148PS 52kWh Acceleration and Overtaking power?
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2021 3:21 pm
Hi all,
I'm after some owner feedback, I'm looking at an entry level ID4 (52kWh Life 148PS) mainly as it's just in my budget and it has a great standard spec, I like the grey paint on offer at no cost and the grey/brown interior really appeals.
Anyway I'd love to test drive one, but they way things are I'm struggling to first off get in to one for any time, secondly actually get in the one I'd buy (entry version).
So I thought I'd ask some owners.
My main concern is 148PS will feel slow, and IIRC it's got 220Nm of torque. Given the car weighs nearly 2 tonnes I worry it will feel slow on acceleration and mid range (overtaking). I've been very fortunate to have driven an I-Pace with 400PS and 700Nm, so not remotely in the same league, however I will add with a battery twice the size and AWD @ around 200Kg more what are VW making the ID4 out of? Lead? anyway I may be reading incorrect figures on the net.
But I know EV's are so much better than ICE in terms of responce and I currently drive a 2010 Passat CC TDi 170. It's torquey and punchy but a noisey oil burner with dreadful turbo lag and just outdated compared to an EV.
It is however good performance which I've grown to like, so my question to ID4 owners is:
How does a 148PS version feel in 0-60 and mid range? Given an EV will give all it's torque up all of the time (no ICE turbo lag or cold mechanicals etc) does the 148PS actually go well?
How does it do on the open road? 60-80 maybe for overtaking?
I'm hoping due to the way EV's perform so differently and will give all torque at any speed it will feel quicker than numbers suggest. As I say my ICE Passat CC will do 0-60 in 8s or so, but not from cold, and 1st gear is torque limited and it's a manual so I need to slip clutch and be fast on gear changes, etc etc, likewise it has good torque, but only above 2krpm and it needs to be warmed up and it's far from instant due to all the emission controls, all of which actually removes "usability".
Most of this can be answered with a good test drive, but at the moment dealers want deposits before you can be loaned a car for any period of time, so I'd appreciate any feedback and preferably someone with the 148PS version, I'm not interested in the 170 or 200.
I'm after some owner feedback, I'm looking at an entry level ID4 (52kWh Life 148PS) mainly as it's just in my budget and it has a great standard spec, I like the grey paint on offer at no cost and the grey/brown interior really appeals.
Anyway I'd love to test drive one, but they way things are I'm struggling to first off get in to one for any time, secondly actually get in the one I'd buy (entry version).
So I thought I'd ask some owners.
My main concern is 148PS will feel slow, and IIRC it's got 220Nm of torque. Given the car weighs nearly 2 tonnes I worry it will feel slow on acceleration and mid range (overtaking). I've been very fortunate to have driven an I-Pace with 400PS and 700Nm, so not remotely in the same league, however I will add with a battery twice the size and AWD @ around 200Kg more what are VW making the ID4 out of? Lead? anyway I may be reading incorrect figures on the net.
But I know EV's are so much better than ICE in terms of responce and I currently drive a 2010 Passat CC TDi 170. It's torquey and punchy but a noisey oil burner with dreadful turbo lag and just outdated compared to an EV.
It is however good performance which I've grown to like, so my question to ID4 owners is:
How does a 148PS version feel in 0-60 and mid range? Given an EV will give all it's torque up all of the time (no ICE turbo lag or cold mechanicals etc) does the 148PS actually go well?
How does it do on the open road? 60-80 maybe for overtaking?
I'm hoping due to the way EV's perform so differently and will give all torque at any speed it will feel quicker than numbers suggest. As I say my ICE Passat CC will do 0-60 in 8s or so, but not from cold, and 1st gear is torque limited and it's a manual so I need to slip clutch and be fast on gear changes, etc etc, likewise it has good torque, but only above 2krpm and it needs to be warmed up and it's far from instant due to all the emission controls, all of which actually removes "usability".
Most of this can be answered with a good test drive, but at the moment dealers want deposits before you can be loaned a car for any period of time, so I'd appreciate any feedback and preferably someone with the 148PS version, I'm not interested in the 170 or 200.