I am completely torn on this decision, as I keep hearing reviewers comment on the great snow-performance on the RWD ID4. Not to sound high and mighty, but snow in Colorado is not the same as snow in the midwest where I'm originally from. Every winter we get storms delivering 12" to 24" (or more some years) in Denver, and unfortunately, residential and some city streets don't always get plowed quickly.
I've owned 2 VW's and 3 Subaru's.
Not once, with any tire, have i been unable to get through snow and ice in my AWD Subarus, yet on multiple occasions in my VW's (FWD Passat and Jetta) I was stopped in traffic on an uphill incline during my commute, and was unable to get enough traction to get going again without sliding sideways with my tires spinning out. Traction control obviously wasn't able to handle the ice with only two wheels the way the Subaru's do it with four.
Really hoping there are some comparison videos demonstrating the ID4 AWD improvements over the RWD, or even compared to other cars, like the outback and crosstrek.