Volkswagen: How the ID.4 GTX drives on snow and ice 🎥
CLEAN IN THE TRACK All-wheel drive has a long tradition at Volkswagen. Now it also ensures the best possible traction in the fully electric ID. Models for the best possible traction. The AutoSprintCH team was on the road with the ID.4 GTX.
Two blue pylons form the starting point. Between them, the red ID.4 GTX is ready and waiting - although you can only tell that from the digital displays, because there are no engine noises to be heard in an electric car. The instructor gives the signal by radio, and off we go.
Unproblematic acceleration
The e-SUV surges forward with its 299 hp, because all the power is immediately available in an e-car. The car stays cleanly on track despite the icy surface. Great, hardly any steering interventions are necessary.
However, such unproblematic acceleration on snow and ice is in this case less due to driving skills than to the dual-engine all-wheel drive. This technology is used for the first time in the ID.4 GTX.
Snow slalom is an easy exercise
The next exercise set up by the Volkswagen Driving Experience instructors shows just how well the new all-wheel-drive system works: a snow slalom. The aim is to drift around the red and white cones as quickly as possible with as few steering wheel movements as possible. No problem with the ID.4 GTX.
After a few practice laps, the four-wheel-drive Stromer can be steered around the pylons easily and accurately. This makes driving fun even in winter.
Driving dynamics manager controls traction
The ID.4 GTX is also supported by the new Driving Dynamics Manager. The system is the electronic command center that monitors not only the all-wheel drive, but also control systems such as the XDS+ transverse lock, the DCC adaptive dampers, and the progressive steering, and coordinates them in fractions of a second to ensure maximum traction in every driving situation.
Over 70 percent of buyers want 4×4
With the dual motor concept, Volkswagen is transferring the all-wheel drive tradition to the new generation of e-cars. And in Switzerland, in particular, it's on the right track. Hardly any other country has such a high proportion of 4×4 vehicles: Around 50 percent of all new car buyers opt for a car that drives both axles. This figure is easily exceeded by the ID.4 - the GTX currently accounts for over 70 percent of orders.
ID.5 GTX with 490 kilometer range
Volkswagen's next electric all-wheeler is already in the starting blocks: The ID.5 GTX (see video) - like the rear-wheel-drive Pro and Pro Performance versions - can already be ordered. Prices start at 52,300 francs.
All three variants of the first all-electric SUV coupé are equipped with the 77 kWh battery. This gives the ID.5 GTX a range of up to 490 kilometers and it can be charged at a fast charging station with a maximum of 150 kW. It has the same dual-motor all-wheel drive as the ID.4 GTX, which delivers a maximum of 299 hp.
AutoSprintCH will soon report on how the big brother drives.
