Volkswagen ID.4 - New Zealand review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- Do Volkswagen finally have a Tesla Model Y competitor on their hands? To find out, Gav took a new ID.4 for a drive to see what you get for your money.
His conclusion? It's a safe, sensible car with plenty of room, pleasant styling, and a smooth ride. In short: it's not for racing car drivers but it's ideal for families and road trips.
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Contents:
0:00 - Price and range
0:55 - Technology
2:50 - Comfort
3:21 - Storage
4:17 - Motor & battery
5:19 - Efficiency & charging
6:38 - Road trip
8:05 - Things I hate
9:51 - Things I love
11:40 - Road trip economy
12:25 - New chargers
13:12 - Spudscore - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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My man's creating car reviews that are super entertaining and informative. Despite being relatively unknown, his style could potentially make him one of the best reviewers in the field. You really should consider doing this full time and do internal combustion cars as well.
Love mine. I can attest to the range. I average 500km with around town driving and 480km range on highways. Have driven Rotorua to Whangeri on a single charge and arrived with 80Km left in useable range.
Hi, Gavin mentions there isn't a heat pump, so how do you heat and cool the interior, of the car? Anthony (Northland - SUN 25 FEB 2024, 11.11 a.m.)
@@anthonydavorenDAVSnDOGSVia a traditional heater and AC unit. Heat pumps are more efficient and use less battery power. However here in NZ its temperate so havnt had any big heating/cooling issues
Just picked up my id4 pro this week and it’s great, holding out hope that they’ll roll out connected features like other countries get
Oh and I lasted 3 hours before disabling the hello id wake word. It got triggered by accident too many times
I bit of a nugget, the ID.5 has a louder wind noise coming from the driver’s A pillar, I noticed this during my test drive. Also, the hatch of the ID.5 has a bigger opening than the 4.
Then when you’re on a slight incline, the car parking brakes let go of the hold the moment you press on the accelerator which causes the car to move back so careful on those tight incline parallel parking or avoid them at all cost.
this is the first time I've seen your channel and I really like your review style. You keep it entertaining and don't carry it on too long. I also felt your review of the id4 to be very level. I'm shocked you don't get wireless carplay and Android as we do in North America. I've owned 6 EVs including currently an id4 pro s AWD and it really is an under rated vehicle. It is super comfortable and I like the higher than most ground clearance and standard tow hitch(on AWD in na) and tow rating. It's def the closest to an SUV/CUV out of the current crop of e-CUV's. I definitely prefer this car to the model y I had, but then again I've enjoyed pretty much all my EVs more than my MY. I didnt hate my MY, just found driving it to be a pain with no buttons or switches and it was actually missing a lot of tech like blind spot warning, cross traffic, couldn't select "no highways" as an option the navigation, nobrear wiper...things like that. I'm subscribing.
Don't like the car, but like your reviews Gavin. Keep em coming.
My workplace got two of these recently. I've not driven it yet but sat in the passenger seat to show some staff how to drive it, as they had no experience driving a BEV. My first impressions are 'good car' and I'd be very interested in one, for an upgrade. I actually sought out this review because of the workplace purchase. Anthony (11 FEB 2024, 9.20 p.m.)
I love your reviews, though on this occasion I kind of stopped watching at wired carplay 😂
Keep up the excellent reviews !
The VW is ok, but the pick of the Id SUVs is the Skoda Enyaq, it looks better, expecially the RS Coupe, has a more up market interior, the infotainment system is better with a bigger screen. Skoda builds better VW’s.
Yes ironically, I must agree Skoda is getting into the habit of ever so slightly upstaging VW but they’re not the value proposition they’re touted to be in overseas markets
I liked the front of the enyaq better, but found the rear ugly. I think the enyaq is decked out with a few more smart features too vs the id4 nz models
These are not doing well in Europe. They’re just a bit meh and too expensive and inefficient for what you get. That my first generation Kia eNiro drives better is an indication of how far VW has to go. It’s not a Tesla competitor, and compared to Tesla, it’s still got fixed servicing intervals like an ICE car, rather than condition based maintenance like a Tesla. The rest, including mine, have some catching up to do.
My eNiro has averaged 14.8kwk/100km over 2 years in the UK. Using a big battery to compensate for poor efficiency only compounds the problem.
That is absolutely not true. The car is well advanced and is performing stunningly well in the EU. The ID4 is the top selling full EV in Europe. Please don’t spread wrong information around.
I see a lot of these on the road in Ireland, personally, I wouldn't spend that kind of money on an ID product, if they were half the price I'd consider it.
I see a lot of these here in Norway.
They are also doing meh in NZ. Why VW didn't launch the ID3 here is crazy. Might as well wait for the id2
@@NyashaM ID2 isn't set to come out for another 2 years which is completely crazy. If they wanted to stay with the competition that should be getting released tomorrow.
If I change my power to Ecotricity , and use exactly the same amount as Genesis, will it be the same price ,cheaper or more expensive? Just as a rough guide , I want to know if there is a premium for clean energy at the moment..
8:12 Question: permanently, or each time you get in the car?
Excellent news that we're starting to see EVs with V2G/V2H functionality arriving on the market, beyond the Leaf which has had it for 10 years now. I assume the ID4 has bidirectional charging capability via its CCS so another future decision on which connectivity to move with in terms of an EVSE to feed to and from a car that doubles as a home battery as that scenario moves closer to reality. Just have to wait now for the lines companies and regulatory platform to streamline the implementation of this technology.
Worth noting too that any EV with bidirectional functionality benefits the owner by the equivalent price of a PowerWall or BYD Box which it essentially renders redundant.
Amazing how much the price has dropped. New for $60k in 2024. Might have to get me one.
What software version did it have? Was it 4.x like the new ID.7 or was it 3.x hopefully a higher 3.x version if it doesn't have 4.x. Sounds like software is a low 3.x series based on that DC fast charge rate as I believe 3.5 gives you 175kW DC. Any word if it has OTA capability although I wonder if they will implement it here in Oceania. V2G - as long as the grid provider is onboard with that but good for the future once the grid providers come out of the dark ages.
G'day - anyone know how does the heating / cooling work - if there is no HEAT PUMP? I know the front windscreen can be heated, like the rear, for defrosting / defogging. Anthony (Northland, New Zealand, SUN 25 FEB 2024, 10.54 a.m.).
I'm thinking about buying one but I cannot decide between RWD and AWD. Renault Scenic E-tech is coming in a few months which might be a really good deal comparing to ID 4
If Renault decided not to bring the Megane e-tech would they still bring the Scenic?
Chargenet is fine and useful, but expensive. Z Energy is now charging a (still expensive) 69c/kWh compared to 80c/kWh at Chargenet.
I expected the German voice ai to not get your seated heats but it worked
VW is one of the legacy automakers that can make a big dent in the EV market so its good to see them starting to sort themselves out! Nice review
BS... Nice review, though
Is Chademo use by Gen1/2 Leaf?
Yes.
Two rapid chargers??? That’s sad, I live in a small Norwegian town, 28000 people, we have 4 rapid charging locations with a total of 30 rapid chargers.
Did New Zealand get the ID3?
I have seen one driveing around in the wild but that might be a parralle import.
Not officially
ayo what was the other "electrical appliance" 🤨
It's a potato, what else?
A pocket rocket?
4:05 "... so if you've got giant toddlers it'll be okay in the back..."
8.5s to 100km/h - in 2023
1:55 Turn on seated heats?? Is this an inside joke?😂😂
Ive had 8 VWs and wouldnt touch the id 3 or 4. Or 5.
Wjy
Seated heats??? 😂
That was better than I expected, it seems like VW is starting to get its act together with EVs.
'Because the glove box is about as useful as me in a. crisis' ... Muhahahahahahaha!
Its a very average all rounder, doesnt do anything terribly badly or super well, nothing class leading. Doesnt seem to have much of its own personality at all.
starting to enjoy your review, till you came to charge the VW in New Plymouth and saying how many chargers there were, but failed to point out that one was obviously, "Out of Order" and not pointing that out...
"By the time this video goes live , so will these" did you sleep through that bit mate? The 2 new 150kw ones are just being installed and commissioned.
Must have…
You don’t look that old…. What age are you?
Pretty hideous looking thing and build quality is a step back in most VW vehicles post diesel gate
Great reviews. This is a very boring car
So you bang on about charging from 20 to 80 %. Imagine only refuling your ICE by 60 % every time. Really?
It's a completely different technology mate.
Like saying "imagine having to go to a fuel station to top up your vehicle instead of just doing it at the convenience of your own home"
The 20 to 80% measure is a standard one used for electric cars. 20% is advised as the lower battery level, while above 80% the charging rate slows to maintain battery life.
@@lautoka63 This practice is most relevant for DC charging which tends to put extra pressure on the battery cells and as charging rates are throttled back by the car's battery management system as charge passes 80% it is also good etiquette not to do so on public chargers out of consideration for others waiting.
When AC charging at home charging to 100% is common to reduce the amount of more expensive public charging and has negligible impact on battery health so long as the battery isn't left at 100% for days on end. Similar to not filling to the top with petrol in hot weather to minimise overflow losses due to expansion I guess. Horses for courses.
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