VOLKSWAGEN has taken the wraps off its ID.5 electrical coupe-SUV in Europe this week, the not-for-Australia mannequin sharing the identical MEB modular chassis structure with its ID.4 SUV sibling and subsequently all drivetrain choices and associated gear.
Topped by a sporty GTX variant, Volkswagen says the battery-electric ID.5 affords 12mm much less inside headroom than its by-product mannequin, but has extra cargo house due to its longer physique (549 litres versus 543 litres within the ID.4). The ID.5 measures 4599mm in size or 4582mm in GTX guise, and rides on a 2766mm wheelbase.
The sloping roofline of the ID.5 sees a spoiler built-in into the highest of the tailgate in addition to a brand new, mannequin particular front-end design. LED lighting is customary entrance and rear, as are security options together with semi-autonomous Journey Help cruise management and self-parking.
“The ID.5 is electrical, sporty, and stylish. Our premium SUV coupe with all-electric drive marks one other milestone in our Speed up technique. It affords regionally carbon-neutral driving enjoyment for a discerning buyer group. We’re breaking into a very new market phase with this mannequin,” Volkswagen CEO Ralf Brandstatter mentioned.
Inside, the mannequin is far the identical because the ID.4 with a 12.0-inch infotainment array, digital instrument panel, and, on GTX fashions, model-specific badging, crimson trim accents, contrasting sew work and sports activities seats.
The ID.5 is obtainable with a single 128kW electrical motor in base type which drives the rear wheels and affords a 0-100km/h time of 10.4 seconds.
Mid-tier variants obtain the identical driveline format however with 150kW of energy and an related acceleration time of 8.4 seconds. Energy is sourced from a 77kWh lithium-ion battery which offers as much as 520km driving vary (WLTP).
The range-topping ID.5 GTX in the meantime scores all-wheel drive courtesy of an electrical motor entrance and rear. Mixed system output is rated at 220kW enabling a 0-100km/h acceleration time of simply 6.3 seconds. The added energy means vary falls barely to 480km (WLTP).
The ID.5 shares the identical 135kW DC charging capability because the donor mannequin, which VW says will enable it to be charged to 80 per cent inside half-hour. An 11kW AC dwelling charger is included as customary.
Volkswagen says that by 2030, at the very least 70 per cent of its European unit gross sales are anticipated to return from electric-only autos, a determine it locations at a couple of million vehicles.
In North American and Chinese language markets, it’s aiming for 50 per cent protection, the model saying it can launch at the very least one new electrical mannequin to the market every year for a CO2 emissions discount of roughly 40 per cent (by 2030).
Volkswagen plans to be carbon-neutral by 2050.
