Launched in 2020, the Volkswagen ID.4 is preparing to go through the restyling box, in 2026. The manufacturer promises large developments on his electric car, in order to get it closer to the Tiguan.
While the automotive market is going through a very complicated period, not all manufacturers are housed in the same brand. Some are indeed in great difficulty, like Tesla, while others have soared, like Byd. And between the two, some manufacturers slowly go up the slope After a particularly trying 2024.
A whole new version
This is for example the case of Volkswagen, which suffered the crisis last year last year, with sales of electric cars in free fall. So much so that the German group must have Announce job cuts And even the closure of its Brussels factory. A real blow, but a necessary decision, given the catastrophic figures. In this mid -2025, things are finally starting to get better for the company based in Wolfsburg. Sales are upwards, especially in Europe.
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A trend that should still continue, thanks to the launch of several highly anticipated models. We think of course of the ID.2 as well as of the little ID.1, unveiled a few months earlier in the form of a concept car. But that’s not all, because the brand has other projects in pipes. This is notably what the British site reveals Autocarwhich announces the arrival in 2026 ofA restyled version of ID.4. For the record, the electric SUV had been launched in 2020, and is 2nd car from the ID range after the ID.3.
Five years after his arrival in the range, here is the electric car will go through the restyling box. But no question for the German manufacturer to rest on his achievements. And this while ID.4 remains one of the most sold zero-session (exhaust) models in Volkswagen in Europe. This is how this new version will evolve in depth, as confirmed Thomas Schäfer, the CEO of the brand. The latter indicates that this new version is ” really beautiful ».
And above all, he confirms that ” We will redo the ID 4 completely inside and outside. It will be A completely different car – A huge step forward ». Good news, since the manufacturer had already expressed its desire to develop the style of its cars. From 2023, he announced that his future electric cars hadwould dopte a more conventional design. Because according to him, it is this point which fishes the most currently and which would be responsible for too weak sales.
The return of pimples
The new restyled ID.4 is known internally under the name of “electric tiguan”and should afford a style approaching the thermal SUV. However, it should keep its name, even if the Tiguan appellation could be reused, as Thomas Schäffer had suggested. The latter recalls that ” We decided not to abandon the traditional and successful names that have worn us so long and in which we have invested so long, Like Golf and Tiguan ».
For the moment, the information is still quite rare on this new Facelift version. But we know that the driving station will also evolve in passing. And good news, The electric SUV will return the buttonsafter the firm made its mea-culpa on its improper interiors. The latter’s boss recalls that ” If you have developed something that has been working for years, there is no reason to replace it ». Good news, while EuronCap plans to sanction cars that only use all-tactile.
Nothing has yet been confirmed about the technical sheet of the next restyled ID.4, but it should Stay close to the current version. He also says that she could have the right to improvements to make it more effective, with An autonomy undoubtedly increasing. Same thing for performance. It could notably benefit from the developments of the ID.7, which benefits from new electric motors but also from a more efficient battery and inverter.
