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ESSAY. Volkswagen ID.4: when restyling is like a technological reboot

Volkswagen has just redesigned its 100% electric mid-size SUV, the ID.4. The SUV’s technological platform has been significantly revised. A successful redesign?

An aesthetic restyling but above all a major technological update. In recent weeks, Volkswagen has launched the marketing of a new version of the ID.4. Presented in 2020, this mid-size SUV (4.58 metres long) expands VW’s electric family, the ID models, which notably includes the compact ID.3.

The ID.4 also competes with the best-seller in its category, the Tesla Model Y, but also with other very well thought-out models such as the Renault Scénic E-Tech. However, Volkswagen still has a way to go: while more than 220,000 ID.4s were sold last year, Tesla delivered more than a million of the Model Y.

Volkswagen has redesigned the ID.4 electric SUV, shown here in May 2024.
Volkswagen has redesigned the ID.4 electric SUV, pictured here in May 2024. © JD Duarte

New screen, new operating system

So, Volkswagen is back with a revised version, both under the hood and in the infotainment system (which we are interested in in our Gran Test Tecno that you will find here in full). Precisely for this reason, the ID.4 now adopts a new 13-inch touchscreen – compared to the previous 10- and 12-inch as an option. The surface of the screen is also much better used and from the first seconds it responds better as we have seen. The latter is now based on a new operating system developed by Volkswagen, ID Software 4.

The graphical interface and menu navigation have been extensively revised, with a better layout of functions on the screen. A customizable bar also allows you to place your favorite functions at the top of the screen. The goal was to make the use of all functions as simple, self-explanatory and customizable as possible.

Volkswagen has redesigned the ID.4 electric SUV, shown here in May 2024.
Volkswagen has redesigned the ID.4 electric SUV, pictured here in May 2024. © JD Duarte

Volkswagen has also improved the head-up display. The voice assistant, called IDA but which can be renamed (we dubbed the one in our test car Elvis), responds quite well to specific commands.

So, a successful technological bet for Volkswagen? To find out, find below our Big Tech Test dedicated to this Volkswagen ID.4 GTX.

Volkswagen ID.4 GTX, capacitive steering wheel and head-up display in On the road to tomorrow – 06/29
Volkswagen ID.4 GTX, capacitive steering wheel and head-up display in On the road to tomorrow – 06/29

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Our test model: Volkswagen ID.4 GTX 340 with a price of 63,000 euros without options, with 12,685 euros in options

Author: Paulina Ducamp
Source: BFM TV

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