What else is new?
ID.4 manufacturing might be shifting from Germany to the corporate’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, manufacturing facility for the 2023 model yr. With this transition comes minor design modifications and an enchancment in charging.
With new battery chemistry because of the change in manufacturing strategies, the ID.4 is able to 170-kW peak charging at a DC fast-charging station. (Final yr, it was 135 kW.) This could shorten DC charging instances and assist the ID.4 keep aggressive with different electrical SUVs, even when the Hyundai Ioniq 5 nonetheless wins out with its super-speedy charging. The ID.4 now gives plug-and-charge functionality at Electrify America stations, permitting customers to — as marketed — plug the automotive in and provoke charging with none additional motion.
The outside will get some contemporary shade choices, and the wheel designs are contemporary throughout the board. S fashions now get light-up entrance and rear logos normal, to enhance the automotive’s moderately giant lightbars. Matte black trim items at the moment are gloss black, and each fascias obtain minor aesthetic tweaks.
Inside, the ID.4 now has what VW calls “an American middle console,” which is mainly a bigger cubby to suit extra issues. The armrest space can be larger and extra snug than earlier than. The firm additionally did away with the considerably unusual brown shade choice on the sprint, however you possibly can nonetheless get a white steering wheel when you’re the daring sort.
All trim ranges now include the bigger 12-inch touchscreen show that’s working a brand new software program model in comparison with earlier builds. We have detailed our lackluster expertise with this buggy and slow-responding system prior to now, and sadly, the software program does little to enhance the state of affairs.
