European EV undercuts Tesla Model Y! Electric car promise delivered as 2025 Volkswagen ID.4 and ID.5 pricing and release timing finally confirmed 

At final, Volkswagen has introduced pricing for its first electrical autos, the ID.4 and ID.5.

There’s a pleasing surprise in store for these which bear waited, with the entry-degree ID.4 Pro packing in acquire riding vary figures and hundreds technology for a bewitching $59,990, sooner than on-avenue prices.

The performance-oriented ID.5 GTX coupe SUV is $72,990. Volkswagen will add a more reasonable ID.5 Pro and a GTX model of the ID.4 in July.

Importantly for VW, the ID.4 undercuts key opponents within the space, at the side of the incoming as much as this level Tesla Model Y ($63,400) and the same Kia EV5 Air Long Vary ($61,170, both sooner than on-avenue prices).

And whereas there are original names within the electrical medium SUV space which would be much less pricey, at the side of the BYD Sealion 7 ($54,990) and Geely EX5 ($43,490, both sooner than on-avenue prices), the rear-pressure ID.4 Pro is rated with 544km within the blended WLTP cycle from its 77kWh battery, beating both.

Charging is capped at 175kW DC for 10-80 percent in under half-hour. House AC charging tops out at 11kW. Partnering with Ampol, Volkswagen is offering discounted dwelling and on-avenue charging.

With 210kW and 545Nm, the ID.4 Pro can crawl from 0-100km/h in 6.7 seconds. Volkswagen is alive to to level the impress parity with the Tiguan 162TSI R-Line, which prices $60,590 (sooner than on-avenue prices) and gets to 100km/h in 7.0 seconds.

Fashioned features of the ID.4 are under.

• 19-traipse ‘Hamar’ alloy wheels
• Matrix LED headlights
• Adaptive dampers
• Keyless entry
• Energy tailgate
• Glass roof with electrical sunblind
• 12.9-traipse multimedia touchscreen
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Cellular telephone connectivity through GoConnect app
• Tri-zone local climate alter
• Seven-speaker sound procedure
• Wireless smartphone charging
• Mode 2 and 3 charging cables

Safety and active driver assists embody adaptive cruise alter, lane-impress relief, blind-field monitoring, AEB with defective-web page web page visitors and turning relief, and entrance and rear parking sensors. A 5-star ANCAP rating was awarded in 2021.

Engaging as much as the ID.5 GTX — the GTI of the electrical world, no longer lower than for now — boosts vitality to 250kW thanks to a entrance motor. Torque stays the same. There’s no ID.4 GTX supplied in Australia, both.

With 20-traipse ‘Ystad’ alloy wheels and sportier tyres, the more athletic ID.5 GTX is able to crawl to 100km/h in 5.4 seconds, and vary falls to 522km WLTP from a a runt larger 79kWh useable battery.

A 12-speaker Harman Kardon sound procedure and sports activities bucket seats create off the ID.5 GTX equipment.

Volkswagen claims 100 of its Australia sellers are EV-ready with charging at more than 90 of these areas. Servicing is due every two years with pricing to be finalised.

The ID.4 and ID.5 ignored their normal 2023 arrival promise by two years, with first buyer deliveries expected from mid-2025.