Electrifying style. The exterior of the electric SUV exudes strength and confidence in a way that has never been seen before. It transfers the clean, flowing and powerful style of the ID. family into the SUV segment. Gentle, soft transitions alternate with sharp, clean edges – creating a design that appears to have been shaped by the wind. The ID.4 is an SUV in a completely new form.
Powerful front end. The flat front end symbolises the vehicle’s robustness and strength. The air enters through a wide inlet in its lower zone, eliminating the need for the radiator grille. Large headlights give the electric SUV a friendly but focused expression. These consist almost completely of LEDs, even as standard. Each exterior mirror integrates a small projection light, which directs the typical ID light honeycomb onto the ground when the door is open, thereby conveniently lighting the surroundings for entry and exit.
Modern lighting technology. The ID.4 design package includes the IQ.LIGHT with LED matrix headlights. Its light modules are made up of 18 individual LEDs each, eleven of which can be individually switched off and dimmed. Supported by an additional spotlight, they emit intelligently controlled continuous main beam illumination. They always light up the road as brightly as possible without dazzling other road users. Honeycomb-shaped openings in the housings and circumferential fibre optic cables provide the daytime running light. When the lights are switched on, a light strip joins the two headlights together. Also included in the design package are the innovative 3D LED tail light clusters, whose arched light has a particularly homogeneous and sculpted effect. As a standard feature, the rear lights are completely equipped with light-emitting diodes and are connected by a red light strip. The brake lights light up in the shape of an “X”.The light modules communicate with the driver even before the ID.4 sets off: As soon as the driver approaches the vehicle with the key, they swivel from down to up.
A seamless look. The vehicle body of the ID.4 is that of an athlete, with wheels that draw attention to its sportiness and off-road suitability. The A-pillar starts a long way forwards, while a strong, wave-like shoulder line brings momentum into the vehicle body. The low, dynamic roof arch makes the vehicle appear long and stretched, running into the flat pillars. Sophisticated aeroacoustics with specially shaped details, as well as the elaborate insulation measures in the body, reduce the airborne and structure-borne noise of the drive, chassis and tyres. As a result, the E-SUV achieves an almost silent unleashing of its power in the interior.
Low drag coefficient of 0.28. Decisive for the low drag coefficient is the flowing basic shape of the body with its greenhouse, which is strongly drawn in towards the rear. Multiple elements come into play to separate the flow at the rear: the large roof spoiler, the three-dimensional shape of the tail light clusters, and the diffuser that finishes the almost flat underbody at the rear. The flush, electrically unlocked door handles are also designed to optimise air flow for minimum drag losses; the same goes for the wheel rims with their flat design.
Tailored to its passengers. The architecture of Volkswagen’s modular electric drive (MEB) platform arranges the spatial relationships for people and technology in a way that has never been seen before. The overhangs of the ID.4 are short, and at 4,584 millimetres long, the compact E-SUV has a wheelbase of 2,771 millimetres. This benefits the spacious interior, which has as much available space as a conventional SUV of the next-larger class. The high-voltage battery lies as a flat block underneath the passenger compartment, while the electric drive motor, power and control electronics for the electric drive and gearbox are located on the rear axle to save space. The short vehicle front end accommodates the radiator and large components of the air conditioning system. The luggage compartment volume is 543 litres, a figure that increases to 1,575 litres after folding down the backrests (loaded to roof height). The roof railings are fitted as standard, and the permitted roof load is 75 kilograms.
Air and light. The calm interior design emphasises the light and airy feeling of space. The dash panel appears to float as it is not connected to the centre console. Its front section drops down towards the interior in steps, while painted decorative trim separates the top and bottom halves. The Plus design package adds a tilting panoramic sunroof that stretches across almost the entire surface of the roof. An electric blind prevents the interior from heating up on sunny days.
Seats with a high standard of safety. The head restraints of the front seats in the ID.4 reduce the risk of whiplash in the event of a rear impact. In the event of a side collision, in addition to the side airbags, the central airbag deploys from the right-hand bolster of the driver’s seat, preventing the driver and front passenger from colliding with one another. The front passenger seat and outer rear seats are fitted with ISOFIX anchorages for child seats as standard.
Intelligent centre console. There are spacious stowage areas in the doors and long centre console for everyday items. The centre console incorporates a double drink holder for the front compartment and a roller shutter for the rear compartment, which also contains a mobile telephone stowage area. In conjunction with the Comfort package, the centre console can be freely divided by partition elements, the mobile phone tray is illuminated, and the rear passengers have access to two USB-C charging sockets in addition to the two front sockets.
Interior variants. The Interior Style equipment package is the first option after the basic version and includes background lighting with 30 colours, a heated steering wheel and split folding rear backrests with load-through hatch and centre armrest. The Interior Style Plus package comes with two ergoActive seats at the front that are equipped with twelve electrical adjustment options. These seats also include a lumbar support, an adjustable thigh support, a memory function and even a massage function. The Interior Top Sport Plus package additionally supplements these features of the premium front sports seats with integrated head restraints. The electrically adjustable seats have been awarded the seal of approval from the AGR (Campaign for Healthier Backs).
High-quality materials.The materials differ depending on the interior variant. Fabric material is standard; above this there is leatherette for the seat bolsters and ArtVelours microfleece for the centre sections. All seat covers are made of animal-free materials.A soft foam skin with a thickness of seven to eight millimetres covers the top section of the dash panel. This features contrasting stitching in the equipment packages starting from Interior Style.
The convenience functions. The Comfort package includes a host of features that make a trip on board the ID.4 even more pleasant. The windscreen equipped with a rain sensor and the leather steering wheel can be heated, as can the jets of the windscreen washer system. The Climatronic system also comes with two-zone control, while the Plus comfort package has three-zone control. As standard, the ID.4 is equipped with armrests on the inner sides of the seats, ten-colour background lighting, a speed limiter and Air Care Climatronic. Volkswagen offers an optional highly efficient heat pump, which heats and cools the vehicle interior with the waste heat from the electrical components and heat from the air outside the vehicle. In this way, it replaces the electric heating element and significantly increases the range, especially in cold temperatures.
Clearly readable displays. The dash panel in the ID.4 does without physical buttons and switches. The most important information is shown on a compact 5.3-inch display in front of the driver. It is operated via the standard multifunction steering wheel, whose buttons provide sensory feedback. The rocker switch to the right of the display activates the drive modes and the parking lock.
The central touch display in the middle of the dash panel is tilted slightly towards the driver and thus allows fast and optimum operation. It has a 10-inch screen diagonal as standard, while the version in the Plus infotainment package measures 12 inches. The touch display is used to operate telephony, navigation, entertainment, assistance systems and vehicle setup. Sliders for volume and temperature adjustment are located below the display. The second operating level is the natural voice control function “Hello ID.”. This understands free formulations reliably and precisely, asks questions if necessary, and allows itself to be interrupted. The system obtains its very fast answers online from the cloud or, if there is no internet connection available, also offline from information stored in the vehicle.
ID. Light. The electric SUV comes equipped with the ID. Light system as standard – this is a light strip that runs along the lower edge of the windscreen and provides the driver with intuitive support. It uses various light pulses to signal statuses such as readiness to drive, turn instructions from the navigation system, brake prompts or the charge level of the battery while charging5.
Augmented reality head-up display. In the Plus infotainment package, the ID.4 has the augmented reality head-up display. Featuring the latest software generation, it offers a host of new functions and projects important information onto the windscreen in two separate display zones. The flat lower window shows the speed, road signs and assist and navigation symbols as static displays. They appear to float a good three metres in front of the driver.
The true innovation is the dynamic display in the large window, which seems to appear around ten metres away in the driver’s direct line of sight. A field measuring approx. 70 inches across the diagonal shows lane markings from the assist systems and turn arrows and destination points from the navigation system. All symbols are positioned perfectly in line with the real world outside the vehicle and are shown dynamically: as the vehicle approaches a turn, the arrow increases in size and also becomes transparent to keep visibility clear. When Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) or Travel Assist4 is active, the vehicle in front of the ID.4 is marked with a coloured stripe. And even if the assist systems are switched off, the driver sees a red warning signal if the ID.4 gets too close to the vehicle in front.
At the technical heart of the augmented reality head-up display is an exceptionally bright LCD display inside the dash panel. Mirrors reflect the rays generated by this display onto the windscreen, while special lenses separate the portions for the close and far range display levels. Using data from the front camera, radar sensor and navigation map, an AR creator calculates where the symbols are projected into the display window. This stabilises them with respect to the vehicle’s movements and adapts them to the geometry of the optical projection system.