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Volkswagen has revealed the ID.3 this month in Germany. It's a competent EV with a 204 horsepower motor at the back and impressive range. For some automakers, that would have been enough, but the automaker wants up to a third of its sales to be electric by the end of next decade, so they need to offer literally everything.
The next model on their agenda is the ID.4, already shown in Frankfurt as a camouflaged prototype and likely to be revealed next year. It's the Tiguan of EVs and is based on the same platform as the hatchback. The MEB platform is basically a floorpan that can be filled with batteries and is so flexible they're selling it to Ford and whoever else wants it.
Probably since the time of the Golf 5, modularity and parts sharing has been the key to VW's profitability and expansion. As such, the ID.4's blueprints will be used by other crossovers as well. We've already seen the Q4 e-tron from Audi, the Vision iV from Skoda and now the Cupra Whatchamacallit from SEAT's Cupra brand. And all have promised or hinted at two motors providing a total output of 306 horsepower with a 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) time of under 7 seconds.
That's not bad, considering the 77kWh battery pack probably pushes the car's weight past 1.8 tons. But we don't think the ID.4 will be twin-motor-only. There should also be a cheaper base model boasting a 204 HP rear-mounted motor or a slightly smaller battery package.
The ID.4's design has already been previewed by the ID Crozz concept, though which Volkswagen also let us know that it's coming to North America and will be locally made as well. But we believe the German marketing machine will crank out at least two variations of the design, a normal one and a "Sport" model with a slightly more aggressive front end.
You can expect the interior to be very much like the ID.3, which means no center tunnel, haptic controls under the new tablet infotainment and a shifter and digital cluster integrated into the top of the steering column.
Probably since the time of the Golf 5, modularity and parts sharing has been the key to VW's profitability and expansion. As such, the ID.4's blueprints will be used by other crossovers as well. We've already seen the Q4 e-tron from Audi, the Vision iV from Skoda and now the Cupra Whatchamacallit from SEAT's Cupra brand. And all have promised or hinted at two motors providing a total output of 306 horsepower with a 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) time of under 7 seconds.
That's not bad, considering the 77kWh battery pack probably pushes the car's weight past 1.8 tons. But we don't think the ID.4 will be twin-motor-only. There should also be a cheaper base model boasting a 204 HP rear-mounted motor or a slightly smaller battery package.
The ID.4's design has already been previewed by the ID Crozz concept, though which Volkswagen also let us know that it's coming to North America and will be locally made as well. But we believe the German marketing machine will crank out at least two variations of the design, a normal one and a "Sport" model with a slightly more aggressive front end.
You can expect the interior to be very much like the ID.3, which means no center tunnel, haptic controls under the new tablet infotainment and a shifter and digital cluster integrated into the top of the steering column.
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