![]() The front axle will use an induction motor, giving this ID.4 a total power output of 225kW (302hp). Later in 2021, a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive version of the ID.4 will show up. Connected to a DC fast charger, expect to go from 5- to 80-percent state of charge in 38 minutes, and 2021 ID.4s will come with three years of unlimited sessions at Electrify America chargers. At home or on a public L2 charger it should take about seven-and-a-half hours to fully charge, or about 33 miles/53km of range per hour. Once you've driven that far, recharging is via an 11kW onboard AC-DC charger, or DC fast charging at up to 125kW. The official EPA efficiency numbers will have to wait until closer to the start of deliveries (again, early next year), but VW says the ID.4 should have at least 250 miles (402km) of range on a single charge. The pack is composed of 288 pouch cells arranged in 12 modules, with a total capacity of 82kWh, although we expect only 77kWh will be available to the driver. To begin with, the ID.4 will come in a single powertrain configuration: a rear-mounted 150kW (201hp), 309Nm (228lb-ft) permanent magnet synchronous motor, coupled to an 82kWh lithium-ion battery pack. Safety sells, and so the ID.4 comes with a standard ADAS suite that includes front and rear collision warning and emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, and lane keeping. Hopefully I won't also have to test out all of the car's advanced driver assistance systems. The ID.4 also features natural-language voice commands, which I will endeavor to test out when Ars gets a few minutes behind the wheel of an ID.4 later this month. ![]() There are USB-C ports for front and rear seats, wireless charging for a phone in the center console, and wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay (and Mirrorlink, I think) as standard. Below the infotainment screen are controls for the climate, volume, and a few other settings and switches that VW's engineers thought should always be easily accessible. There are two touchscreen infotainment systems-one with a 10-inch screen, another with a 12-inch display. One thing you won't find is the augmented reality heads-up display that has been causing VW headaches with the ID.3-VW's North American arm decided that bit of tech wasn't quite mature enough for us. Ahead of the driver is a 5.3-inch instrument panel for important information like speed, navigation, and alerts, with a drive selector poking out on the right, similar to a BMW i3. The multifunction steering wheel conforms to recent VW layouts but uses flush surfaces and haptic feedback instead of discrete buttons. LED cabin lighting is customizable, and the cream steering wheel and trim pieces of the First Edition work to offset all the dark gray and black. On the inside, things are subtle, not flashy. ![]() For those keeping score, the drag coefficient is 0.28 no word on frontal area, though. ![]() There are some styling tricks in effect-the black panels along the sills and the trailing edges of the C pillars-but as with the Ford Mustang Mach-E, they're actually quite successful in detracting from some of the ID.4's visual bulk. Size-wise, it's a little smaller than a VW Tiguan, at 180.5 inches (4,585mm) long, 72.9 inches (1,852mm) wide, and 64.4 inches (1,636mm) tall. I got a chance to poke around a production prototype last week, and it's one of those rare cases where the transformation from concept to road-legal actually improved things. That car was deemed too much of a risk for the US market, which emphatically likes its VWs as crossovers these days. But the first production model- the Europe-only ID.3 hatchback- started deliveries across the pond a few weeks ago, following some software- and COVID-19-related delays. ![]() (Yes, that is a whole lot of acronyms.) We've seen MEB wrapped up in a number of different concept cars over the past few years and even drove one last year. Further Reading We’ve driven VW’s bright green smile machine, the electric ID BuggyThe ID.4 is one of a number of new BEVs that VW is building using a big box of interchangeable parts called MEB ( Modularer E-Antriebs-Baukasten or Modular Electrification Toolkit). ![]()
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