringe-benefits-tax exempt on a novated lease. The Polestar then asks for servicing only every 30,000km or 24 months, twice the Lexus interval. Read the Polestar 4 as the lower running-cost choice. Read the Lexus RZ as the value story if its cabin earns the step.

Both wear a five-star ANCAP rating, so neither buyer is trading safety for style. The Lexus RZ was rated in 2023 under ANCAP's then-current criteria, with strong occupant scores, and the rating applies across the range. The Polestar 4 was rated more recently, in 2025, and both ratings remain current. Each comes with the expected active-safety suite as standard, including AEB, lane keep assist, blind-spot monitoring and adaptive cruise control. Read the Polestar 4 as holding the newer test result. Read the Lexus RZ as equally five-star, with the fuller published sub-scores on our side-by-side.

Both cabins are a clear step above the mainstream, with different priorities. The Lexus RZ leans on the quiet, Takumi-grade finish reviewers highlight, an available head-up display and upgraded audio on the upper grades, plus wireless phone charging and both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The Polestar 4 answers with a larger 15.4-inch Google-based touchscreen, a panoramic roof and generous rear legroom, with wireless Apple CarPlay. Read the Polestar 4 as the bigger-screen, roomier choice. Read the Lexus RZ as the quieter, more traditionally luxurious one. Neither disappoints; the decision is taste, not quality.

Performance depends entirely on which grade you choose. At entry the Lexus RZ 500e makes 280kW and 537Nm, comfortably more than the Polestar 4 Rear Motor's 200kW and 343Nm, so the base Lexus is the quicker starting point. Step up, though, and the Polestar 4 Dual Motor's 400kW and 686Nm deliver a claimed 3.8-second 0 to 100km/h sprint that no RZ matches, including the 300kW F Sport. Read the Polestar 4 Dual Motor as the performance pick outright. Read the Lexus RZ as the stronger entry car, with power its upper grades spend on refinement rather than sprint times.

The Polestar 4's signature move is the one you notice first: it has no rear window. In its place a roof-mounted camera feeds a digital rear-view mirror, which Polestar says frees up rear headroom under the coupe roofline. In practice the view is wide and clear, but reviewers consistently note it takes adjustment, with depth perception and low-light performance the common gripes. The Lexus RZ keeps a conventional rear window and mirror, so rearward vision is familiar from day one. Read the Polestar 4 as the bolder design you should trial first. Read the Lexus RZ as the safer bet for conventional visibility.

For salary-packaging buyers the good news is that both qualify. The Lexus RZ 500e grades and both Polestar 4 variants sit under the fuel-efficient luxury car tax threshold, which makes them fringe-benefits-tax exempt on a novated lease, a saving worth thousands a year. From there it is running costs. The Polestar 4 lists lower and services every 30,000km or 24 months, half as often as the Lexus RZ's 15,000km or 12 months. The Lexus counters with capped-price servicing and its cabin. Read the Polestar 4 Rear Motor as the lower-cost package. Read the Lexus RZ 500e as worth the step if the cabin seals it.

This one comes down to a single question: what matters most. The Polestar 4 wins on range at 620km to the Lexus RZ's 460km, on its bigger battery and faster DC charging, on rear space and on a longer service interval, and its Dual Motor is the quickest car here. The Lexus RZ wins on cabin calm and polish, on home-charging speed at 22kW, and on the reassurance of the badge and dealer network. Read the Polestar 4 as the pick for distance and design. Read the Lexus RZ as the pick for serenity and home charging. Both are strong; choose on your priority.