BIG Changes! Is The New 2024 VW ID.4 The Best New EV SUV?

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[roguedogx]

Btw - for those of you wondering "what's a stator?"

It's the collection of electrical wires that produce an electro-magnetic field that is attached to the housing (the outside) of the electric motor.

The rotor "pushes" off the field made by the stator to make torque and power.

I know it's only a semi common term, so I thought I would drop an explanation.

[Nelsonrgpereira]

About the windows control there's a Third option. Press Rear until it starts to blink and one button operates the 4 windows at the same time.

[ultratodd]

A frunk is especially nice to have for someone like myself. I use it to store muddy boots and shoes. I also put my day pack in there. I volunteer in a local park and do weeding, pruning, digging and planting. Some of my hand tools go in the frunk.

Why not in the back? That's the part of the car I want to keep clean. My Mach E has a drain so I can just rinse the dirt out of the frunk with a garden hose. All that dirt is someplace other than the passenger compartment.

One other useful part of a frunk, it's hard for a thief to access any valuables in there. No windows. It has a hood latch. They might go to the trouble of forcing it open only to find dirty boots or shoes.

The rear is for luggage, groceries, dogs and or dog food. It still needs cleaning but no more than the rest of the passenger compartment.

[GeeDeeBird]

We drove this car in the Pro plus configuration immediately after driving the Blazer RT EV. The VW handled better, accelerated better and rode better. The Blazer had a little more leg room and was a bit wider. With dealer incentives, the two cars were very similar price. The Blazer was about $850 more. We're getting the ID4.

[katiecannon]

I like the window controls. I don’t mind most stuff in the screen. At least VW has stalks & has that small behind the steering wheel screen.

I think they’ve done a fantastic job.

Now we need the ID3

[pdaddysays]

We purchased the 2023 AWD Pro S+ in the summer. It’s great.

[jimsomerville]

Have a '21 ID.4 Pro RWD, and it's been good. No frunk is nice as the hood is quite short on ID.4 and leads to a shorter vehicle and more cargo capacity in rear. The increased range and power sound really nice. Heat pump for the U.S. cars would be nice too.

[wesleykins]

Loved the video guys. Here are some things I noticed that are much different, and MUCH BETTER, than '21 - '23:
- dedicated physical button for hazard lights between front vents, instead of a capacitive button that blends in with "mode", "clima", etc.
- dedicated heated steering wheel button on steering wheel; it's really difficult to turn on the heated steering in my '23
- volume slider moved to left of steering wheel, and tuner/track advance moved to horizontal. HALLELUJAH! Now pressing "right" will always advance in a list and "left" will always go back, instead of constant guessing because it does a different thing on the radio tuner screen than on the favorites screen and a different one on Spotify on Android Auto, and I can NEVER remember which is which.
- wipers / washer functions moved to left-hand signal stalk. I don't like that change, but probably not a deal-breaker. I thought the shifter on the "binnacle" was just fine.
- basic climate and seat heat/ventilation in a fixed position along the bottom of the screen is a HUGE UX improvement. My Mach-e does it this way after an OTA update, and it made a great usability difference.
- speaking of which, VENTILATED SEATS is a big deal for those of us with the XY genotype that don't like sticking to our seats, and it's something that I sorely miss in my '23

- at 21:39, exactly when you said the "Hyundai Ioniq 5" a blue one drives by on your left!

[frankcoffey]

I use the frunk on my Tesla all the time, it helps keep the smell of carry out food out of the car. However, it's not easy because the hood is not powered and I always have my hands full when using it. Note to carmakers, if you are going to include a frunk make the hood powered.

[Lisbonese]

I love this SUV except the Haptic Touch buttons and not having driver rear window switches.

[ScotMatheson]

Test drove a new 2024 AWD. The info entertainment screen is snappy and the sound system upgrade Hk is a good improvement over previous years. Its also a very quite vehicle and all the power I would ever need.
Only thing I would like changed is the piano black interior handles and just a little less hard plastic.

[IamCorrosive]

Wish yall could have tested the park assist feature.

[BigVeziaBabie]

got a 2024 3 days ago and its crazy in sport mode it feels like a bigger golf r makes me giddy everytime i floor it

[martman]

As an owner of a GV60 with a Frubby, it is very useful to hold things you only use occassionally. I store a plug-in hand vacuum in there. I don't need a frubby or frunk, but efficient packaging is appealing for an EV, which is a piece of tech, not just a car.

[JackRussell]

Route planning isn't new with this release. It might not have worked well in the initial release, but it was there from day one. It got a lot better with the software update.

[lifeisgood]

@6:58 there is actually a mechanic latch there, if everything is working properly it's just the button but if the car dies you can pull hard on the handle and it will pop out and manually open the door. A good failsafe.

[peiguy]

Rear drums make sense in an EV. Brakes seize up constantly with a rotor setup in the winter, where they spread salt I mean.

[_UU]

2023 ID.4 selling with 10-15k discounts right now.

[craig]

Before lightning has the king of frunks. It’s very useful and I keep stuff in it at all times.

[godofdun]

Good updates! Price gets up there, but great lease rates and if you're looking for an ev brand new you should probably be leasing anyway.