[salant76]

Here is a video comparing the ID.4 GTX to the Q4 50 Quattro.

 

[Fahrer]

A very good comparison of these two EU market models.
I was surprised to see that the fixed panoramic roof makes noise on bumpy roads but it must be due to the sunshade rattling.
I am not surprised to hear about the noise difference at higher speeds as the the Audi has laminated glass on the front doors and no panoramic roof. I wonder how much noise the Audi might make on bumpy roads with their sliding panoramic roof. And hopefully no leaks?
The use of more buttons, better software and other differences make the Audi more interesting to me but this, of course, all comes at a price.
Still studying.......🤔

 

[krusshall]

I also have a reservation for an XC40 Recharge. My local dealer which is 10 minutes from work let me do a 45 minute test drive on it 2 weeks ago. It is expensive but the lease terms seem to be good for a $60k vehicle.

The ID.4 is the more partial choice (usually the way I go) but the XC40 is the more emotional choice. The range isn’t great but it is still 100 miles more than my current car.

So you have ID.4, Ioniq 5, and XC40 Recharge reservations now and going to go with the XC40 if the other two don't get here by end of year?

I've been doing a bit more research on the XC40 myself and certain vehicles already allocated to specific dealers are apparently available within 10 days. It seems the downside is the higher price, the smaller cabin (XC40 is 7" shorter than the ID.4), the lower range (marginally), and a small tunnel rather than an almost flat rear footwell. But the upside is a more luxurious vehicle including H-K sound system, one pedal driving, more power. I'm interested enough to go test drive one as it's looking more and more like neither ID.4 AWD or Ioniq 5 will be here by end of year.

 

[Rousie13]

So you have ID.4, Ioniq 5, and XC40 Recharge reservations now and going to go with the XC40 if the other two don't get here by end of year?

I've been doing a bit more research on the XC40 myself and certain vehicles already allocated to specific dealers are apparently available within 10 days. It seems the downside is the higher price, the smaller cabin (XC40 is 7" shorter than the ID.4), the lower range (marginally), and a small tunnel rather than an almost flat rear footwell. But the upside is a more luxurious vehicle including H-K sound system, one pedal driving, more power. I'm interested enough to go test drive one as it's looking more and more like neither ID.4 AWD or Ioniq 5 will be here by end of year.

I personally have reservations on the Rivian R1T, Tesla Cybertruck and we had an order on a VW ID.4 for my wife. We actually ended up cancelling our preorder for the ID.4 this past weekend.

We went and test drove an XC40 Recharge and my wife loved it. Granted we didn't test drive the AWD ID.4, but the XC40 was very quick and will are quicker than the AWD ID.4. It wasn't as fast as my Telsa, but it is faster than it should be for an SUV and my wife couldn't wipe the smile off her face from how quick it was. The interior of the XC40 was very nice and it was very quiet even at 90mph.....I can't say the same for my Tesla....that thing is rough and there is a lot of wind/road noise.

The XC40 is smaller than the ID.4 in overall length, but it seemed to mostly be in the storage area where the ID.4 seemed to be bigger than the XC40. The cabin was adequate on the XC40 and it seemed fine for 4 adults.

The XC40 definitely felt nicer and more luxurious than the ID.4 that we test drove and it was quieter inside.

We ended up getting $1500 off of the XC40, .99% financing for 60 months and the dealer ended up matching our Carvana offer on my wife's SUV (this was taking into account the tax savings in Ohio when trading a car in for a new car). Based on this, the XC40 didn't end up being that much more than the ID.4 that we ordered (AWD Pro S with Gradient) and we should be getting the XC40 next week, not who knows when. The crazy used car market and everything else made it a no brainer for us to go with the XC40 over waiting for the ID4. We ended up gettin the Plus with 20" wheels and Climate package(only difference between Ultimate and what we got was H-K audio and adaptive cruise.....the Ultimate was not available for the 10 day delivery, so we decided the adaptive cruise and H-K sound was not worth waiting who knows how long).

 

[salant76]

I ended up canceling my reservation for the XC40 Recharge. It is the base Plus package with standard 19” rims, Winter Package and towbar hitch. Exterior Paint is denim blue.

If interested call Volvo Cars Worcester. Phone number is (508) 755-5456. Ask for Scott Hunter.

For reference I was told 10-12 weeks to get my XC40 it was 4 weeks.