It is built on VW’s MEB modular EV platform, which will underpin dozens of VW Group vehicles over the next few years, along with cars from Ford and some other brands.Īlthough the ID.4 has good rear legroom, it is not dramatically more capacious than the similarly sized, conventionally powered VW Tiguan, which is a little disappointing. The ID.4 is not adapted from a petrol car. The range is an impressive “up to 522 km” on the European WLTP cycle. It’s on the heavy side by EV standards but the 2124 kilogram weight is well controlled.Īcceleration is leisurely by EV standards (0-100km/h in 8.5 seconds) but broadly competitive with mid-sized petrol SUVs.

So what will Australians get for their $65,000 (and perhaps more, the way inflation is going)? The premium Pro Performance version, which will be launched first, comes with a rear-mounted electric motor generating 150kW and 310Nm, connected to an 82kWh battery.

are the vehicles that Australians want to drive, and we’re a volume brand.” “It’s the most obvious choice because it sits in Australia’s biggest segment, medium SUVs. The reason for starting with the ID.4 – rather than the ID.3, a Golf-sized hatch with a lower price point – was simple, she says. Michelle Rowney, product planning manager of VW passenger vehicles, says the company is targeting a price similar to that of the Tiguan R-Line, “that mid-$60,000 price point”. It let us have a short drive on a closed circuit. Nonetheless, VW Australia has brought out two UK-spec vehicles for evaluation and to show fleet customers. The VW ID.4 is a medium-sized SUV that’s expected to arrive in Australia by next year. The bad is that the ID.4, which has been on sale in Europe since 2020, is still at least a year away from Australian showrooms. It will open the order books later this year for its first fully electric car, an SUV known as the ID.4. Volkswagen is finally getting its electric vehicle act together in this country.

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