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The Volkswagen ID.4 is a stable and solid electric vehicle in the marketplace. Its popularity has fluctuated based on competition pricing. It needed an update to put the last finishing touches on it. For the 2024 model year, many things have been solved, resulting in massive improvements for a better vehicle.The car now has a new infotainment screen that boots up faster, with backlit controls.
The car now has a new software interface. It allows manual preconditioning for charging.
VW recommends an 80% daily charging limit. The battery performance is affected by temperatures. It has very bad route planning. There has been no plug-in charge until recently. Plug-in charge and battery preconditioning are only on 2023 models.
The base model, with the 62-kilowatt-hour battery, doesn't get the new motor or software.
For US cars, free charging is now limited to 500 kilowatt-hours. It has 3 years of Pass Plus, to bring down the per kilowatt-hour rate.
It now has better power. The rear-wheel drive version is almost 2 seconds faster from 0-60. The all-wheel-drive, with the new APP 550 permanent magnet motor, has enhanced cooling and windings. As battery-limited, the all-wheel drive makes slightly more power than the old all-wheel-drive version, going from 0-60 in just under 5 seconds, at 4.9 seconds.
This 2024 car has a chassis that does the thing; rotates when one wants it to; has drum brakes in the rear for brake-based torque vectoring (although better tuning could help); massages on the seats; and travel assist for long drives.
If you are buying a 2023 car on the lot, check the window sticker for the battery. SK batteries charge at 190 kilowatts at a full 500 amps to 20% state of charge.LG batteries charge at only 130 kilowatts.
