Thanks for posting this! I contacted my dealer (Campbell VW) and they had no idea there would be a prototype vehicle in the area, and said that they would see if they could get it for a day, too. They also said that the demo vehicles they were told were coming in December have been pushed back to March 8th, which is when they expect the first customer cars to arrive as well.
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I was there today, too. The VW rep said that this pre-production vehicle isn't exactly a Pro, either, though it's closer to being a Pro with Statement and Gradient than anything else. It was good to see the brown dash in person. I thought I would hate it, but it's really pretty nice.
Overall, I was very impressed by the ID.4. There's something about it that says "Volkswagen" to me in a way that the current Atlas and Tiguan just don't. Interior materials all seem top-notch and it's much roomier inside than you might think from the outside.
The VW rep also mentioned that they're working hard to make test drives available in the late February/early March timeframe, probably initially in a "dealer tour" format. If I understood correctly, dealers might not have their own vehicles available for test drives until mid-year.
Here's a video of the ID.4 rolling up to the showing in Seattle. They drove it through the adjacent Audi dealership. The Audi guys were quite interested - a few were there when I stopped by in the afternoon (Seahawks were playing, so it was a slow sales day).
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I also visited with my wife in Kirkland. I really liked the vehicle. It lived up to what i'd felt in the photos and videos, familiar yet new. It's doesn't scream EV overtly from the outside yet you know it's one when you sit inside in a subtle way. It feels quality and my wife was impressed too. I'm in the queue for an AWD, which is some ways out, but it was nice to see the dusk blue which is what I have on order. As I mentioned above the rep said that they expected the black interior to be all black with no other color like the brown trim the model had today. I told him I have the solar grey on order and he said that looked really amazing. I was in two minds on the black vs grey but I think I'll stick with the solar grey especially if it comes without the brown trim.
I was happy to see a 12v outlet in the back for my camping fridge, but the rep couldn't say whether it was an always on outlet that would work without the car being explicitly turned on.
Having test driven a Tesla, the VW definitely feels like there's been a more familiar thinking on ergonomics and design and while I'm sure there are some rough edges it looks like a great start for VW. Can't wait!
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I was happy to see a 12v outlet in the back for my camping fridge, but the rep couldn't say whether it was an always on outlet that would work without the car being explicitly turned on.
Having test driven a Tesla, the VW definitely feels like there's been a more familiar thinking on ergonomics and design and while I'm sure there are some rough edges it looks like a great start for VW. Can't wait!
My wife told me my Covid hair was getting a little long in the back. Thanks for letting me see it. 
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