The 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 lineup comes in three different core trim levels: Entry, S, and S Plus. All of these models share the same wide-ranging set of active-safety features, as well as an extensive set of standard tech and connectivity features, including a configurable gauge cluster, ambient lighting, and wireless device charging. Heated front seats, heated mirrors, and heated washer nozzles are even included from base Standard and Pro versions on up.
VW has essentially left the differences between these three trim levels to comfort and luxury-oriented details like the glass roof, a power liftgate, larger wheels, showier lighting, and upgraded upholsteries and trims.
That generous standard feature set and larger touchscreen earn a bonus point each, while its overall value at a starting price around $40,000 earns another. Its 4-year/50,000-mile new car warranty, 8-year/100,000-mile battery warranty, and complimentary scheduled maintenance for two years or 20,000 miles earns the ID.4 another point to a 9 total.
All models with the 82-kwh battery pack gain a new 12.9-inch infotainment system with improved processing speed and memory. It’s probably the biggest piece of news for the 2024 ID.4, as it largely makes good on some previous inadequacies in this model.
The new screen makes climate control functions more prominent and includes revised hardware around it, with backlit sliders for key features plus an entirely new home-screen and menu layout—think widgets. The native navigation system now also has improved route planning, and the option to add up to 10 waypoints, with en route preconditioning to ensure the battery pack can accept the highest and quickest charge rate possible.
ID.4 Standard models with the 62-kwh battery pack continue on with the 12.0-inch infotainment system. It has improved significantly since the ID.4’s original launch, via various software updates, but remains a bit clumsy and unintuitive in its menu structure, with some of the surrounding haptic controls lacking backlighting.
VW offers some redundancy through steering-wheel controls that are also haptic surfaces. For most of their intended functions they’re simply a little harder to use than if they were tactile controls of any sort.
Which VW ID.4 should I buy?
The best deal in this lineup, going by value and features, takes two paths. One of them is the base ID.4 Standard, at just $41,160. If you can do without all-wheel drive and some of the top comfort features, and with just a 206-mile range rating, it may be quite the deal for those who can claim the $7,500 EV tax credit.
Otherwise, mid-range Pro S versions with the 82-kwh battery pack cost $51,420 with rear-wheel drive or $55,300 with all-wheel drive. They add 20-inch alloy wheels, a fixed glass roof, a power rear liftgate, a heated steering wheel, synthetic leather seats, enhanced cabin lighting, and illuminated front and rear logos that will turn you into a rolling nighttime VW ad. There’s also a more spartan S version with the larger battery pack for $50,180.
How much is a fully loaded VW ID.4?
At the top of the lineup are the Pro S Plus models for $54,600 with RWD or $58,480 for AWD. They roll on 21-inch machined alloys and can be picked out from the crowd by its black roof and its bright roof rails and rear pillar, and they add power-folding mirrors, three-zone climate control, and heated outboard rear seats. They’re also the only way in the lineup to get a Harman Kardon premium audio system with nine speakers plus a subwoofer.
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