Video Summary
Okay, here are the summary points from the YouTube video review, based solely on the information provided in the video:- The ID.4 is Volkswagen’s first fully dedicated battery electric vehicle, and it is a compact SUV.
- Volkswagen has improved the range and introduced a less expensive smaller battery pack model, priced just under $39,000.
- The reviewed model is the ID.4 Pro S with dual-motor all-wheel drive.
- This ID.4 Pro S is an American-made vehicle, built in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- This version has up to 255 miles of range and just under 300 horsepower.
- Minimal styling changes are present for 2023.
- There is no frunk under the hood; there is only motor componentry, wires, and fluids.
- This vehicle, with dual motor all-wheel drive, offers 295 horsepower and 339 lb-ft of torque.
- The electric motors are fed by an 82-kWh lithium-ion battery pack, with 77 kWh usable. A new smaller battery pack is around 62 kWh.
- The smaller battery packs will have less range.
- The 0-60 mph time is just under 6 seconds.
- The top speed is just over 112 mph.
- It has a towing capacity of up to 2700 lbs.
- It weighs approximately 4877 pounds.
- The exterior styling does not have as much sex appeal or future-looking design, it is somewhat conventional.
- It has IQ.Light full LED headlights with optional projector style, with LED low and high beams and LED turn signals.
- There is a new color available called Aurora Red Metallic, which replaces Kings Red and costs an extra $400.
- The wheel arches are an unpainted grey finish.
- This model has 20-inch wheels; 19-inch wheels are standard on the base version.
- The front tires are 235/50/R20, while the rear tires are wider at 255.
- It has disk brakes in the front and drum brakes in the rear.
- The all-wheel-drive model has an increased ride height, with just over 7.5 inches of ground clearance.
- It is 180 inches long and has a wheelbase of 108.9 inches.
- The Galaxy black interior features black with grey accents.
- There is no remote start on the key fob, but it is available through the Volkswagen app.
- Door handles do not actually move, but have a pressure pad to open the door.
- It only has two window switches; to control the rear windows, one must first press the “Rear” button.
- The seats adjust in 12 different ways, with power lumbar and a massage feature.
- The heated seats are not ventilated.
- There is a 12-inch Discover Media Pro touchscreen that works with wireless Apple CarPlay. The infotainment software is laggy and slow to boot up.
- The test vehicle had power lumbar and massaging front seats
- It has rear seats. The back has good legroom at 37.6 inches. The middle seat has an armrest with two cupholders.
- It has two USB-C charging ports for the rear seats, and the rear seat folds down.
- There is good cargo space, measured at 30 cubic feet with the second row up, and 64 cubic feet when folded down.
- The rear emblem lights up.
- The horn sounds “puny.”
- The vehicle has acceptable horsepower numbers that trail the class leader, and it is more powerful than Toyota bZ4X and the Subaru Solterra.
