Video Summary
Here's a summary of the video review:- The video reviews the Volkswagen ID.4 Pro S all-wheel drive against the Audi Q4 e-tron 50.
- The Audi Q4 e-tron 50 is a base model, costing around $60,000.
- Audi models have changed during the 2024 model year. There is the new 45 rear-wheel drive (starting at $63,000) and 55 all-wheel drive (starting at $68,000).
- The Audi comes with one battery size, 82 kWh gross and 77 kWh net.
- The Volkswagen ID.4 has different models available and comes in two battery sizes.
- The base, rear-wheel-drive ID.4 starts at $51,000 and has a 62 kWh gross, 58 kWh net battery, offering a 332 km range.
- The larger-battery, rear-wheel-drive ID.4 has the same 82 kWh battery as the Audi with a 460 km rated range.
- All-wheel-drive ID.4 models offer a range of approximately 420 km.
- Top of the line ID.4 Pro S is around $63,000. It overlaps with the bottom of the line Audi.
- The review mentions the center screen, which is bigger, there are more buttons, seat cooling and heating, with seat massage for driver and passenger.
- For the dash the font size has increased.
- The production of ID.4’s moved to the US to Chattanooga. The Audi’s are still made in Germany.
- Both cars are produced in the same factory in Germany.
- All the plugs are USB-C.
- With a headwind, the consumption was below 20.2 kWh per 100km which translates to a range less than 400 km.
- Full Auto steer is now available.
- The 2024 all-wheel-drive has a faster acceleration, with just over 5 seconds.
- The electric sunshade is a plus.
- With the upgraded and improved 2024 version the performance increased and also range.
- With the Audi, the sun roof can be opened while the ID.4 only has a closed sun roof.
- Both cars were tested on the highway for 150 kilometers.
- The only critique is that the mode icons on the dashboard are small and hard to see.
- The top of the line ID.4 Pro S, priced similarly, can get you a base model Audi Q4.
- The reviewers found the separate climate controls of the Audi preferable to using the screen.
