45 minutes on the road in a prototype Volkswagen ID.4 electric car
It turns on a dime, but there’s a lot of roll in the corners. …
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Behind the wheel of a preproduction prototype Volkswagen ID.4 electric crossover.Jonathan Gitlin
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The cabin is sparse, but the controls are where you expect to find them.Jonathan Gitlin
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The main instrument display only tells you what you absolutely need to know.Jonathan Gitlin
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Twist the knob on the side to go forward or back.Jonathan Gitlin
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The ID.4 will start at $39,995, but this fully loaded 1st Edition will cost $43,995.Volkswagen
In late September, Volkswagen unveiled a new crossover called the ID.4. It’s one of a number of new battery electric vehicles that the automaker has in the works, and the first destined for this side of the Atlantic. Although the order books are now open, the ID.4 is still finishing its final stage of development, and customer cars won’t start arriving on boats until next year. But in advance of that, last week VW let Ars have a quick go in an early pre-production prototype.
It was a much more low-key experience than my last time driving one of VW’s electric prototypes. Then, it was the ID Buggy and an original Manx buggy on a sunny day at Pebble Beach. The bright green prototype had an electronic speed limiter but would breach 25mph while coasting down a slight grade, and we even had a photographer
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