VW ID.4

Black_Knight

cruisey1987 wrote: »

It appears previous reports of an ID.4 in Ireland may have been true, complete car got one for review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R14yMcRaAZo

It's the German model of the 1st Max which I believe is basically the same as the 1st Max here

And a lower power 58kWh id4 coming in may (likely pushed) for under €36k OTR. I hear those enyaq deposits being refunded already.

Lower power ? Jaysus. Not like the I.D 4 is fast ? how much HP has the i.d 4 got currently ?

zg3409

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW7crVGm-s4

the_amazing_raisin

Looks like Bob Flavin got a go in it as well, first time I've seen him grinning ear to ear about a car
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW7crVGm-s4

the_amazing_raisin

Deleted User wrote: »

Lower power ? Jaysus. Not like the I.D 4 is fast ? how much HP has the i.d 4 got currently ?

150kW, or 201 horsies if that's your currency



Not gonna blow people away, but I'd hardly call it sluggish

the_amazing_raisin

Black_Knight wrote: »

And a lower power 58kWh id4 coming in may (likely pushed) for under €36k OTR. I hear those enyaq deposits being refunded already.

A lot of people seemed to go for the Enyaq for the interior, bit more traditional compared to the ID.4's


Can't say I see much savings to be had in the short term, maybe if Skoda get their own MEB factory they'll be able to undercut the VWs

TitianGerm

cruisey1987 wrote: »

150kW, or 201 horsies if that's your currency



Not gonna blow people away, but I'd hardly call it sluggish

It'll be like a rocket ship compared to your standard 1.6 diesel that the Irish buyer loves.

Silent Running

TitianGerm wrote: »

It'll be like a rocket ship compared to your standard 1.6 diesel that the Irish buyer loves.

Yeah, but it won't be able to do 0-100 in 0.3 of a second. That's really important in a family car, you know.

the_amazing_raisin

Silent Running wrote: »

Yeah, but it won't be able to do 0-100 in 0.3 of a second. That's really important in a family car, you know.

Well when one of the kids just announces that they need to go to the bathroom NOW, then speed does become a priority

TitianGerm

Silent Running wrote: »

Yeah, but it won't be able to do 0-100 in 0.3 of a second. That's really important in a family car, you know.

Yep, I'm with you.

You want to see everyone leaving work here every evening. We do a draw every week to see who drags who between the lights. Winners on Monday race on Tuesday and so on until the champion is crowned on Friday evening. The winner gets a €2k bonus.

Royale with Cheese

Looks pretty decent, I'll probably be interested if the 0% BIK gets extended past 2022. What are VW like for trade ins on brand new cars? Would have a 3 year old Model 3 SR+ with probably around 30,000km on it by then.

Sergijaws

So the video confirms there's a navy ID4 in Dublin, left hand drive, but ID4 nonetheless. So those 'mysterious' sightings from a few days/weeks ago might have been right after all 😉

TitianGerm

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Looks pretty decent, I'll probably be interested if the 0% BIK gets extended past 2022. What are VW like for trade ins on brand new cars? Would have a 3 year old Model 3 SR+ with probably around 30,000km on it by then.

You'd probably be able to sell that for more privately than VW will offer you.

the_amazing_raisin

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Looks pretty decent, I'll probably be interested if the 0% BIK gets extended past 2022. What are VW like for trade ins on brand new cars? Would have a 3 year old Model 3 SR+ with probably around 30,000km on it by then.

Be careful, the Tesla fan club will send their assassins after you

I don't think VW are any better or worse than other companies. You'll always make more selling it privately but they'd be pretty confident of selling a Tesla so you might get a decent price

There's plenty of people here looking for new EVs, so you might have an easy sale over in the For Sale thread.

the_amazing_raisin

I was getting a bit fed up of the car getting delayed but after watching both those videos I'm really excited again

Too bad I've to wait until march now, but hopefully I'll be able to drive the car somewhere by then

cruisey1987

cruisey1987 wrote: »

150kW, or 201 horsies if that's your currency



Not gonna blow people away, but I'd hardly call it sluggish

No not going to blow anyone away, it's decent but it's low enough for a heavy car lower isn't necessary.

eagerv

Silent Running wrote: »

Yeah, but it won't be able to do 0-100 in 0.3 of a second. That's really important in a family car, you know.

cruisey1987 wrote: »

Well when one of the kids just announces that they need to go to the bathroom NOW, then speed does become a priority

I think 100-0 may be more important in that case..:)

MarkN

Will be uploading a video of the ID.4 over the next few days - let me know if you want anything in particular looked at

jspuds

MarkN wrote: »

Will be uploading a video of the ID.4 over the next few days - let me know if you want anything in particular looked at

Do the rear windows lower down fully? Silly maybe but really annoys me when they don't

the_amazing_raisin

MarkN wrote: »

Will be uploading a video of the ID.4 over the next few days - let me know if you want anything in particular looked at

If you could measure the boot dimensions that'd be great

Also how good (or bad) the travel assist is on Irish roads

Black_Knight

MarkN wrote: »

Will be uploading a video of the ID.4 over the next few days - let me know if you want anything in particular looked at

I always hate how features are mentioned at though their on every version/spec of the car. It'd be nice if you could call out when a feature you're talking about is only on the car because it's the max version.

MarkN

From what I've seen on the one in Irish vids - electric upgraded seats, wheels, roof, larger screen, HUD - they're all extras on a standard model but probably mostly standard on a max hence the significant jump in price. For the version with the smaller battery at 36k - that's fairly surprising I think. Probably the best value all rounder EV available. Boot, rear legroom etc - all looks very good.

Irishjg

MarkN wrote: »

Will be uploading a video of the ID.4 over the next few days - let me know if you want anything in particular looked at

Cheers Mark. I’ve seen the Max @€;55k with the telescopic tow. Any chance the €43k first model is equipped with the same.

TitianGerm

Mark you could look at the battery heater and mention it for potential buyers.

On the ID3 when you start the car and it's below 8C the battery heater will kick in and your power usage will be extremely high. This happens every time you start the car and if you're doing lots of short journeys your range will be much lower than advertised.

Lantus

Heres a quick vid on the id4

https://youtu.be/aW7crVGm-s4

Probably the first really practical family cars delivered. The tow bar and big boot make it a real contender and I'm genuinely excited.

Gile_na_gile

MarkN wrote: »

Will be uploading a video of the ID.4 over the next few days - let me know if you want anything in particular looked at

Performance and handling at regular motorway speeds plus likely motorway range in average Irish weather (i.e. today).

JohnnyJohnJohns

Gile_na_gile wrote: »

Performance and handling at regular motorway speeds plus likely motorway range in average Irish weather (i.e. today).

At 140...

Cyrus

Lantus wrote: »

Heres a quick vid on the id4

https://youtu.be/aW7crVGm-s4

Probably the first really practical family cars delivered. The tow bar and big boot make it a real contender and I'm genuinely excited.

jesus he isnt great is he, Bob Flavin.

Also best interior in an electric car? he hasnt been in the e-tron or taycan then?

sk8board

MarkN wrote: »

Will be uploading a video of the ID.4 over the next few days - let me know if you want anything in particular looked at

Can you realistically fit 3 in the back, incl 2 in child seats? I.e. is the rear bench wider than the ID3, which is apparently wider than a Golf (which is what we have now).

Tks

the_amazing_raisin

Cyrus wrote: »

jesus he isnt great is he, Bob Flavin.

Also best interior in an electric car? he hasnt been in the e-tron or taycan then?

I guess the argument there is around value for money, E-Tron and Taycan are better cars but do they represent good value for the crazy amount of money you're spending?