Volkswagen ID.4

Remember the VW ID.4? Two units were previewed in Malaysia in October 2022, at the VW Fest event. There was no further development (at least not to the public) since, and after several launches by Tesla, BYD, even VW’s sister-brand Audi, the ID.4 was quickly forgotten. A recent post by MITI Minister Tengku Zafrul on his official X account hinted that the VW ID.4 could soon be launched. Zafrul’s post said Volkswagen Group Malaysia’s (VGM) Pekan plant is the first outside of Germany to assemble th

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has previewed the all-electric (EV) Volkswagen ID.4 in Malaysia at the VW Fest 2022. Note that the units on display are test units and may not be reflective of the specifications we'll be getting. Only one variant will be available – the Pro Performance, though price is yet to be announced. Specs wise, the Volkswagen ID.4 gets a rear-mounted motor with 204 PS/310 Nm. 0-100 km/h is completed in 8.5 seconds. Driving range in the WLTP cycle is up to 519 km

The Volkswagen Group has surprised the industry by reducing production at one of its electric vehicle (EV) plants as the company faces buyer reluctance towards its EVs, revealed by the head of one of its unions for workers to the German media. The union told the North West newspaper, “We are experiencing strong customer reluctance in the electric vehicle sector.” The union also stated that production of EV models was outpacing sales by 30 percent, while production of internal combustion engine (

People say there’s no need to ‘reinvent the wheel’ but it seems Volkswagen might have done so. In the Volkswagen ID.4 EV - which will be launched in Malaysia - there are only two switches on the driver side to operate the four power windows. How does the driver use all four windows then? To that, Volkswagen has released a video tutorial on how to use the window opener in the ID.4. The video explained that the “rear” button above the switches needs to be ‘touched’ in order to operate the rear win

Part two of our three-parter on SUVs coming to Malaysia in 2023 revolves around electric vehicles (EVs). Last week we talked about regular, pure-ICE models, and if that's more your swing here's the link. Plug in your chargers, we're going in... BMW iX1 The missing link in BMW's i electrified range in Malaysia, the iX1 made its global debut alongside the all-new BMW X1 in June this year. Considering the BMW electric range is pretty complete here, expecting it to be sold on our shores isn't too fa

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) will be previewing the all-electric (EV) Volkswagen ID.4 at the VW Fest 2022, happening at the historic Sentul Depot in Kuala Lumpur on 15- and 16-October. The Volkswagen ID.4 is a Tiguan-sized EV that is set to rival the Hyundai Ioniq 5 in Malaysia. Globally, there are two battery options for the ID.4 - 52 kWh and 77 kWh. We’re expecting VPCM to give the 52-kWh variant a miss and introduce the 77-kWh version. The 77-kWh variant achieves a WLTP range of