Winter EV driving review - Volkswagen ID4 Pro-S AWD
Winter EV driving review - Volkswagen ID4 Pro-S AWD
In this video, EV Universe contributor Tom Voelk takes a look at the Volkswagen ID.4 - one of the up and coming EV’s on the market today. He’ll discuss the features of the car and give you an in-depth review of all the aspects that make it a great choice for winter driving.
Volkswagen’s ID.4 electric vehicle is available with all-wheel drive. The AWD version packs more power and traction than its RWD counter part. It is perfect for a winter snow storm that hit Seattle on Christmas day. Automotive specialist Tom Voelk takes a Pro S AWD out onto the slick hilly streets of the Emerald City to see if an EV can handle the Pacific Northwest’s nasty mix of ice and snow.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:46 - ID.4 Specs
03:00 - How the ID.4 drives
04:50 - ID.4 in the snow
07:19 - Interior review
09:45 - Charging
11:00 - Storage
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Content
0.52 -> [Music]
7.76 -> thank you
8.9 -> [Music]
11.54 -> I'm Tom Volk for Ev Universe you may
14.58 -> have heard Volkswagen is transitioning
16.26 -> to become a major force in electric
17.94 -> vehicles in the U.S its id4 is the only
21.3 -> model we get for now refined roomy and
24.84 -> useful the marketing people have been
26.82 -> pushing the rear drive vehicle as a
29.039 -> crossover uh I see a large hatchback
31.859 -> this might convince buyers to take the
34.26 -> SUV description more seriously and
36.48 -> all-wheel drive might pull some owners
38.579 -> of gas engine Vehicles into the EV World
41.04 -> adding a 107 horsepower asynchronous
44.28 -> electric motor with 119 pound-feet of
47.28 -> torque to the front axle adds some zip
49.52 -> and traction as I'll soon demonstrate
52.92 -> there are some parallels when it comes
55.02 -> to outfitting all-wheel drive to both
56.699 -> EVs and internal combustion engine
59.1 -> powertrains it UPS the cost in this case
62.219 -> by around thirty seven hundred dollars
64.26 -> it adds weight some 200 pounds in this
67.26 -> case and it reduces efficiency but the
69.96 -> id4 only loses about 10 miles in total
73.26 -> range that's not bad it helps that the
75.96 -> front motor can essentially Freewheel
77.46 -> until traction is needed much of the
79.74 -> id4's powertrain is the same the 201
82.259 -> horsepower permanent magnet synchronous
84.84 -> rear motor with 229 pound-feet of torque
88.02 -> features a hairpin winding method found
90.479 -> on Porsche ticon total system power is
93.439 -> 295 horsepower and 339 pound-feet of
97.56 -> torque the floor mounted Lithium-ion
99.36 -> batteries usable capacity of 77 kilowatt
102.299 -> hours Remains the Same the ground
104.22 -> clearance is upped by seven tenths of an
106.439 -> inch to 6.8 front lovers you are denied
110.28 -> VW chose to put that space in the cabin
112.799 -> and frankly it's more useful more often
115.619 -> there id4's nearly 5 inches shorter than
118.439 -> Tiguan with about the same interior
120.899 -> space
122.1 -> butts hitting seats turns the ID on
124.619 -> there is a power button if that makes
126.659 -> you feel more comfortable there's no
128.459 -> transmission the unusual selector has a
130.92 -> more aggressive regenerative braking
132.54 -> setting check out the theatrics at the
134.7 -> base of the windshield all-wheel drive
136.62 -> models tow an additional 500 pounds or
139.62 -> 2700 lbs's and there are Drive modes
143.16 -> all-wheel drive models get an extra one
145.2 -> traction ah that makes sense adding
148.379 -> all-wheel drive to a gasoline-powered
150 -> car adds weight and complexity do it to
152.94 -> an EV and there's an extra motor which
155.7 -> means more power the all-wheel drive
157.86 -> version of the id4 is significantly
160.26 -> quicker than the rear drive model it
162.66 -> shaves a couple seconds off 0-60 time
167.76 -> this reaches that Benchmark in five and
169.92 -> a half seconds and it feels faster than
172.019 -> it is and true this is not the quickest
175.2 -> TV out there but I'm guessing that id4
177.78 -> owners are not going to be street racing
180.3 -> call me crazy steering weight is about
183.239 -> perfect and there's actually some Road
185.94 -> field coming up through the steering
187.62 -> wheel for a mainstream vehicle id4 is
191.04 -> pretty fun to drive and no it doesn't
194.099 -> have GTI chops it's not meant to but it
197.34 -> is pretty fun and batteries in the floor
199.68 -> mean a lower center of gravity always a
202.56 -> win there's brake based torque vectoring
204.78 -> remember that batteries are heavy and
206.94 -> Pros tips the scales at around 4 900
209.7 -> pounds it doesn't feel that Hefty unless
212.459 -> pushed really hard into corners or when
215.04 -> riding over rough pavement which causes
217.26 -> it to bounce slightly one thing I'll say
219.72 -> about the id4 visibility is great and
223.14 -> not just for an EV for any car lots of
225.9 -> glass this is a very quiet car with no
228.9 -> synthetic sound during hard acceleration
230.7 -> to speak of the slight wind noise at
233.099 -> highway speeds is very smooth id4 does
236.819 -> have a super tight turning radius even
239.28 -> though all-wheel drive adds five feet to
241.799 -> that if you do a lot of urban attack
244.08 -> driving this could be the vehicle for
247.799 -> you it's kind of a game changer
250.28 -> Volkswagen's standard Suite of active
252.299 -> electronic safety Tech is called IQ
254.459 -> Drive the lane keeping and adaptive
256.739 -> cruise control are exceptionally well
258.419 -> done with a very secure feeling as far
261 -> as range goes this is kind of a worst
263.88 -> case scenario since the pro S all-wheel
266.04 -> drive is the least efficient ID for you
268.32 -> can buy and it's been kind of chilly in
271.08 -> the high 30s this week I'm seeing about
273.9 -> 200 miles of real world range that
277.38 -> leaves around 10 miles or so of cushion
279.479 -> which I'm comfortable with that might
282 -> make some nervous
285.56 -> Seattle doesn't get snow very often so
288.3 -> this is perfect timing we've got about
290.34 -> six inches now the difference between
292.919 -> what we get in the Pacific Northwest and
295.44 -> what you might see in the midwest is
297.419 -> that here there's often an underlying
300.24 -> sheet of very thin very slippery ice the
303.66 -> tires are all season Bridgestone lenses
305.759 -> made for crossovers adding to the
307.979 -> challenge I live in the middle of a
309.9 -> pretty steep hill good enough for this
311.88 -> kind of fun because cameras don't show
314.16 -> how steep things really are here's an
316.56 -> idea of what the Volkswagen is up
318.36 -> against here's an electric car Advantage
320.88 -> for you they have heaters that turn on
323.4 -> instantly great for the cold and this
325.68 -> one's got a heated wheel I will not do
328.08 -> without a heated wheel ever again heated
330.72 -> seats are nice heated wheels are better
333.06 -> for grins I'm starting out in the
335.16 -> standard Comfort mode see what happens
339.36 -> if you're going to take a car out in
341.52 -> weather like this might as well be
343.62 -> somebody else's
345 -> seems pretty sure so far
348.419 -> oh
350.22 -> very
351.84 -> very very sure
355.32 -> quite nice and good traction from the
358.139 -> tires 6.8 inches of clearance isn't
361.02 -> great at least the bottom of the id4 is
363.419 -> perfectly smooth no drivetrain
365.52 -> components or oil pans to prying
367.8 -> wouldn't be my first choice for
369.72 -> off-roading though in the white stuff
371.82 -> clearance is okay as long as it isn't a
374.94 -> foot deep then it would be a sled all
377.88 -> right this is the steepest hill in our
381.9 -> neighborhood and let's see how this
385.08 -> works
387.24 -> we've got a couple chicanes here
391.38 -> wow
393.36 -> all right I'm impressed
395.819 -> really very good punch the throttle and
398.28 -> you can get some wheel spin but it's
400.259 -> very stable
401.58 -> considering the regular id4 has rear
403.919 -> wheel drive if the often driving
405.6 -> conditions like this you're really going
408 -> to want the all-wheel drive I'm gonna
409.979 -> guesstimate that the range has dropped
412.08 -> another 10 percent because it's
413.94 -> averaging 18 degrees today or minus 8
416.94 -> Celsius for everyone else on planet
418.919 -> Earth the battery's thermal management
420.96 -> system keeps the pack in the ideal
423.479 -> temperature range of around 77 degrees
425.94 -> Fahrenheit at all times this is a pretty
429.539 -> tough test on icy roads id4 passes with
433.56 -> honors
437.039 -> the spacious cabin doesn't change from
439.5 -> the rear drive id4 I've already reviewed
442.02 -> piano black surfaces are prone to
444.24 -> scratching and there are more hard
445.919 -> plastics than expected
447.96 -> but things are very presentable Pros
450.18 -> models get a richer cut and sewn dash
452.099 -> cover I recommend the upgrade it adds
454.86 -> this big fixed glass roof with a shade
457.08 -> lowering the rear windows means toggling
459.78 -> the controls seems like cost savings
462.18 -> there the HVAC system gets a normal menu
465.06 -> or a more casual way of selecting what
468.06 -> body area you want heated or cooled
470.16 -> oddly the dedicated buttons are grouped
473.039 -> with the lights the center console is
475.5 -> especially flexible I created the
477.599 -> perfect slot for my fire plug of a
479.58 -> coffee mug technology doesn't always
481.86 -> involve microchips synthetic leather
484.319 -> seats are comfortable and supportive
485.94 -> plus pro s gets a mild massage setting
488.94 -> for lower backs and now for the Achilles
491.759 -> heel of the id4 the interface Pro s gets
495.72 -> a larger screen I'm not a fan of this
497.94 -> setup the layout isn't intuitive to me
500.819 -> seems like consistency is missing the
503.52 -> touch sensitivity was terrible though my
506.34 -> hands were cold and dry because of the
507.9 -> weather also below are touch controls
511.139 -> and those are okay but I like to place
513.899 -> my thumb at the bottom to steady my
516 -> index finger when making screen
517.38 -> selections while driving you can't
519.719 -> really do that here natural language
521.76 -> voice commands are actually pretty good
524.459 -> are there any restaurants nearby I'm
526.5 -> hungry
529.5 -> search for points of interest in the
531.54 -> vicinity
532.68 -> please select the POI from the list
535.86 -> Super China Buffet
538.44 -> foreign
541.76 -> Buffet I guess I'm going there I
544.44 -> recommend the Casual voice commands
546.12 -> triggered by the steering wheel button
547.62 -> or the prompt hey ID much like Hey Siri
550.62 -> or OK Google in addition to wireless
552.959 -> charging and removable cup holders in
555.36 -> this spot Android auto and apple carplay
557.88 -> Are Wireless I ended up using carplay
560.459 -> the most simply because it was a lot
563.04 -> easier to use than Volkswagen's
564.839 -> interface oh and the unbranded audio
567.06 -> system sounds pretty good
572.519 -> let's talk charging the port is on the
575.399 -> rear passenger side as far from the
577.5 -> driver as possible I prefer it on the
579.779 -> driver's front quarter panel if only
581.64 -> because it's easier to remember to plug
583.92 -> in when at home when traveling and using
586.86 -> commercial stations id4 can juice up at
589.92 -> a maximum rate of 125 kilowatts that's
593.279 -> not the fastest but it does have a good
596.22 -> charging curve in other words it starts
598.44 -> at a higher rate and stays there longer
600.42 -> before throttling lower to protect the
602.459 -> battery at stations like this id4 can go
605.519 -> from five to eighty percent in around 38
607.68 -> minutes the light show while it's
609.66 -> getting its filled is pretty cool one
612.3 -> strong incentive to use an Electrify
614.04 -> America station is that id4 owners get
616.92 -> free unlimited charging for three years
619.5 -> such a deal
621.12 -> all-wheel drive does nothing to this
623.459 -> roomy space three adults will be good to
625.62 -> go back here especially with the flat
627.779 -> floor these are small there's no
630.42 -> separate climate zone or heated seats
632.339 -> but phones can be charged I especially
634.98 -> like the seat back pockets because there
637.5 -> are two on each chair the little one is
639.839 -> pretty cute id4 is an excellent choice
642.959 -> for hauling a family emission free add
645.839 -> all-wheel drive componentry to some
647.519 -> vehicles and it can take up cargo space
650.16 -> because you know that stuff needs to go
652.26 -> someplace id4 starts as a rear drive
655.68 -> vehicle so this Remains the Same there's
658.62 -> a small area to Stow the supplied charge
660.66 -> cord that can be used when traveling and
662.94 -> the load floor is adjustable if you need
664.98 -> maximum cargo Heights there is no spare
667.56 -> tire though boo hiss there are beefy bag
670.68 -> Hooks and a power outlet plus a ski
673.62 -> pass-through so your boards don't make
676.079 -> wind noise on the roof with the seats
678.6 -> full there's 30 cubic feet to fill or
680.88 -> not 9 carry-on suitcases with the floor
683.82 -> in the top setting there's a flat
685.8 -> loading surface id4 maxes out at 64
689.519 -> cubic feet impressive considering the
692.339 -> size of this ring
694.019 -> Volkswagen is now producing id4 in
696.48 -> Chattanooga Tennessee pricing and
699.36 -> all-wheel drive id4 starts at forty
701.94 -> eight thousand eight hundred dollars
703.26 -> fully loaded a pro S Plus just crests 55
707.579 -> grand that's with shipping and before
709.62 -> any tax credits and keep in mind the EPA
712.74 -> says most owners will save more than a
715.14 -> thousand dollars a year on fuel costs
717.36 -> over a gas crossover and that's without
719.94 -> the free charging Volkswagen's effort
722.459 -> should be on the test drive list if
724.32 -> ditching trips to the gas station amps
726.6 -> you up and now that the id4 is available
729.12 -> with all-wheel drive it's a choice for
731.7 -> all seasons for Ev Universe I'm Tom Volk
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