Due to numerous public works infrastructure efforts in my area I twice just yesterday had to come about. One occurrence the officer apologized for an unanticipated already narrow road closure and asked me to turn around and said i could drive on the non-curbed sidewalk. I responded, "no problem, I won't need the sidewalk." After my very tight turn and departure I looked in the rearview mirror and saw his unmistakable look of "how did he do that?" appreciation.

That has paid out on my side many times using country roads and doing some testing in the woods.... just don't use throttle hard.....front tires are riding biggest part of the weight on shoulders when under full steering wheel tilt and rear will force inner slower tire to spinn if to much torque is applied .....It almost feel like vehicle with rear steer assist.....

 

My wife cringes every time I have to do a tight turn in a narrow street. She is so used to her large SUV having to make many, many forward...reverse...repeat maneuvers and still can't accept that my ID.4 can turn around like a compact car (even better than some).

 

Y, no 3-point u-turn with the ID.4

 

I know it's not as a good as your RWD, but even the turning radius of my AWD model amazes me on occasion!

 

Does anything in the US market turn tighter? I thought I read that the ID.4 was the best, even better than a Smart car.

 

Smart cars have a much smaller turning circle, around 23 feet vs 33 feet for the ID.4. Or it would, however Smart is no longer sold in the US and therefore can only turn in meters, not feet.

 

This is the reason I went RWD.

 

Me too. I love getting in and out of parking lots and parking garages with ease. U-turns in the middle of the block are no hassle

 

This truly is one of the ID.4's more remarkable features. If I ever take delivery of my ordered AWD, I hope it's as good or at least close. (Has a turning radius spec been released for AWD? I haven't checked.)

 

Has a turning radius spec been released for AWD? I haven't checked.

RWD turning dia. 33.5' C & D verified
AWD turning dia. 36.4' C & D verified

vs MY AWD 39.8' vs Mach E 38.1 (All) GT: 39.7'

 

I did a little bit of comparison to other cars in my garage to help visualize the turning circle performance. My current daily is a 2018 Subaru Legacy 3.6. I’ve always felt for it’s size it has nimble turning circle, it measures 36.8’. My fun car is a 1999 Saab 9-3 Viggen, which I’ve always felt is extremely nimble around town - especially by American standards. The Saab has a turning circle of 34.4’. In summary, I can tell based on my current cars, that I’ll be very pleased with the turning circle of the AWD ID4 that I’ve coming. I can also tell you, that if you’ve an RWD ID4, you have a comically tight turning circle at your disposal.

BTW, an interesting datapoint. The Subaru Outback has a slightly smaller turning circle than a Legacy despite their common platform @ 36.1’.

TLDR; if you’re coming from a previous generation Subaru Legacy or Outback to an AWD ID.4, you’re already dialed in.

 

Agreed. I've had my Pro S for months now and am still amazed at how tight the turning radius is. My prior car was a VW Beetle and I was reluctant to move up to an SUV. Between that and the rapid acceleration I've been pleased at how nimble this thing is.

 

I’ll pile on, since this is my favorite underappreciated feature. We have a lot of angled parking spots around here, and my favorite move is to turn 120° into the “wrong” row of slots with ease.

 

I have seen people’s jaw drop when I flip a U’y.😳

 

I do it on my residential street just for sport.

 

I switched my order from an AWD to RWD due to the smaller turning radius and my need to get into a garage on a narrow alley. I made a comparison of other car's turning circles - ID4 RWD 33.6, AWD 36.4, Series Y 39.8, Mach E 38.1, my 2006 Mercedes S350 38.6, my 96 Volvo 33.5, my 84 Toyota Van 30.2 (talk about flipping U'ys!) and so on. I love the way my ID4 RWD turns. Combined with its pep and its turning radius, I describe my ID as "nimble." My favorite spot to flip a U'y is in the "keyhole" by dog beach.

 

I switched my order from an AWD to RWD due to the smaller turning radius and my need to get into a garage on a narrow alley.

FYI, I don't know how narrow your alley is. According to my calcs., the ID.4 AWD shouldn't have any problems getting into your garage from the narrow alley.

 

Probably either one would have worked and I really appreciated your thoughtful and detailed input. It is nice to be able to tap the expertise on this forum. Thank you.

 

That's correct. Thank you & you're welcome

Btw, the ID.4 RWD has almost an identical TC vs the '96 Volvo. That's amazing TC for a SUVe.