What EV

Head to head

Volkswagen ID. Buzz vs Polestar 4

A side-by-side comparison of published UK specifications, including WLTP range figures.

This comparison is generated automatically from published manufacturer specifications, not from hands-on testing. It sets the two cars' figures side by side; it is not a road test.

Car A

Volkswagen ID. Buzz electric car photographed from the front three-quarter angle, 245 miles of range

Volkswagen ID. Buzz

From £59,000 · 245 miles

Read the Volkswagen ID. Buzz review

Car B

Polestar 4 electric car photographed from the front three-quarter angle, 335 miles of range

Polestar 4

From £60,000 · 335 miles

Read the Polestar 4 review

The verdict

The Polestar 4 offers more range — 335 miles WLTP against 245 miles, a gap of about 90 miles between charges. The Volkswagen ID. Buzz is the better fit for families needing extra boot space, with 1121 litres and 7 seats versus 526 litres and 5 in the Polestar 4. On price the Volkswagen ID. Buzz starts about £1,000 lower, while the quicker of the two off the line is the Polestar 4 at 3.8s.

On the measured specifications below, the Volkswagen ID. Buzz leads in 3 areas and the Polestar 4 in 3.

Specs side by side

Price from (new)(Lower is better)

Volkswagen ID. Buzz£59,000
Polestar 4£60,000

Range (WLTP)

Volkswagen ID. Buzz245 miles
Polestar 4335 miles

Battery

Volkswagen ID. Buzz79 kWh
Polestar 4100 kWh

Body type

Volkswagen ID. BuzzMPV
Polestar 4SUV

Seats

Volkswagen ID. Buzz7
Polestar 45

Boot space

Volkswagen ID. Buzz1121 litres
Polestar 4526 litres

0–60 mph(Lower is better)

Volkswagen ID. Buzz7.9s
Polestar 43.8s

Standout feature

Volkswagen ID. BuzzEnormous space and the friendliest face on the road
Polestar 4No rear window, huge rear-seat space

How they score

Each attribute is a percentile against every EV on sale in UK — 100 means best in the dataset. These are the same attributes our recommender uses.

Range

Volkswagen ID. Buzz35/100
Polestar 489/100

Price

Volkswagen ID. Buzz27/100
Polestar 423/100

Family space

Volkswagen ID. Buzz99/100
Polestar 469/100

Performance

Volkswagen ID. Buzz21/100
Polestar 492/100

Tech

Volkswagen ID. Buzz34/100
Polestar 468/100

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