Volkswagen ID 7 Tourer previewed as brand's first electric estate

Volkswagen has previewed an property mentation of the ID 7 saloon up of an official uncover "in the coming months." 

Named the ID 7 Tourer, it is underpinned by the firm's MEB platform, which is besides utilized by the ID 3, ID 4, and recently-revealed ID 7 saloon. This level is said to let Volkswagen to  maximise interior abstraction via a agelong wheelbase and abbreviated overhangs. 

Designed to beryllium arsenic applicable arsenic possible, Volkswagen has revealed it volition person 545 litres of footwear abstraction with the rear seats folded up, and 1714 litres with them folded down, some figures which correspond increases implicit the existent Volkswagen Passat. The steadfast claims the footwear itself is 2 metres long.

It has been developed with a beardown absorption connected aerodynamics to maximise its range, with a creaseless beforehand bumper, rear articulator spoiler, and doorway handles that beryllium flush with the bodywork. This helps to nutrient a resistance coefficient of 0.24cd - conscionable 0.1cd much than the saloon.

It is chartless what its wide scope volition be, nevertheless with the ID 7 saloon capable to execute 435 miles connected 1 charge, it is just to presume the property volition astir lucifer that. 

The ID 7 saloon was revealed earlier this twelvemonth arsenic the brand's long-awaited first electric saloon. It volition rival the Tesla Model 3 with a brand caller infotainment software, driving dynamics that large connected long-distance travel, and that 435-mile range.

It volition go disposable successful Pro and Pro S guise, with customers successful Germany presently capable to pre-order cars successful Pro specification from €56,995 (£48,844). For reference, the ID 4 starts from £38,845, with the much powerful GTX rising to £52,865.

The regular ID 7 volition motorboat successful Europe and China this autumn, with the US pursuing successful 2024.

Two batteries volition beryllium available: a 77kWh battalion (used successful existing ID models) giving a 382-mile scope and 170kW charging; and a caller 86kWh portion that allows 435 miles betwixt recharges and top-ups astatine up to 200kW. In the fastest Pro S guise, a 0-62mph time of astir 6.0sec is achievable.

The saloon measures astir 5 metres agelong and has a wheelbase of astir 3 metres, making it larger than the Volkswagen Passat, which it indirectly replaces, and person successful size to the Phaeton luxury saloon, which bowed retired successful 2016.

Its compartment majors connected practicality but assorted touches ramp up the ID 7's luxury credentials, including a panoramic extortion that switches from opaque to transparent astatine the interaction of a button, optional massage seats, an augmented world head-up display, interior ambient lighting with up to 30 colours, and a 15.0in infotainment touchscreen moving a heavy overhauled iteration of Volkswagen's MIB bundle platform. Boot abstraction sits astatine 532 litres, beating some the 470-litre BMW i4 and 425-litre Tesla Model 3. 

Volkswagen has focused connected making this caller infotainment level – shared with the facelifted ID 3 – casual to use. There is simply a caller direct-access barroom astatine the apical of the touchscreen for speedy entree to halfway functions, for example, the main paper tin beryllium opened without closing immoderate in-use app, the location surface tin beryllium configured to amusement icons for a driver's astir commonly utilized apps and the main clime controls are present permanently hosted astatine the bottommost of the surface to debar scrolling connected the move.

Perhaps astir importantly, the arguable interaction sliders for the somesthesia and measurement controls are present illuminated, meaning they tin beryllium utilized safely astatine night.

Additional reporting by Charlie Martin