{"id":247172,"date":"2024-03-18T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/2024-vw-id-4-is-the-opening-act-it-was-supposed-to-be\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T15:25:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T15:25:48","slug":"2024-vw-id-4-is-the-opening-act-it-was-supposed-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/2024-vw-id-4-is-the-opening-act-it-was-supposed-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 VW ID.4 is the opening act it was supposed to be"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">VW has made things right, just in the nick of time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the arrival of the much, much anticipated ID.Buzz electric van and the aero-savvy, road-trip-ready VW ID.7 hatchback, Volkswagen has set the stage with a wholesome family-ready EV that delivers in nearly every aspect.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"static-marker-video-player-primis\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a stage that the brand set years ago. Well before the arrival of the ID.4 (early in 2021 for North America), VW touted it as the EV that mainstream shoppers would be able to comprehend\u2014and easily see as superior to top-sellers like the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, or Subaru Forester.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper first_wrapper\">\n<p>2024 Volkswagen ID.4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In short, I love the way the 2024 VW ID.4 rides, drives, and handles in its intended lens. With a well-equipped, spacious, very smartly laid out interior, relatively quick charging, and range that holds up in the real world, it\u2019s exactly what\u2019s needed for those people crossing over into the EV&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarreports.com\/news\/1142598_2024-vw-id-4-test-drive-review\"target=\"_blank\">Read full article originally published on www.greencarreports.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW has made things right, just in the nick of time.\u00a0 Ahead of the arrival of the much, much anticipated ID.Buzz electric van and the aero-savvy, road-trip-ready VW ID.7 hatchback, Volkswagen has set the stage with a wholesome family-ready EV that delivers in nearly every aspect.\u00a0 It\u2019s a stage that the brand set years ago. 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