Volkswagen has released interior images of the new ID.4 SUV, providing our first official look at the all-electric SUV’s dashboard and infotainment system. The German brand’s latest rival for the Tesla Model Y will make its debut later this month, before going on sale across Europe early next year.
Like its hatchback sibling, the ID.3, the Volkswagen ID.4 features a small digital instrument cluster and an infotainment system mounted on top of the dashboard. There’s a row of capacitive heating and ventilation controls below the touchscreen, while the dash and door cards are backlit with a 30-colour ambient lighting system.
The dashboard is littered with Piano Black and matte silver trim, while the seats are upholstered in a blend of leatherette and ArtVelours, which is an eco-friendly microfibre material that’s made from 20 per cent recycled plastic bottles. Both front seats also come with pneumatic lumbar support and a massaging function.
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ID.4 buyers will also get a light strip along the base of the car’s dashboard, which can notify the driver of incoming phone calls or work in tandem with the sat-nav system, blinking to recommend lane changes. Finally, Volkswagen confirmed that ID.4 will have a boot capacity of 543 litres with the rear seats in their upright position.
These latest official images, coupled with the recently leaked exterior images, mean we’ve now seen the new Volkswagen ID.4’s styling in its entirety. Our most recent update covered the ID.4’s exterior design, which looks set to adopt the same cues as the ID.3 hatchback – albeit scaled up to C-segment crossover dimensions.
Up front, there’s a slim pair of LED headlamps which are connected by a lightbar – it will eventually become a common feature across Volkswagen’s ever-expanding “ID” range. Moving rearwards, there’s a full-length panoramic sunroof and, unlike its hatchback sibling, a full width LED tail light bar and a solid steel tailgate rather than a glass panel.
A range of alloy wheel designs have also been confirmed by the images and, so far, we know that two versions – the ID.4 Pro and ID.4 1st Edition – are coming to the UK. The model pictured appears to be the standard version of the ID.4 but Volkswagen bosses have previously suggested that a fastback version of the SUV will also be launched.
Volkswagen has confirmed that the ID.4 will be powered by a 150kW electric, which will offer a top speed of 160km/h. An official WLTP driving range for the production-ready model has not yet been confirmed, although Volkswagen has previously touted that a maximum range of 500km should be achievable on a single charge.
The ID.4 measures 4592mm long, 1852mm wide and 1629mm, while it’s wheelbase stands at 2,765mm – which places it somewhere between the standard Volkswagen Tiguan and the Tiguan Allspace in size.
Volkswagen recently released some official images of the ID.4, although the car in these images was still masked by a camouflage wrap. In the same announcement, the German brand confirmed that its first pure-electric SUV will go on sale later this year in Europe, China and the United States.
James Brodie