Volkswagen’s ID.4 electrical compact crossover enters the 2024 mannequin 12 months with a number of adjustments, together with a efficiency increase.

The efficiency increase is courtesy of a brand new electrical motor design and solely is available in fashions outfitted with the accessible 82-kwh battery.

ID.4s with the 82-kwh battery and rear-wheel drive are actually rated at 282 hp, whereas including all-wheel drive boosts the score to 330 hp. That is up from 201 hp and 295 hp, respectively, within the present 2023 mannequin.

ID.4s with the usual 62-kwh battery proceed with rear-wheel drive and a 201-hp score as commonplace.

VW stated the EPA-rated vary estimates also needs to enhance with the addition of the brand new motor design, although the precise estimates will solely be introduced nearer to the market launch in early 2024. Pricing data will even be introduced nearer to that date.

Different adjustments for 2024 embody a brand new 12.9-inch infotainment display for fashions with the 82-kwh battery (12.0 inches for fashions with the 62-kwh battery), in addition to a revised infotainment menu and local weather management interface. The shifter place has additionally been moved and the steering wheel given a brand new design.

VW has additionally reshuffled among the options included within the ID.4’s numerous grades, which proceed to include Customary/Professional, S and S Plus. For instance, S grades with the 82-kwh battery now obtain commonplace cooled front-row seats, whereas S Plus grades with the 82-kwh battery obtain a 9-speaker Harman Kardon audio system as commonplace. There are additionally larger wheels on some grades.