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Volkswagen ramps up its efforts in the EV segment with this ID.4 compact mid-sized Crossover, the marque's first global market electric vehicle. It aims to deliver more of a premium choice than volume brands can currently offer in this rapidly growing segment. Ready for the EV switch and need a reasonably compact SUV with a bit more of an up-market feel? We think you might be tempted by this one.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
00:38 Background
03:06 Driving Experience
13:25 Design & Build
32:16 Market & Model Range
56:20 Cost of Ownership
1:13:48 Summary
Background
If any further proof was needed that Volkswagen is serious about EVs, the ID.4 provides it. This is the first all-electric model the Wolfsburg brand will sell globally and will play a key role in the realisation of the maker's plan to sell 1.5 million EVs worldwide by 2025. Expect the ID.4 to account for about a third of that total - so yes, it could hardly be more important.
As you can see from the pictures, it's a compact mid-sized SUV which aims to take on established similarly orientated EV crossover contenders like the Kia e-Niro and the Hyundai Kona Electric. And new ones like the Ford Mustang Mach-E and the Tesla Model Y. In line with this ID.4's global pretensions, it's being built not only in Germany (at VW's Zwickau plant) but also by factories in China and the US.
As you'd probably expect, all the engineering here is shared with the similar VW Group EVs that campaign in this class, the Skoda Enyak iV and the CUPRA el-Born, two cars who represent arguably this Volkswagen's closest rivals. And predictably, the ID.4 uses the same MEB electric platform that features in the existing (and only slightly smaller) ID.3 hatchback.
Driving Experience
There's a bit to adapt to if this is your first experience of EV motoring. No gearstick, no handbrake, no ignition key and just the sound of silence as the fixed ratio transmission blends an almost endless wave of torque into meaningful and surprisingly rapid forward progress. The forward thrust away from rest isn't quite as abrupt as it is in Volkswagen's smaller ID.3, mostly because the ID.4 is nearly 200kgs heavier, a factor which affects most areas of this car's drive demeanour, sometimes helpfully, sometimes not. That of course is a legacy of the substantial battery packs it must carry about. Base models, which respectively feature electric motors developing either 148PS or 170PS, use a 52kWh lithium-ion unit offering a claimed driving distance of up to 213 miles. The longer-range variant, using a motor putting out 204PS, has a rather more substantial 77kWh battery that ups that to as much as 310 miles.
Like Volkswagen's original post-war Beetle, this car is rear-driven and when you drive it in town, you quickly realise the real advantages of placing the powertrain - the electric motor and its associated single-speed auto gearbox - on the back axle, thereby freeing up the front wheels for steering duties; the result is a London taxi-like 10.2-metre turning circle. Beyond the city limits, that drive format allows for a near-50:50 almost perfect weight distribution which, together with the low centre of gravity provided by the central battery pack placement, helps disguise the portly weight this SUV must carry around. Traction through the turns is excellent and body roll is checked by firm damping cleverly engineered for suppleness over poor surfaces. All of which ought to provide the recipe for a decently sporting EV - and in some ways it does, though the steering, while accurate, offers disappointingly little real feedback.
If you do prioritise performance in your choice of ID.4, Volkswagen wants you to consider the top flagship GTX variant, which sees the top 77kWh battery mated to electric motors on both axles, which delivers 4WD capability and more potent 299PS total output. That variant gets an extra 'Traction' mode to add to the other drive settings common across the model line-up; there's 'Comfort', 'Sport' and 'Individual'.
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Will you be going electric with a Volkswagen ID.4?
Nope
@@sneakyfildy Hi Alexey, what puts you off the VW ID.4?
Loved the comment about the interior being as inviting as an MRI scanner. 😂🤣😂😁👍 I think the designer had porridge for breakfast.
Best reviews on TH-cam. 😊👍 So informative.
Ordered one a few weeks ago. Can’t wait. It will look nice on the drive along side my wife ID3.
Exciting stuff Mark! 🎉 What made you go with the ID.4 in the end?
@@OsvUkVehicleSupply the overall space the car offers for my family plus the fact I got it for £31k in kings red with the optional silver and black colour roof details. Drive The Deal discount. Just made the gov grant cut off too luckily.
Great review as always. I always pick up extra details. I’m waiting for the id.6 to replace our all space.
Thanks for watching, Daniel 👍 We hope to bring you an in-depth look at the ID.6...when it eventually arrives!
Probably the most thorough and informative review I have ever seen. Excellent work. Thank you.
Thanks for the feedback Chris, glad you enjoyed it!
Pressing the brake pedal turns the car on, you never need to use the button
I’Ve Got my ID-4 Ev pure 2 weeks Ago. I Love ❤️ It. Lovely Car 🚙
To Drive. My First Electric Car. The Best thing. And The Best Choices
I make. Colours Blue Dust. The Best Colours. It Is wicked. Very
Quick on the Take off. Thanks for the Reviews. Voted
World 🌎 Best Car 🚙 2021. People see The Car 🚙 Every where
You Go. They Don’t stop 🛑 Looking. Trust Me. GREAT CAR 🚙
Great to hear that you love your ID.4! Thanks for watching, make sure to subscribe 👍 bit.ly/319ZKoT
Do you have the pure 52kwh 146hp? Is this slow?
This was very well done. Very thorough. I have the Pro. The best car I have ever owned. THE most affordable advanced luxury car you can buy.
Many thanks for watching! Great to hear your ID.4 is still going strong 💪 If you enjoyed the video, make sure to subscribe: bit.ly/319ZKoT
Nicely done….
Thanks for watching, Kevin! Are you interested in getting an ID.4?
Great car, great review! I've just put an order in for the AWD Pro S.
Fab choice, EzDean! Enjoy your new car - what made you choose the AWD Pro S model?
@@OsvUkVehicleSupply Value. It's not that much more expensive and you get twice the power and at an almost negligible loss in range
18 months after ordering it… ID4 Family finally being delivered next week. I’ve actually forgotten what spec the Family was. I did ask for the heat pump. So hoping the software is fixed!
Great to hear it's finally arriving, Peter! Wishing you the best with your new ID.4 👍
ISMH not a Crossover being a RWD EV with Rear Engine.. Sharp EV! I'd wait thow for next version and changes expected.
Personally I find the current crop of EVs extremely dull, apart from the Hyundai Ioniq. The only forthcoming EV that might convince me to switch from petrol power is the electric Renault 5.
Hi there, here's our preview video of the new Renault 5 👍 th-cam.com/video/6CCzSIgqmwE/w-d-xo.html
@@OsvUkVehicleSupply Thanks, I've watched this video when it came out. The R5 is such a classic, owned one in the 80s 👍
I’d like to see a Tiguan or Taos sized EV at a more affordable price, even something in an EV based 3 box Sedan similar to a Jetta, but I’m in the minority. Always like your reviews, very informative and interesting.
Many thanks for watching, James 👍 Make sure to subscribe if you haven't done so already: bit.ly/319ZKoT
@@OsvUkVehicleSupply will do already subscribed, almost confused you with the VW aficionado from the U.K. who presents content on the latest Golf GTIs and type R’s.
It would be hybrid, petrol or diesel for me.
Great choice, Anthony 👍 If you're thinking about going hybrid soon, one of our vehicle experts will be happy to explore your options further. Book a free consultation here and we'll get in touch: bit.ly/39YHCml
Hi, your video stated that te id4 had a black London taxi “like” turning circle, I disagree, as a London taxi driver and owner I know a black cab has a turning circle of 25 feet, the id 4’s turning circle works out at 33 feet 6 inches, this is nowhere “like” or even near a black cabs turning circle, I realise you were trying to impress the point that it has a good turning circle but not even close to a black cab
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If VW wanted this car to be world car, they should have made it better than they did. Right now the ID.4 is a so-so crossover, nothing to write home about.
The power/performance is so so.
The range is so so.
The tech/software is so so.
The price is too high.
Hardly a world car if very few are going to buy it.
Is it an SUV? ✓
Is it overly, and needlessly, large? ✓
Will it (hopefully) date badly? ✓
Does the presenter focus on speed/acceleration (yawn)? ✓
Does it have WAY too much "tech" ? ✓✓✓✓✓✓
Is it too expensive for the average worker? ✓✓✓✓✓✓
Will it be loved by people who have utterly forgotten what a car is for and what makes a good one? ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Won't be going electric with the VW ID.4 anytime soon, then? 😅
@@OsvUkVehicleSupply Unfortunately I see a bus ticket future for me unless we get the Dacia Spring with a Romanian-level subsidy. Can't see our politicians doing that.
What is a car for?
@@oggyoggy1299 with all these ridiculous suv/crossover abominations that are infesting our roads it would appear that a car is for impressing the neighbours....
@@ccooper8785
What do you drive?