- The Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUV will disappear in 2027, replaced (sort of) by an updated compact electric model called the ID. Tiguan.
- VW has only provided range figures for Europe, so they sound deeply impressive, but testing by America’s EPA tends to produce much lower figures.
The Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUV will disappear from sales lots, likely in 2027, replaced by an updated model under a new name – ID. Tiguan.
This is a bit of an odd one, as the new name makes it sound like an all-new vehicle. It isn’t.
What you see is closer to a second-generation update for the ID.4 under a new moniker.
We don’t know precisely when to expect it. Volkswagen says the ID. Tiguan will come to the U.S., but the company “has not announced North American timing for the vehicle. Following the European ID. Tiguan launch in early 2027, the company will share North American timing, offer structure, pricing, and other market-specific details in due course.”
Our best guess is that it will appear for the 2028 model year. Dealers still have leftover 2025 and 2026 models of the ID.4 on the lot today as the 2027 model year begins – and they’re offering hefty discounts on those. They’ll likely need time to sell off those models before a replacement appears.
The ID. Tiguan name brings it closer to the gas-powered Tiguan, but it won’t share a platform with that car. VW says, instead, that the electric version will sell globally “in parallel to the current Tiguan with petrol [gasoline], diesel and hybrid drives.”
New Look Inside and Out
VW says the ID. Tiguan features a “completely redesigned exterior,” and a more sophisticated cabin with “a huge leap forward in terms of quality.”
Photos show a compact SUV that blends the look of VW’s current gas-powered models and the curvier styling of its electric lineup. At first glance, it doesn’t show its electric vehicle (EV) status.
Inside, we see a very upright dashboard dominated by a high-mounted central touchscreen and, as promised, the return of buttons and the end of the touch-capacitive sliders current VW owners have panned. A pair of magnetic Qi2 wireless chargers sit beneath the big screen, and a (probably optional) passenger screen to its right. A squarish steering wheel lends it a slightly sporty air.
The ID.Light – a line of LEDs at the top of the dashboard in the ID.4 today that provides a little personality, flashing in response to voice commands – appears not to have survived the redesign process.
Power, Range Figures in Euro Measurements Only for Now
Volkswagen says the ID. Tiguan will offer “up to 220 kW” of power. That translates to about 295 horsepower, though the “up to” there likely means lower-powered, longer-range models will be available.
The company also cites a range of up to 600 km (373 miles). That’s likely on the European testing cycle, which tends to produce unrealistically long ranges. We expect to see a lower number when America’s EPA applies its own range-testing formula.
The ID. Tiguan is an attractive package, and VW promises some luxury-class technologies like traffic light recognition, seat massage, and a 480-watt Harman Kardon sound system.
But we’ll have to wait to see when it comes stateside. Many automakers have spent 2026 reeling from changes in federal EV policy that have seen America fall well behind the outside world in EV adoption. That has left VW dealers with some uncertainty. The brand introduced its ID. Buzz retro-styled electric minivan to great fanfare, then skipped the 2026 model year stateside — and possibly 2027, too — as dealers still had leftover 2025 models to sell.
Now, the company wants us to know the ID. Tiguan is coming, but won’t specify when.
