Driving VW's first all-new electric car - what is the Volkswagen ID.3 really like? // Jonny Smith
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ส.ค. 2020
- The Volkswagen ID.3 is VW's most important product of the last 40 years. It marks the new era of ground-up electric cars for the German car giant, and with that comes huge investment. This is the first time Jonny has driven a finished version of the ID.3 and it's the 1st Edition that early customers have ordered.
Jonny only had 2 hours to film the car, so this is more of a Vlog, but once he flew home from Wolfsburg to digest his thoughts, he wrote the following: 'The exterior is pleasant, with its side profile being a grower. The space inside is phenomenal, given its dimensions. The layout of the interior is pleasing, however there are more hard plastic surfaces than the equivalent Golfs. An e-Golf probably feels more premium inside. VW's new infotainment system (which is shared with the new mk8 Golf) is a disappointment. It is so damn confusing to do the simple functions, such as switching on AC, which comes as a result of wanting to reduce physical switches and rely more on touch screens and voice commands. That's a big mistake to me.
'The ID.3 drives beautifully and has a definite Golf DNA feeling to it. I personally wouldn't bother with the 1st Edition, as it doesn't feel special enough when you can probably spec it better after the initial early wave of orders have passed. No word on the lower ranking spec prices, but the 77kWh battery in a car this size could be a game changer. Handling, brakes, steering and ride are all up there, but it certainly felt less sporty than my Kia Soul, or the Mini Se.'
Tech spec:
VW I.D3 1st Edition
201PS, RWD
229lb ft / 310nm
58kWh battery pack
260 mile range
0-37mph in 3.7 secs
0-62 in 7.3 secs
99mph top speed (160km)
Price: £38,880 (£35,880 after UK Gov grant)
1st Edition UK car features
-1st badging-100kW DC fast charging and 11kW AC 3-phase
-30 colour ambient lighting
-Microfleece 'flow' seat fabric
-Heated mirrors, washer jets and front seats-Leather multifunction steering wheel
-LED lights all round
-19-inch Andoya alloy wheels
4 x 1st Edition colours: Makena Turquoise metallic, Moonstone Grey non metallic, Manganese Grey metallic, Glacier White metallic
Width = 1809mm (20mm wider than Golf)
length = 4261mm (23mm shorter than Golf)
height = 1552mm (61mm taller than Golf)
wheelbase = 2749mm (130mm longer than Golf)
Boot space = 385L (4L more than Golf)
10.2m turning circle (better than Golf and Polo)
Future ID.3 models will have choice of battery packs:
45kWh battery = 205 mile range
58kWh battery = 260 mile range
77kWh battery = 340 mile range
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I get the feeling you were not completely convinced by this car. You never at any point mentioned "game changer" or related phrases. I assume that people who have ordered one have a get out once they have seen it. When you compare it to the Soul or Kona it has lower spec the interior looks cheap and it does not have a 5 or 7 year warranty. I am sure the fact its a VW will carry it a long way but the more astute value for money types may cancel and get a Niro, Soul or kona.
Electric cars are the gluten free cookies of the automotive world.
@@RealTurboSloth No electric cars are the automotive world's best kept secret. Cheap to run, quiet, relaxing to drive and very fast.
Agreed, E Niro looks a better bet although the ground up EV element means the ID3 looks better packaged from a useable space to footprint standpoint.
Looking forward to seeing the Skoda Enyaq, will probably be better again although still lacking that long warranty you get from the koreans as you rightly point out....
Toyota EV would be the dream, built to last and 5 yr warranty. They sell them in China but are making the rest of us wait!
Tom Raymond unfortunately the test car I saw parked up has an almost identical interior layout bar a couple bits of trim, and vents
Not very S3XY. I'm glad Honda and VW are getting into the game. Time will tell.
Can we please get away from calling cars around the £35K mark as being 'affordable'. They aren't. Not even close.
That's what I was thinking. Still waiting for Dacia Spring electric. For around £17k that's what you cal affordable 😁 have to stick my my 24kwh Leaf 🤪
This launch '1st edition' costs £35k, but the base model is something like £25k and if you take into consideration the very cheap running costs (fuel mostly) this starts to become affordable. It depends on how far you drive but electricity as fuel could save more than £2,000 a year in running costs when compared to petrol/diesel. Own an BEV for 5 years and you've taken £10k off the cost. How does £15k sound?
@@ianmurray250 I paid 10k€ for my 12 yo Lexus IS , with 15k€ with consumption of 0.1L/1km (10L/100km) that's 115340km until I could say , it was worth the money. I will NEVER make 115k km on that car....and the luxury I get in that IS is miles away from any electric variant I would buy for 10k
I've never really got the affordable argument. People who don't have a lot of money should never buy new. Cars are a waste of money especially new ones.
This should cost US$30K max with the largest battery available to have a chance to compete with Model 3. Unfortunately.
Visibility helped by panoramic roof?
German traffic must be wild.
Haven’t you heard that cars fly past you at the autobahn?! 😅😅
Those SUVs are getting crazy brah
@@KyleHubb I do not live in Germany but in the Netherlands and where i live we're actually getting flying cars on the road this month and they're allowed to start flying in april next year so that will still take a while but yes overhere cars soon will be flying past you and over you. In fact you can buy one right now if you want. Just google Pal-V.
You can’t pop your head out the top. Us tall people need that for visibility.
@@TheGalantir hehehe ..traffic cop .>.you are GROUNDED till further notice
In Germany the price for the regular basic version (not 1st version) will be arround 30.000 euro. With the actual german environmental discount for electric cars of up to 10.000 euro, you will be able to buy an ID 3 for 20.000 euro, which is really affordable..
20k is affordable, but you ought to be pissed that VW is basically reaping the benefit of the tax incentive, not you the consumer!
mike notta Well, every automaker selling EVs profits from taxpayer money, it’s not just VW.
Its 29.999€ by the way. ;-)
VW packages often aren't that good and you definitely want some simple stuff, so calculate with around 35k€. With a discount of 9480€ you are at ~25.520€, which is ok.
The base version might have an even less appealing interior though...time will tell.
What I like, that isn't possible with a Tesla, is the available speed limiter instead of a normal speed control. With that you can drive more precisely in town, without regular auto-deceleration from a breaking car in front of you while never exceeding the limit you set.
@Starseed Are you telling me that in Germany, you get a €10k grant off any electric car??
In Belgium, we had a 4k grant, but the governement decided to stop grants altogheter.
@@Simon-nx1sc normally it's 6k, but thanks to corona they changed it to 9k plus 3%VAT discount in 2020.
This is the most professional and most interesting car reviews channel on YT. Down to earth with no silly gimmicks. Keep up the good work Jonny
Well done Jonny, only had 2 hours with the car and managed a 25 minute video.
Talking for an hour
Amazingly efficient. Also nice exterior shots. You can see the experience that he brings to such presentations.
Specs in metric units:
45kWh battery = 329.9 km range
58kWh battery = 418.4 km range
77kWh battery = 547.2 km range
Tech specs (58kWh):
0-60 km/h in 3.7 secs
0-100 in 7.3 secs
I wonder how well these Capacities last on a German Autobahn & driving with a heavy Foot on the Accelerator Pedal ?!
@@MaxLeopold High speeds and heavy acceleration will empty the battery much faster, you do understand this without asking, right?
@@bounzig I want to know how long the Batteries last, simple as that.
@@MaxLeopold With an average speed of 150km/h and not much speed variation it has a consumption of around 25kWh/100km, more with heavy acceleration, climatronic etc., bad weather conditions or on a slope.
With 58kWh it could manage a range of 232km.
They could just put a flush door handle to improve the range a bit, but nah..
I really like the way the ID3 look (especially in that colour and with those wheels) and the fact VW designed it as a proper EV, making use of all the packing benefits. Very much looking forward to give it a try myself too,
I feel like your reviews are always intelligent and insightful. They go a bit further than some reviewers in terms of depth of analysis.
3:47 the accelerator is the ''play button'' and the brake is the ''pause button''. Brilliant.
I spotted that before he mentioned it. Brake should be marked with the stop symbol though !
One of the only cool factors imo about this car. 🤔down the road this being successful will help evs in general though.
@@millomweb brakes are for slowing down to a stop, handbrake is for staying stopped so pause is correct imo.
The Renault Twingo had this almost 10 years ago .
@@millomweb ''Stop button'' would be the parking brake, wouldn't it?
“It doesn’t have fancy features because they want it to be a affordable car”
Then immediately states it’s gonna be £36k 😂
Launch Edition much more expensive, remember.
On EVdatabase it says the ID.3 Pure (45kWh) will be £25k and Pro (58kWh) will be £30k, both after government grant.
For £36k you could almost get a Model 3 lol.
Typical motoring journalist living in another world.
Cameras are dirt cheap. They'll eventually add these as a "premium" feature.
@@questcoast Cameras maybe. Cameras and screens compared to mirrors...
You'd probably get 10% more range if you didn't have to transport the weight of that MASSIVE watch
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😂😂😂👍
I was with you until you said 35k is affordable.
Just stop being poor ok. Being poor is just a choice. Succes is choice aswell. /s
Sadly, the average price of a new car last year was $37k.
@@KTPurdy 35000 GBP is US$46,000...for something below finish quality of a Hyundai Accent. Hard pass.
@@truantray Cars are regionally priced. We don't know what the price will be in the U.S. until its announced. While a I could see a highly optioned ID.3 breaking the $40k barrier, there is no way that the base model will be anywhere close to that. BTW, VW hasn't hit the 20k car barrier so it's eligible for a $7.5k tax credit (like your mortgage).
It’s half the price of a Tesla...
The interior looks like an early 2000s Acer Laptop
Where a model 3 or Y feels like what cars in 2030 will look like. They definitely need to up their design game if they want to play with the big boy(s).
It makes you wonder how hard they are actually trying. If anybody really wants to complete they are going to have to be all in.
I agree, it’s very bland. Could be any entry model small car with a touch screen stuck in the middle to cut costs, but so they can sell it as a fancy add in because people cannot function without a touch screen.
To me it looks like a slightly specced up version of the e-up! I personally don’t think this is a game changer and is already too dated for a 2020 vehicle. Although I do hate all the Tesla comparisons. While you can’t argue with the drivetrain efficiency, the only Tesla I’d ever go for is the Model S as it’s a good looking car with a good interior. The 3 is just too sparse and cheap feeling to me (let’s not talk about the fact is a saloon) and the x and y body shapes just look weird. And also, while it’s expensive, in reality most people don’t buy cars these days as they get them on lease so the sticker price isn’t all that important for most people.
@@daanwolthuis Yeh no. Not really. 2030 car interiors won't look anything like cars today if automation takes off.
One unexpected convenience i find with my i3 is that it has a "walk through" front seat area. That means you can park in narrow spaces, and get out the side with the most space ie eithe rside, passenger or driver side. I use this way more than i thought i would and i'd miss it not having it! Pity the ID.3 therefore has the centre console in the way......
Interesting! I did not know that. How cool, now I got to check it out. :D
The I3 is a masterstroke. Lovely car.
I am looking g to get a used i3 as my first ev. Love the design. Only wish for more range.
My kids learned to dive on the i3. When they had their permit, I would pick them up and just slide over so they can get in and drive home.
@@TheLateBrakeShow good to know you think this, there's a parent at my kids daycare with one, despite what you think of the external styling it's a fantastic functional design.
That said there's also a Jag I-Pace, very nice!
Best reviews. Keep it coming!
I Love The Over The Air Updates and The ID.Light.
No physical controls for heating and entertainment....mistake. Also,I wouldn't call £35k affordable.
The new "digitally remastered" Golf 8 looks to have the identical touch screen and other centre console controls!
It will likely be over 100k here in Australia, if it ever gets here.
You have to look at the whole cost of ownership not just the initial purchase price.
@@ukracer7593 unless you can't afford the initial purchase price then the cost of ownership means f' all...
Does the UK offer government rebates like the US does? We can get as much as $10K back depending on our income bracket. Which means a Hyundai Kona EV (which normally costs as much as a Golf R) would only cost about as much as a Golf GTI after rebates.
Good review ........ easy to hear every word - helped by the fact the car is so quiet! 😃
I suspect the ID.3 will be popular but at the prices you mentioned VW are likely to find stiff competition from the Hyundai Ioniq and Kona plus the Kia eNiro, with either the 39kWh or 64kWh battery packs.
Both of these brands are very competitively priced when you look at what you get for your money and, daft though it may sound, I think many people may prefer the more conventional buttons and dials than everything on a touchscreen, like it is in the ID.3?
I'll be test driving all of these models, plus the ID.3 when it becomes available in the UK.
I'm tempted by Hyundai and Kia, but every one of their cars i've been in i've found the head restraints to be cripplingly uncomfortable.
Id3 is a more acceptable name in the Portuguese market than Kona, and e-tron in the French market!
3:48 I LOVE the pause and play buttons on the pedals!
But don't the infotainment buttons also have to have play and pause? I mean you won't mix them up, but that is kind of redundant and defeats the whole effort to be cute. How about a red and green circle, or a stop sign and a car moving. Or how about NOTHING. This is a car for adults over the driving age, not a childs toy or a tenniboppers statue.
Ari P you sir, must live a dreadful life.
2 hours with the car and 25 mins of footage is a credit to your skills as a reviewer
In Germany the list price starts at 35,500 Euro (58kW) and 41,000 Euro (77kWh). But currently you can get 9,000 Euro government incentive which makes that car a tempting buy indeed.
@Stefan D. Of which the manufacturer has to pay 3480 EUR.
@Stefan D. Even more, the Tesla on their site show the price including the savings in fuel of 4300$.
90's Leisure centre turquoise
You win the internet.
I was thinking more 90s shell suit actually!!
Agreed... reminds me of Brittas Empire!
Graham McDonald it’s the only “colour” choice, all the rest are tones.
@@tomraymond9795 Blast. Was just about to mention that. I feel robbed. 😂
Nice job, thank you for not playing music throughout, so I can fully appreciate what you're saying.
As for the car... I'm not terribly impressed, but I do hope to see a lot of them next time I'm in Europe. There's plenty of market share up for grabs, and my guess is it will do fine.
thankyou, a great efficient video, full of all the information i am looking for on new cars. How they physically fit a typical person, how that average person would use them and how they compare to their direct rivals.
Can't look at that A pillar without being reminded of the Citroen Xsara and now I can't un-see it!
Looks great from the outside but the interior doesn't match the exterior
Great spot- Thanks- you just ruined that for me too 😂
Great spot- Thanks- you just ruined that for me too 😂
I thought the interior to be a bit of a disappointment, outside it's really modern and the interior is a bit... 2016 KIA?
The Xsara? I had one and don't see that connection. Or are you talking about the Picasso?
Don't you mean the picasso?
They whey you said "I don't have much time" at the begging of the video got me to think you were being chased by the mafia.. Lol
Simply awesome!. Thanks for the video.
The most important part of this car is it can be mass produced meaning hopefully the tech will become cheaper and cars like this will become more affordable for someone like me.
Hopefully can also mean Never. Seriously, have you seen any product in recent years getting cheaper? Just imagine Corporations lowering their prices so Mr. Me and Mr. McCarly can afford a new car. I can't.
@@lets_go_brandon99 that does mean the second hand market too. I mean currently the Tesla holds its value because it's rare and exclusive so people will pay a premium for it, but if VW can mass produce these then it means second hand values will be cheaper too. I mean look how cheap a 5 year old golf is. That's my hope anyway.
Hope they can produce the batteries for the 3 mio cars per year (174 GWh/year for one car model)
@@mccarly3258 Most affordable second hand EV's are old with really tiny batteries and some charging limitations.
Newer ones aren't cheap enough yet and they won't be bought until the government discounts are over, because noone wants to buy a few years old car if you can also buy a better car thats new with more battery for roughly the same price.
With the massive inflation incoming and wages being sticky, don't count on it.
Excellent Jonny! This is our next car when our E-Golf lease is up. Thanks for the review. OOOH 18:00 there is a LIGHT in the charge port.
It will be interesting to see what the actual paying price will be for the more basic version when that comes out. If they can keep it near the £25k and companies offer good leasing type contracts for it then they could do brilliantly.
I am so proud to have designed some of the electronics , a great feeling
Thanks for the video!
If you had to choose between your Soul and the id3: which one would you pick, if two hours spent with a car is at all long enough to know for sure?
This car is “affordable” in the same way that a $600 phone is “affordable”.
They have cheaper versions for the budget conscious consumer. This is the initial launch version.
@@almac9203 even that is true, the more "affordable" versions usually suffer a lot in the range department
@@silv3rArrow This is the launch edition loaded with goodies. You can have the same battery with lesser goodies if you want or a smaller or bigger battery. There is a full range coming to suit most budgets and requirements. If $25k is still too much then wait for the Skoda.
@@silv3rArrow The cheaper one still has >200 miles of range and 100kW charging afaik.
I travel 95 miles each way to work on a motorway, I would have to stop on the way home with the so called affordable version which will be more then £15,000 over the finance available to someone on a living wage job.
Thanks Johnny. As a long term VW fan, I’m looking forward to seeing the car in the flesh. I have a Tesla model 3 long range and this car will be cheaper than that I think for the same range. We shall see. I had real envy seeing you test it. Great review in a short time. Really looking forward to the I D buzz too.
Not same range
larry Spiller Johnny mentions that there will be a bigger battery version coming. That’s what I am referring too. I think the id3 will be cheaper in the big battery version than the equivalent Tesla.
The play and pause and the pedals is nice touch !!!
Jonny. Nice review. Can I ask if the noise levels in the video matches the real world? Or were you using some sort of noise-canceling microphone?
“Has to be affordable”
-costs £35k-
OK VW 👌🏻
The base model is £25k. He's driving the top-whack 1st Edition version.
@@SmallBlogV8 the 25k model won't be available in several countries, though
to be fair, the Golf is overpriced, GTE is £34K, top-spec GTI is £38K
@@petermcinnes6987 Don't know who would buy a new GTE over an ID3 though with the prices there. I like my GTE, but I bought it when there were limited long range EVs about.
@@SmallBlogV8 it's not top-whack, there will be a model above it with the 77kWh battery, and likely more bells and whistles
You need to do an episode about your watch collection
Just curious as to where the windshield wipers are? I looked closely, but couldn't see them. The wiper on the rear window is visible. Thanks!
With Jonny’s album analogy, I’d say the ID.3 is like “Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace” by Foo Fighters. Also seems like a good analogy of the atmosphere of the car
First VW I would actually buy.
Go on then
Pitty the Fool ;-)
Ahhhh ! you're the one
Maybe a £25k
Agreed, looks fantastic.
Anyone thinks an EV is too expensive should head over to Auto Trader and look at the price of second hand e-niro's and Tesla Model 3's compared to what they cost new.
They might cost more to buy but they have not significantly depreciated. Unlike any petrol or diesel equivalents. I can't see the ID3 being any different.
People in my area actually made money on their 2018-2019 TM3 when they sold them lol
Both cars are more expensive. In the states a two year old 3 is 40 grand.
The other cars have a lot better interiors and softer materials.
@@fatboy19831 It applies any other quality EVs as well (ie, not a LEAF). In Québec, people love VW and the E-Golf sells like hotcakes. In fact, all of the E-Golfs which were destined to the US ended up here. That's why they stopped selling it "out of nowhere" in the US and we suddenly have huge stocks of 2020 models here. Previously, you had to be really luck to get a 2017-2019 model. So because of its popularity and the generous govt grant for new EVs (13k), 2017-2018 E-Golfs with anywhere between 30 - 50k miles are the same price (if not more expensive) than brand new ones. And yet, those older models have no trouble selling on the used car market as well
The answer is simple, stick with diesel
I bought a VW Rabbit as it was called in Canada back in 1975, loved that car and am hoping that the ID.3 can also set the standard that the Rabbit initiated, were others tried to copy but never succeeded. Handling was spot on, front wheel drive (one of the first for a small car in N.A.) loved doing reverse donuts, surprised everyone in small town Alberta.
Very cool Johnny. How would you compare the driving feel of the ID3 to the ID Buzz that you test drove last year? Thats the one i am waiting for. Do you know when VW plans to do pre ordering of the ID Buzz?
What about that submarine escape hatch on Jonny's wrist?
I know it depends on road conditions and the mic setup, etc, but even before you mentioned it, I was impressed about how quiet it was compared to others tested on car reviews. I’d like to look at one in the flesh now
That's actually how I expected it to be:
Simple design, Comfy and well thought interior, lot of space for the dimensions, quiet, enough performance to be quick- but not fast, and a bit boring, like all non-GT* VW are.
If the base model will be about 30k€, minus the 9480€ in Germany, the price is quite good.
Many would prefer Model 3, yes, the base model would offer more but will also be 36k€ after the incentive , so almost twice the price.
Excellent video Jonny!
Ah Wolfsburg, my first car 49 years ago a Karman Ghia 2 seater. Many years later I was on a 2 week German residential course in Wolfsburg. I did the factory tour I and they got very excited about my KG and were keen to show me the very part of the factory it had been assembled in.
Really impressive, it seems no nonsense but looks like it's great quality. A good solid car, and something to really challenge the the form over function Tesla 3.
Also I love the colour
The noise at the E-Station is probably Diesel Generators 🤣
I wonder if they lied about the emissions on those too!
Ha ha ha very good
Gotta love Jonny reviews 👍 no nagging on software gate. Just proper car info. It's gonna do good for VW.
The design is spectacular, wickedly alluring!!!
I really want an id3 the 77 kwh, it sounds like a fun great car as a replacement for my golf 1.5 evo engine
Will come as a 4 seater only. They had to stuff so much batteries inside it.
@@KyleHubb Just take those useless 2 rear seats out and you have a long range mini station wagon. 😜
Really looking forward to seeing what Skoda do with this platform.
Same but with SEAT
Bit late comment I know but I got my id3 Max pro perf last week and a lot of my decision was helped by your ev reviews. Thanks Jonny
Really interested in this car, however I need a decent size boot to get my guide dog in. Do you think he’d fit in here? Also is there a noise when the vehicle is travelling under 30 miles an hour or whatever? Thanks and great review!
Nice car. Plenty of space! The range is fine for 95% of what 95% of car owners need. I wonder if the batteries are upgradable if battery improvements roll out.
Most likely there will be some garage that would do the upgrade. There are places that upgrade Leaf from 24 to 40, so why not ID3?
Might get some improvements from software upgrades as has happened with Tesla but I wouldn't hold my breath and it will never be cost effective to upgrade a battery pack.
I would go for a ID3 next year if it comes out then through my work salary sacrifice 🙏
I love the outside look. Not so much the inside. Could imagine having one for town driving, if I could afford one!
Hi Jonny, nice test! How does the id.3 compare to Your own private KIA e-Soul (qualitywise, equipment packaging & driving performance/feel)?
I honestly think the Soul feels faster, no more compromised (apart from the boot) and on par with build quality.
Opens rear door
*interior shot of front seats*
The control knob behind the steering wheel, I know I''ve seen that before. I've not been in a BMW i3, so it's not there....ah yes! On a car my dad had; a 1968 Ford Corsair, that was it.
Lexus cars have the control knob behind the steering wheel
Love the Vlog style Jonny! Just feels natural, from the heart. Consider doing more in this format... no need to always nail the camera, sound and that other video faff. You nailed your content
I really do like pretty much everything about this car! It’s the kind of car I could easily dream about. It’s a potential dream car. And I wouldn’t say that about many cars. If it were comfortable enough and I could afford one, I think I would be happy with one of these
I actually do like it. But it’s so close to a Tesla model 3 in price... and I think that may sway people. With a rapid charge Tesla would be more appealing.
Agreed. Just a massive shame there's no HUD on the 3 or the S. No drivers display on the 3.
Model 3 is 50k € this is 27k €
How it this close?
@@paulomoniz7326 the ID3 1st is £35kish after incentive and the Model 3 Standard + is £36kish
Raymond Smith Model 3 standard+ is £40k ish including incentives.
Did he say “rapid charging” was 100kW... Tesla v3 is 250kW peak 🧐
Price the mid-range battery at £30k and it would make a big impact. Still coming in too expensive. It’s almost Tesla model 3 money - I would pick a Tesla for a few thousand more without a second thought.
VW's service network is the big selling point compared to Tesla. You'll have no trouble getting your car taken care of if something goes wrong. Tesla still has a lot of catching up to do on the service end of things.
But it's less than 30k, isn't it? Starting price for mid-range is 35.5k euros in Germany. That's 32k sterling minus 3.5k government grant.
I think a lot of people would feel that way but personally I find this much more compelling than the Tesla. I just can't stomach the minimalist interior on the M3 with the oversized tablet in the middle. Somehow I find that really ugly to look at. Not that the VW has a particularly amazing dashboard, it's still afflicted with a central touchscreen which I find is the bane of the modern car. Physical buttons all the way for me, and for the odd occasion I need satnav then I use Google maps on my phone which is so much better than any built-in system. Probably an unpopular opinion these days but each to their own I suppose.
Tesla's major advantage is still it's charging infrastructure. I have no idea why other manufacturers haven't cottoned on to this.
I mean yes but do you want to be seen in a Tesla? For me I’d go for this instead tbh. It’s exciting seeing these coming on the market. Yes the prices are still quite high but the developments on the EV market are going into the right direction.
Did you miss your flight? Great review - thanks.
Great review. Can't wait to test drive one as would make a perfect daily car here in Hong Kong. I currently have a Golf.
"A" pillar blind spot looks huge.
B pillar too! J had to triple check
Yeah... if only those amateurs at VW (who manufacture 10 million cars every year) had asked you, the anonymous internet guy with opinions who watched a video, before they designed their car. Idiots eh?
@@panzerkami2381 so you (an internet guy who watched a video) is saying there's no problem with visibility, that must mean we're wrong. Shut up & take my money VW, you must be right and I must be an idiot
@@Loopyengineeringco Sorry that doesn't work. I didn't base my opinion on a video, you did. Do you understand the difference? You think you know stuff about a car you have not even SEEN in real life because you watched a video. That makes you an... what's the word? Oh, right, and idiot. Well played there. What else you got, Einstein?
@@panzerkami2381 why are you here then, if not to base your opinions on a video? Maybe just to troll the comments section 😂. Or maybe you really like Johnny Smith. Either way, you haven't explained why my opinion is wrong, just stated that WV make a lot of cars. So please, enlighten me
I'm not so fond of the idea of a key that just has to be in/near the car (with all the signal boosting thieves around) I am happy that my little 2018 VW EV has a key sensor but also needs it to be used in a standard ignition switch before anything happens.
Yes those pesky signal thieves
Hi, what do you think about the solar roof, is something that the driver can note some diference?, or is just for the companions?, do you think that brings something to the driver?, worth it to have it?
Great video Jonny. I would have liked to have known what you actually thought of the car though, how it compares to the Kia Soul. Which one would you buy with your own money?
"normal card board parcel shelf?
FFS not on the electric one's too.
Argos anyone? Looks poo tbh.
Great review tho sonny Jim bob
Dur, it needs weight saving material wherever possible, that's the point
Johnny, Very nice review, quite the honor getting drive it so early. By the way, love your watch. What name/model is it? Thanks
Thanks for watching Ed. The watch is a U-boat and the model is a titanium U-42.
@@TheLateBrakeShow Thanks!
sir, what is in place of ignition key? dummy cover? or it is on either side to look consistent?
In the UK it is the same price as the i3s with the standard i3 £2-3k cheaper. If they are trying to push this as the next gen to be sold in the millions, the price needs to be revised and costs looked at.
This is the launch edition, so thereafter it will get cheaper.
CarPervert even so, you genuinely seem like you are trying to like this car but lets face its its dull even for a EV and no one whats the spend 30 odd thousand for dull when you could spend 25 and get a honda e
This is huge in comparison.
I think the Nissan Leaf is an actual competitor. Room for 4 people and some boot.
I agree, the most obvious competitor in size price and range. Love jonny but motoring journalists have ahort attention spans. New leafs and teslas are all i see here down on the aouthcoast of the uk...
Volkswagen says: It's as spacious as the VW Passat!!! Volkswagen aswell: Only 4 persons.... -_-
I have a Leaf 62 kWh. Would definitily say it is a competitor, even better than this actually. I got it for €29,000 in Norway brand new. Had to wait only 2 weeks for it (was on the ID.3 list for more than a year or so, but the car seems to never show up). If you can live with the chademo plug and not usually drive more than 600-700 km/day, it is great. More comfortable, more space, same performance (214 hp) with an actual working app (Golf has had big problems with its app).
@@HermanWillems except it has 5 seats, its f visible in the f video. only a version has 4 seat, the normal is 5 seats, 5 people.
but Nissan Leaf is boring and in my opinion ugly. This looks futuristic and innovative.
I like it! I would love to own one :) thansk for the informative video
I love your suitcase ! Where did you buy it ??
A company called G Case.
Looks like a 5 door version of a Citroen DS3.
Or the new honda jazz
I'd 3 is being rebadged by someone . And cheaper
@@golfish8589 and probably worse
@@CobnutVTS it will have the same motors and battery as id3.
Just a little different interior and exterior changes.
Like chevy and buick.
Check out fully charged id3 review. I am pretty sure he mentions the rebrand.
And maybe like its styling better than the id3
@@CobnutVTS
SEAT is the rebadged id3. Check it out hear. Living in America , I no nothing about SEAT Manufacuring www.autoevolution.com/news/seat-el-born-spied-looks-better-than-volkswagen-id3-141191.html
A 40k brand new ev car shouldn’t just be nice and okay. It should be amazing.
Jonny, have you noticed that many aero wheels work only on one side if the intent is to reject air into the brake area ie deflect ?
I quite like the Play/Pause icons on the accelerator/brake pedals
I thought it was going to be amazing the length of time it has taken but it's nothing out of the ordinary.
That doesn’t look like a 35k interior... the plastic “1st” stuck on the dashboard and the screen that looks like after they made the car they realised they forgot to include the screen so bolted one on... my first two cars were Beetles and I was honestly thinking this would have been a new chapter for VW where they could have done something incredible but wow it’s kinda disappointing
All VAG Group cars use the same standard plasticy interiors and entertainment systems, knobs, buttons, handles etc... It's something that's baffled me since they started doing it 5 years ago or so, who wants to pay for a high end Audi with the same plasticy handles and buttons and nobs as the most basic basement bargain VW UP or Polo... I know it's for cost saving and efficiency reasons but they've taken it too far.
I'm guessing the interior is cheaper than in the equivalent Golf because the production of an EV is still more expensive than a similar ICE vehicle. It seems that in order to bring down the purchase price, they saved money on the interior.
The Honda is way more exciting, can’t wait to see what they come up with in the next few years
I like how they talk about how they need to make the vehicle as efficient as possible to get better mileage... and they proceed to putting a black roof on it to make people use their AC/roll their windows down more. Great job VAG. Great job.
I love how the exterior has so many Golf1 styling cues, but not massively convinced with this as a daily driver yet.
Stretch another £5k for a base model 3. For much more performance and much better tech.
It's called the ID because we've no ID when we'll actually be able to buy one.
maybe 2030 in the USA
"I love coming to Wolfsburg" - nice work if you can get it!
Jonny Where did u get ur suitcase from. Looks epic
Many thanks, got it from Wheel Whores (check their website).
Why didn't you show us the consumption and the charging info screen? We can also see the actual car at showrooms...
Good luck with that one - ring up Skoda and ask to test drive a citygo - you can't and that was launched ages ago
Looks like a great car that happens to be electric!
I am on a pension, and can afford one of these, I currently drive a skoda, I will be looking to buy one, as my first EV car. Brillant review. So I subscribed. 👍👍
Enjoyed your presentation. The new V.W. is better as you presented and all makes sense than looking at pictures or reading about it.,Definitely needs an on-hand presentation. Thanks.
I quite like how it looks. Compared to the other ID models which just look a bit off.
I agree; I'm waiting on the Buzz in 2022, but I need something from the time my 530e lease runs out next June and the arrival of the Buzz. The ID3 would have been perfect for that year, but an e-Golf may have to suffice.
@@TrainsFerriesFeet is the buzz really scheduled for 2022?
I have had my "VW BUZZ" License plate for a year now. It currently on my subaru
@@golfish8589 That's what I've seen, but you know how delays happen. I REALLY want a Buzz. A friend of mine's parents had a bus when I was a kid and I've always wanted one.
They’re missing a trick if they don’t do a GTi version.
The ID4 will have a performance model
there seems to be an on/off switch on the steering column on the place where the old ignition used to be.
When's the 2 door GTI version coming out?