I drove a 2024 ID.4 S RWD Standard battery

[Brons2]

Man that thing was dog arse slow. I'm flooring it getting on the frontage road and the thing felt slower than my Navigator.

My parents 2022 does not feel this slow and it is an RWD, but with the larger battery. It feels peppy, not as fast as the Mach-E, but it can definitely get up and go. Theirs was made in Germany though, while this one was made in Tennessee.

I suggested to the dealer there was something wrong with the car. They offered over $9K off in addition to the manufacturer incentives. I still walked. I might try another ID.4 at a different dealer that has the Standard model, not sure yet, but gosh that thing was slow. I thought they did 0-60 in like 7 flat, this felt like forever flat. I learned to drive on a 1984 S-15 Jimmy 4x4 with 110 hp V6. This ID.4 felt about that slow.

What I'm looking for is an economical replacement for my Navigator that is comfortable for a 6'7" person. I would prefer to acquire another EV. This dealer offered 333 down and 333/mo on a lease on a ID.4 Standard. They went down to the same price on an S but I just didn't want it, not going to buy a car that I think might have a problem. And they don't have any Standards on their lot.

NEXT!

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Man that thing was dog arse slow. I'm flooring it getting on the frontage road and the thing felt slower than my Navigator.

My parents 2022 does not feel this slow and it is an RWD, but with the larger battery. It feels peppy, not as fast as the Mach-E, but it can definitely get up and go. Theirs was made in Germany though, while this one was made in Tennessee.

I suggested to the dealer there was something wrong with the car. They offered over $9K off in addition to the manufacturer incentives. I still walked. I might try another ID.4 at a different dealer that has the Standard model, not sure yet, but gosh that thing was slow. I thought they did 0-60 in like 7 flat, this felt like forever flat. I learned to drive on a 1984 S-15 Jimmy 4x4 with 110 hp V6. This ID.4 felt about that slow.

What I'm looking for is an economical replacement for my Navigator that is comfortable for a 6'7" person. I would prefer to acquire another EV. This dealer offered 333 down and 333/mo on a lease on a ID.4 Standard. They went down to the same price on an S but I just didn't want it, not going to buy a car that I think might have a problem. And they don't have any Standards on their lot.

NEXT!

Do you remember what drive mode you were in? The id4 has Eco, Comfort, Sport, Custom.

 

[Torrid]

They weren't trying to make a fast EV. We drove one and ordered one that we cancelled 8 months into waiting, but it was an acceptable form of transportation. Fast though, it's not. Even in top AWD trim it's not quick. It was easy to use and the in car electronics felt familiar.

VW could have done much better playing to their history with small fun performance cars, but they made a bubble shaped EV Tiguan instead.

 

[Brons2]

Do you remember what drive mode you were in? The id4 has Eco, Comfort, Sport, Custom.

I put it in Sport before we left the lot on the test drive.

 

[Brons2]

They weren't trying to make a fast EV. We drove one and ordered one that we cancelled 8 months into waiting, but it was an acceptable form of transportation. Fast though, it's not. Even in top AWD trim it's not quick. It was easy to use and the in car electronics felt familiar.

VW could have done much better playing to their history with small fun performance cars, but they made a bubble shaped EV Tiguan instead.

Yeah, but this particular example felt like it was stuck in molasses compared to my parent's ID.4 which is also RWD, but does have a bigger battery. Theoretically the battery size shouldn't make a difference. I'm going to go drive another one this evening, we'll see.

 

[Torrid]

Yeah, but this particular example felt like it was stuck in molasses compared to my parent's ID.4 which is also RWD, but does have a bigger battery. Theoretically the battery size shouldn't make a difference. I'm going to go drive another one this evening, we'll see.

Interesting. Battery size can make a difference on power delivery, but I don't think VW's battery makeup across models is that different like Tesla does. A Model 3 Performance couldn't achieve those acceleration numbers with an LFP battery. The power transfer isn't fast enough.

I take it there were no warning lights and battery was above 50%? I don't know what to make of it. I wouldn't call an ID.4 slow except in the area of other EVs. It was decently quick compared to anything else.

 

[Audiman]

Stay away! The build quality of these is shocking. I’ve had one in for 8 months waiting for various parts. If I was given one for free I would give it away they are that bad.

I also don’t think they drive particularly well either.

 

[Brons2]

Ok so I drove another one at a different dealership tonight and there is definitely a problem with the car I drove before.

The one I drove tonight was very peppy and felt like an EV. It was an ID4.Standard RWD.

 

[jcy]

Ok so I drove another one at a different dealership tonight and there is definitely a problem with the car I drove before.

The one I drove tonight was very peppy and felt like an EV. It was an ID4.Standard RWD.

was it german or tennessean?

 

[Brons2]

Stay away! The build quality of these is shocking. I’ve had one in for 8 months waiting for various parts. If I was given one for free I would give it away they are that bad.

I also don’t think they drive particularly well either.

I know people in the US including my 70 something parents that have ID.4s and haven't had these problems with parts replacement.

In fact my parents car had a problem with the battery cooling system and they were in Las Vegas instead of here in Texas where they and I live, the dealer there was able to get the part in less than a week. Granted, it was certainly an inconvenience; they rented a car to drive back home and flew back later to get the car when the repairs were complete. But they still like their car, I imagine if they repairs had taken 8 months, the car would probably be gone already. After the repair that was made last year, they have now driven it to the West Coast of the US and back again without incident over this summer. They did pick up new tires in Oregon because there is no sales tax in that state, the OEM tires made it about 35,000 miles.

This vehicle is now in it's 4th year of production, I would think many of the problems have been ironed out by now. I have seen some 2021 used models for sale in the local area pretty cheap, but, I'm not likely to look at one of those due to the early problems.

Lastly, I think they drive fine, I have a fair amount of time behind the wheel in my parents' ID.4 when they were on trips outside the country. No, it's not as scintillating as our Mustang Mach-E AWD, but, it's fine for doing stuff around town. We do very little DCFC so the relatively slow charge rate of the ID.4 is not really a concern.

 

[Brons2]

was it german or tennessean?

I didn't look at the time, but looking at the dealer's website the VIN starts with a 1, which would indicate USA assembly and therefore Tennessee.