2027 VW ID.4.

The VW ID.4 received many changes for the 2025 model year. Like a new powerttain, batteries and much improved software. These revisions are quite extensive, but the ID.4 basically looks the same as ever.

Tjis will change next year when a heavily revised design will be intrioduced. However, it is not rumored to be an all-new genereation. Which coul dmean anything from a heavy refresh to a new design on th ecurent platform.

The illustrations above show what a new design could look like. Onw that, to me, looks a step backward.

VW wants to ID.4 to look a bit more like the upcoming ID.2 compact car. Although Volkwagen CEO Thomas Shafer recently mentioned: “We’ll re-do the ID.4 completely inside and out. It will be a completely different car, a huge step up”.

There will be more changes inside with a heavily redesigned interior. It will include an all-new dashboard. Hopefully something more like the new Tiguan or ID.Buzz. VW also claims buttons will finally return. At least some. Like a volume knob.

“We’re going to bring back a round knob for the volume control,” an insider said, adding: “If you develop something that works, and it has worked for years, there’s no reason to replace it.” That’s the official word from the very same company that replaced their buttons with sliders on a screen.

It seems motors and batteries will again be improved as well. These changes will come first to the older ID.3 sold in Europe, early next year. While the ID.4 will be revised later that same year.

I personally think the VW ID.4 still looks pretty good. Small improvements outside and more changes inside would probably make it an even more attractive EV. Let’s hope all these changes come to the US version as well…