As much as I would like a Model 3 or Model Y, this VW ID.4 just makes sense for me. Sure I can't watch Netflix on the screen or make fart sounds with the horn but for the money that I save, I could buy lots and lots of iPads and whoopee cushions. Essentially I could get a loaded ID.4 AWD for the price of a RWD Range Plus Model 3. Both have similar ranges but this one has so much more room.
Hope you get one. I am thinking of getting one. But i want to test drive it first. I dont like that the statement package is 8000CA$. The Goverment rebates is 8k here in BC.
@@EVunedited I figured it would come out to just under 60k after taxes, PDI, incentives from BC and federal. That’s with the statement package. Rwd without statement would come in at around 45k all in.
@@EverydayReviews2022 yeah without stm package it looks great. But i wish there was another versions of the statement package. I just need the automatic liftgate and motirized front seats. Dont care for the sunroof or lether seats. But i will see when i can go test drive it and see. Hopefully when Tesla opens up the superchargers it will make a lot of sense
For me, Gasoline makes sense. These Electrics are half baked and come with too many sacrifices in relation to everyday practical use. In the end, the issue is liberty and freedom to move around freely. From that standpoint, a gasoline vehicle is not far removed from a mule or a horse. An electric car with all its computers gives too much powers to organizations outside of my control. I am always going to own a carburetor vehicle and an old school Diesel engine car that I can operate using home made diesel.. no way I am going to let go of my ability to move around without a computer
i drive this car for 6 moths and absolutely love it! VW outdid the competition when it comes to conservative design and affordable price in my opinion.
Congratulations! First review I’ve seen that actually knows how the power tailgate works. Most presenters figured it wasn’t working and rolled their eyes.
Thank you, nice to see a good Canadian review of the AWD. I ordered one (without statement) to replace my well loved 2012 RAV4 V6. Perfect fit for me - a little bit of pep, solidly built, no concerns about my 100km daily commute... even those few days it snows here. Can't wait.
@@EverydayReviews2022 currently shows production start between now and first week of December, fingers crossed for delivery by early February, but 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ - I was on my dealer's wait list and got to test drive during the VW Canada event this summer. Ordered the next day!
B stands for brake. Its purpose is to provide “engine braking” on long and steeper downhill sections. You’ll need less time on the brake pedal. Even my old P2 Prius has it and it is only used for downhill sections. In the Prius in “ B” it spins the IC engine with the MG1 electric motor to dissipate the energy from regenerative braking once the buffer battery is full.
I looked at the video and IONIQ 5 looks a bit weird to me. I felt that it over did it on the exterior. ID.4 looks just right to me. I understand it is a personal preference and some may like IONIQ 5 look.
The Ioniq 5 makes a compelling case. I like the look, seats and the heated windshield of the ID.4. But the range and cargo capacity of t.he Ioniq 5 have my eyes wandering
Ioniq5 is a hatchback-looking family sub, that you can DRIFT. it has double laminated glass on all windows( tesla 3 and y have it only the front windows), so it will be quiet. You can help your fellow ID4 driver when he/she runs out of charge using V2V charging of IONIQ5.
Interesting. In the first 5 minutes you opened the door, opened the rear hatch, started the car and put it in gear. All without a key. Did you forget to mention something?
Wonderful review of a new, exciting car. My first car was a 56 VW convertible which was surprisingly fun and practical to drive. Maybe this could be my last car that could be just as useful and comfortable to boot.
@@EverydayReviews2022 Very much so! My father bought in in Germany the month I was born. It was a custom green metallic with the original engine (rebuilt once) and 140,000 original miles when I was forced to sell it in 1985 for no one in my area knew how to maintain it or get parts for it. I got the car as a high school graduation gift from my parents.
Started off with a Beetle and have had several different brands since but in 2014 bought a Jetta TDI and now plan to replace it with an ID4 AWD. Will be putting my $1000 down this week for delivery in hopefully 6 months. Want to get a German build rather than american.
@@franciscorodrigez7650 Never took mine in for neutering. Under normal operation the vehicles operated basically as claimed. On top of that some U.S. heavy truck mfg. did almost the same.
@@billyrock8305 no one has 15K combined rebates not even in Quebec. VW’s site has it at 36,152 including both rebates before taxes. And sure, the base model starts at 45K, but the video is on the Pro AWD. No one is getting a 30K id4. Not here to argue, just so no one gets the wrong idea. EDIT: and 2K in freight and PDI is extra
Thanks for the vid. I have always cared less for the rear seat. I'm the driver and will never sit in the rear. Not buying my vehicle to pleasure my passengers. They can suck it up.
That’s the whole thing. Some people don’t need all the bells and whistles but just want something with decent size and utility that offers value. I think this is an excellent value for what you get.
OK but I want to know if the receiver in ID.4 is 4G or 5G? I have an e-Golf with a 3G receiver and they are stopping the Car-Net service to these cars in January 2022 -- even for 2019 models. What if we bought an ID.4 with a 4G receiver that would be switched off in a couple of years and Car-Net would thus no longer be available? Would VW help pay for the 5G replacement? VW really, _really_ has to get its act together over this kind of tech faux-pas to avoid embittering drivers of its otherwise excellent electric vehicles.
I wonder if B mode will let me coast all the way down the mountain from SFU and significantly charge the battery… can you please try that if they lend you an ID4 back home here in BC?
I think VW nailed this one. We're still at least 4 years away from a replacement, wife bought an Equinox last summer, I just got the Santa Cruz in September, but I've been watching the EV options with interest, as we commute 200km/day to work. MY issue remains, as the town we work in has zero EV infrastructure anywhere and a top-up isn't possible during the work day, that once you reduce the range by 25% (5-80% is the charge time stat always quoted and also the recommended operating range for most batteries) you're at 300km. Cool. But in a NW Ontario (or any prairie province for that matter) winter you lose about 40% range (not to mention charging speed reduces) and now you're at 180km and a single return trip to/from work becomes a questionable prospect. Yes, technically on a 100% charge that's still fine ... but going that route also will shorten battery life - and there's the natural degradation that will reduce range over time. That's the part about EVs that keep them off my list. They are fantastic if you don't put on a lot of mileage. If you do, and don't have an option to "top up the tank" they fall flat - at least in the winter around here. I want to go electric at some point, but I don't want it to be a "3 season" vehicle - especially when that 4th season can last 4 months of the year. So really, I can't consider anything for my use with less than 500km of range. Hopefully we'll get there in a few years, if some of the solid state battery tech that's rumoured comes to pass!
Electrics as you state don’t work for flyover country. They are city vehicles. And you need to have a home that has charging available so you are not reliant on outside infrastructure. Until they make charging available at more locations and faster, it’s uses cases are those limited to cities and homes with charging.
The car does have a level 1 charger so you can plug it into your house socket and charge it that way. Its slower but it works if you don't have to go somewhere fast.
a 100km one way commute in an extrem cold climate and no charge infrastructure at work is currently not the best use case for an EV. Once you would be able to charge with 3-11kW at work and at home, it’ll work with an efficient vehicle. But that likely won’t be SUV shaped.
That infotainment controls are a deal breaker. Everytime a manufacturer does away with the volume button, it's a mistake. Haptic sliders for volume and HVAC is terrible!
There is a rumour (that's all it is for now) that the mid-life refresh of the ID3 & ID4 will be doing away with those awful slider controls. I'd make a guess that would be 2023 models.
For anyone confused. The title is misleading, the 2022 Id4 hasn’t been announced yet. So there’s no way this car is the 2022 id4. It’s likely just the AWD version of the 2021 id4 that was released after (much after) the single motor version
We hadn’t been driving it much. Work from home and home school so it was just mainly sitting. Not sure if it was the best idea since it might be really hard to find a vehicle to buy now. I guess we’ll see.
It s huge ! My parking place is almost 6x smaller than this titanic vehicle... (I have a motorcycle parking place only). When a very powerful 4x4 car in a motorcycle shape ?
first EV SUV i really want, but for famillies auto lift tailgate is super important, the rest in the statement pkg is alright, but need to add a 8K for that, really disapointing, if it was a lower cost pkg for half of it and the tail gate i would say yes, but now im really not sure. What about if i do sometimes Montreal to Toronto, what about charging during road trip? because im thinking of the Outlander phev coming soon and EV car, what is you suggestions? I have a wife and 2 toddlers.
Looking forward to checking out that Ioniq5 as well. It has a similar price it looks like and has a little more power. Really need to test these for a week or so to really see what kind of range they can achieve with everyday driving. I’ve heard the ID.4’s range is very achievable.
Interesting...you should be young.😎 For me, who has driven a Seat Ronda in the 1980ths...sibbling of Fiat Ritmo...a cheap copy of the Lancia Delta from the 80th...the design of the Ioniq is old fashioned😉 Furthermore I test drove both with my own Style...ID4 GTX 18.6Kwh/100km and Ioniq 5...27kwh...unbelievable thursty. The fast charging does not help really, since you need to charge more often...ABRP shows this, too.
I like the design outside but think the console is a big miss inside. I really enjoy my flat console in my Tesla for take out storage. The ID.4 is priced right and I'm envious of the better overall comfort but still pleased I purchased the Model 3 LR. Tesla has more responsive and matured software, superior battery tech with higher range, more power, huge charging network and my software has been updated several time this year. My norm is to plug in and do food shopping which is very, very convenient. Biggest surprise in going EV is range isn't the big deal I thought it would be. I often unplug at 200 miles just for convenience. I'm into my 12 month of ownership and would never go back to ICE. I wish VW success and hope they don't have issues with their batteries like the Chevy Bolt encountered. I'm just not a fan of pouch style battery packs.
I only used one which is the silver one. The others were used for their footage because of course I can’t drive and film the outside of the car myself.
Does this model have the led light strip across the dashboard, it’s used by the navigation system aiding driver on upcoming turn by turn. Saw it on Euro version
A little odd seeing EV reviews with Ontario plates considering the #DOFO is working so hard to stamp out electric vehicles and auto manufacturing in the province.
Yes. I thought it was going to be more of the size of a larger hatch but it’s right in the think of the compact SUV segment. A drunk would have been the icing on the cake though.
"There's no key or button to push to start the car." He says, as there's a giant silver start button right above his knee.... Is that just used for putting the car into accessory mode or what?
In Canada too! I just activated my Electrify Canada account with my ID.4 VIN number. Yes in Canada, it has a distinctive name but the same network is currently being built, mostly in Québec, Ontario and BC for now but the rest is coming.
it looks ok..pity they cant have tesla tecnology in it then it would be a great car vw are still 10 years behind tesla but still you got to start some ware chinese cars will put all german cars into the ok exceptance in the next couple of years
@@leahliao6470 I'm not comparing it to a gas powered vehicle. I'm saying all that technology is going to beat you to the curb when it breaks. Just a LED headlamp to replace is going to be over a $1000 for the part.
@@stephenmorrissey1254 You are absolutely right, but this is what people want. They want all this electronic gimmicks in their cars. Having a rear camera can be useful, but having door handles that need a electrical motor to open just provokes some really unpleasant experiences.
I wish the North American ID.4's would get the 3D Matrix taillights that are available in Europe. We only get the basic taillights. I love the silver exterior but will have to pick while or blue so I won't get that ugly brown interior.
@@youngchirp12 lol it’s a horrible company no consumer support. Junk company I sold mine in 2 years and will never go back to. Keep save your pennies one ☝️ day you will get one when there out of business and can’t get parts nomore
In a new vw electric car there are 27 relays there are 0 in the other brands and old-fashioned IT system which goes down and obsolete battery technology and many other obsolete technologies which are not in other modern electric cars.
I would have liked, if VW would have even kept other old technology, mechanical buttons and mechanical door handles for example. Were do you see the problem with relays?
@@xijinpingpong4426 It was just an example of VW using old technology for new cars. there is also a bad control system which does not work and is very slow to use. 😳
Nissan Ariya is way better. I pre ordered mine at the LA Auto Show. With long range battery, panoramic moonroof, and leather seats, my build came out to $49,000
It’s roughly about the same and you get a much bigger vehicle with Awd. . Less if you get the rwd. Doesn’t have the same tech as the Model 3 but still provides an excellent ride with pretty good utility.
In depth review is five thumbs 👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿 The EGOLF shifter made it the best EV to drive The new ID.3 shifter they copied from the i3 is JUNK bring back the old shifter or bring back the EGolf. VW missed it on copying junk when there shifter was way way better than any Ev on the market
Better than any ICE vehicle, especially any GM. Nothing in this vid compares it to a Tesla M3 - AP, FSD (planned perhaps). Not impressed by his talk - button, VW sign lights up, one-pedal driving, .......... Yawn for me Dislike
Needs at least 300 miles of range. The controls on dashboard are idiotic. Where are these built? I probably wait before they have better range and faster charging. Till then a Tesla is better choice for sure.
The interior on these are pretty bad. ID.4 fanboys talk about needing real buttons for everything then get so excited over the tailgate where you can wave your foot around to close it. Plus, Tesla's have controls for windows, turn signals, windshield wipers, lights, seat controls, gear selection, volume, radio stations, and voice command to change everything else. Buttons for every single control is so redundant. You can really tell when people complain due to ignorance.
Provided you can afford a Tesla. A base Model Y is still 10k more expensive than a AWD ID.4 with the statement package. For someone like myself an ID.4 makes way more sense.
@@Demobot1 a base model Y has had the price bumped by 10k US this year, it now starts at $61k, with no US rebate, the ID.4 AWD Pro costs $44k before rebate, $36k after rebate, the two aren’t even close in price
@@Demobot1 1st yes.. the 2nd no.. if you actually watch Sandy Monroe.. they take each piece of the ID3 and directly compare the part to a Tesla.. and show all the engineering problems, design flaws, and manufacturing issue with each.. and then show how much better the Tesla was at engineering and manufacturing. Also go watch some good German people reviews of the ID3 and ID4. It's terrible what these owners need to put up with. You should not underestimate the German people.. they won't take crap for long.
@@theowink Hahahaha..so you watched Sandy Monroe tear downs..so you and everyone else can see the crap VW makes with your own eyes... but he is biased. The issue is that VW doesn't have the engineering to meet todays standards. They are stuck in the engineering of the past and are trying to stick an electric car into a gas car...it is just a patch job at best.
