The Polestar 4 is a large D-segment electric coupe-SUV measuring 4,840 mm long, 2,139 mm wide (including mirrors), and 1,534 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2,999 mm.
Comparable with
Volkswagen ID.4 / Audi Q4 e-tron
Porsche Macan EV
BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé / Mercedes EQE
Interesting Chris, I shall have to look deeper into this before making a purchase. There is a young chap on YT who tests different car safety stuff like blind spot detection. I shall re visit his videos. Thanks for that and @JohnH but it doesnt quite address the change in focus for the dashboard then back to the road, never a problem until you get less flexible eyeballs as you age, the varifocals usually taking up the slack.
The standard Škoda Enyaq measures 4,658 mm long, 1,879 mm wide (excluding mirrors, or 2,147 mm including mirrors), and up to 1,624 mm high. Same as id4
No this is true - but like you I have varifocals for that!!
Unless you can source a heads-up display second hand from an F16 fighter jet.. 
If you look at many newer trucks they have small cameras rather than the door monted mirrors that they had for decades. In their case the screens are mounted on the inside of the cab on the windscreen surround, hence further away from the driver’s eyes than a car’s interior mirror. Failure is not common.
There is some advantage in reduced wind drag (OK, you’re pushing a 20sq metre lump through the aor anyway) but in trucks it does help with blind spot reduction too.
Depth perception doesn’t seem to be much of an issue. Maybe it would be if there were no other visual clues, but on road use there are plenty.
I have no experience personally of them, but know many who have. Most adapt OK.
I defer to your superior knowledge! It just seemed a daft idea to me! 
I use varifocals too. Big fan of them. As you say quite good for distance and seeing the dashboard.
In my old DAF the tachgraph was abive the driver’s head, and is nearer than the dash. To view that I needed to cock my head up at a very uncomfortable angle. Not something frequently done so not a major gripe, but noticable.
When I looked at a new mini, the basic model had a stupid Tesla-style central screen only, and a HUD was another £2000. That’s a NO from me.
When looking I liked the R Austral. Loads of physical switches around the steering wheel and on stalks. HEVAC is physical swithes too. Big central screen for maps and sounds, but speed etc amd duplicate map in front of the driver.
Whether or not the rest of the car suits you? But I reckon they have that part well thought out.
One of my BIL is a tramper, after driving for over 35 years his artic to go to is his DAF which is two years old. His gaffer got it for him new as he is one of their older most experienced drivers and does a lot of overseas even though his twice weekly jaunt to Peugeot finished straight after Brexit cos the Romanians tendered cheaper. He has cameras everywhere especially now with the diesel fairies and stowaways after finding five some years back and his boss got fined heavily. His son also a tramper drives a Scania and won’t have anything else. When they had their own business, it was Renault Magnums every time.
Exactly this. When you look at the dashboard, you’re looking slightly downward and moving into the mid -distance part of the lens whereas you’re looking upwards for the rear view mirror.
I’m not sure how that works for young people with single vision, or no, glasses but they’ll have the benefit of faster focus function in their younger eyes. 
My favourite truck was a 2006 DAF bought at 2 yrs old, ex Honda F1 team. After that we had Euro 6 regs, and trucks took, IMHO for drivers, a step backwards. Current ones are a definite improvement on them though.
“Cutting edge technology is what doesn’t quite work yet”…
Trucks and cars do take big tech steps, and sometimes the step is too far.
Please don’t take this the wrong way.
This topic is 6 years old and your contribution has been detailed and valued by many, including me.
I for one never thought I would own and drive an EV but a leopard can change his spots. After only 10 weeks of ownership I would never go back to petrol/diesel.
Your commentary certainly makes you an EVist but when will you truly come over to the other side 
My favourite by far was the aforementioned Magnum which I had from new here. But when I was a Transport Manager in my last job in England I bought Volvos, The Renault rep never turned up, 
I’m with you on that. My car is generally thought of as a “rubbish” EV* and I still don’t think I could go back to petrol as my daily driver.
*I don’t actually agree though I will accept that it’s a bit lacking for its list price, which is substantially more than I paid for it.
I had the odd week out in Magnums and found nothing really wrong with them. The DAF was well specced with a full hydraulic retarder, and exhaust brake. Driving the A75 was actually fun!
Its a good question, currently still have work to on the French House and another in the UK so the bus serves me well. Currently still looking for a suitable EV, the Kia bus looks good but then I could downsize later to a Skoda Enyaq, won’t make any decisions until at least one house is finished.
A friend has a Hybrid Kia Niro. He swears by it. And Kia all have 7yr guarantees I think, a definite plus for many buyers.
A great car in EV form, shame they haven’t improved on its charging speed as I very nearly bought one a few years ago. Most people not need a hybrid, it’s just a comfort blanket and an easier sell for the salesperson. Along with additional maintenance costs.
I have an i4 and it looks bigger than mine to me. The i4 is quite at home on our surrounding roads I don’t think it’d be. Nor the EQE for that matter. The i4, though not as high, feels more EQB sized. The little R5e is the handiest on the smaller roads.
A badly implemented HUD, as the one in our last Tiguan was, is useless, just a distraction. A well implemented one, as in the i4, is brilliant, especially when navigating around busy crowded cities. With a car that has everything concentrated in one big central screen I’d say a HUD is vital.