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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
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The ID.3 will change the way you think about Volkswagen. And, the brand hopes, it'll change the way you think about affordable electric cars. This contender is priced, shaped and designed right for the heart of the family segment of the growing EV sector and, unlike previous battery-powered Volkswagens, it's completely new from the ground up. It's small enough for the city and big enough for the family. Plus it's as affordable as a comparable petrol or diesel model and clever enough to make a conventional family hatchback seem hopelessly outdated. The future's arrived.
Market and Model
Volkswagen's goal with the ID.3 was to make the switch to full-EV motoring more affordable for more people - which means making it cost the same (or less) than an equivalent combustion-engined model. They have quite managed that yet, but the range is still expanding, starting with a base 'Pure Performance' model featuring the smallest 45kWh battery and cisting from just over £28,000, with two trim options - 'City' and 'Style'. Most ID.3 customers start their search with the 58kWh variants, which develop 145PS and kick off with the 'Life Pro' model which costs from around £29,000 (once the £2,500 government grant for Plug-in cars has been taken into account). That gets you the entry-level 'Life Pro' variant. Beyond 'Life' spec, there are 'Business', 'Family', 'Style', 'Tech' and 'Max' versions, all using the same 58kWh powertrain package. Prices for these variants range between about £30,000 and around £38,000, after deduction of the government grant. If you can stretch to around £39,500, there's also a 'Tour' variant with the larger capacity 77kWh battery (offering 204PS).
A 10-inch centre-dash infotainment screen is standard across the range and features a neat 'touch-sensitive bar', using which you can swipe across various screen zones to control both stereo volume and cabin temperature. Volkswagen's latest natural voice control system also features, enabling you to ask the car virtually anything as long as you preface it by "Hello Volkswagen". We'd want to specify the clever head-up display system, which projects augmented-reality navigation arrows, hazard alerts and pedestrian detection messages onto the inside of the windscreen in front of you as you drive.
Cost of Ownership
Volkswagen reckons that a typical ID.3 user will save about £730 a year in operating expenses over what they'd pay to run a comparable combustion-engined model. It's not only that your energy costs will be lower: you should also make savings in insurance, road tax and the fact that no oil changes are required. Volkswagen says that its aim is to make sure that the battery pack lasts as long as the car and, sure enough, that battery pack is warrantied to have at least 70% of its usable capacity after eight years or 100,000 miles.
Summary
So here we are in Volkswagen's new era and there are lots of things we like about the ID.3. You'll appreciate the clever packaging, the quick performance, the sharp manoeuvrability and the cutting-edge cabin tech. You might even really like the quietly futuristic styling. What we think will most appeal here though, is the way that the Wolfsburg brand has been able to deliver a family-sized EV at a sensible price that really is directly comparable to combustion-engined alternatives.
What's more, this really does feel like an authentic Volkswagen, with a rear-driven format that even has a few Beetle throw-backs. In half a century's time, there's just a chance that the ID.3 will command a place in automotive history alongside that seminal VW model. As we said, the future starts here.
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I wonder what these heavier EV's are like in the wet or Ice/snow especially the rearwheel drive ones.
Love these concise overviews 👍
That's great to hear, Robert. We'll keep them coming! 👍
i like the look of it from the side and back but I'm not so sure from the front, i see one the other day and they're big
That's fair enough, Mitford! Are you looking for a new car at the moment?
@@OsvUkVehicleSupply not at the moment, my e-golf still has 18 months remaining
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It has a few too many Sinclair C5 'throwbacks' for my taste.
Hi there, are you looking for a new car at the moment?
I drive a e-Golf and was thinking this as my next car but its way too expensive and worse then the cheapest Tesla.
I might switch to gasoline or hybird again.
with tesla bringing out its own hatchback next year VW are going to have to look at the pricing me thinks
Hyundai Ioniq 5 better choice!
We're hoping to get behind the wheel of it soon! 🤞
Should you buy one? …you didn’t answer your own question. 😁
Will you be buying one, Bruce?
@@OsvUkVehicleSupply LOL Very slippery. Well, it's been on my short-list since they announced it, but I'm not flush, so I'm still wait and see. EV space is moving so fast now. For ref, I leased a 40kw Leaf for 3 years, which I really enjoyed, but now if I commit and buy, I want cheaper, further, and newer tech (although the last one's not a deal breaker). The id3 ticks most of those boxes and its the perfect size for me. Be interested to see what a 2-year old one goes for a year from now.
2021 and that’s the best interior they can come up with, it’s awful.
What don't you like about the interior?
It will be Updated Both in Quality and Price I’ve heard....