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VW ID.7 in the first pictures

At the beginning of January at the CES in Las Vegas, Volkswagen announced the ID.7, a new model in its ID range. range of electric vehicles, but then only showed it in a camouflaged version.

The ID.7 is billed as “the next step on Volkswagen’s path to electrification,” and while we wait for its official promotion at the upcoming Shanghai auto show, the first images of this car have arrived in the definitive, production version.

The 494 cm long ID.7 is built on Volkswagen’s MEB platform for electric vehicles, with a range (depending on the version) of up to 700 km. Here is also the information that the wheelbase is 297 cm, as well as that the air resistance coefficient is 0.23.

The offer will include a basic version with one electric motor and rear-wheel drive, as well as a more powerful variant with two electric motors and four-wheel drive.

The variant with one electric motor and rear drive for the Chinese market has 150 kW/204 HP, a 77 kWh battery, while the top speed is limited to 155 km/h.

It should be remembered here that Volkswagen recently presented a new power unit with 210 kW/286 HP and around 550 Nm.

In addition, a modern, spacious and variable interior is announced.

The ID.7 also got a new 15.0-inch touchscreen, head-up display, digitally controlled air vents (which automatically adjust the temperature inside the car depending on how hot or cold it is outside), as well as “Hello Volkswagen” voice prompts. commands to control basic functions.

The ID.7 will first be sold in China from the second half of 2023, but a variant for Europe and North America will arrive later in the year. The exact date of this latter variant has not yet been announced, but earlier announcements say that it will be produced at the Volkswagen factory in Emden.

The ID.7 is among 10 new electric models to be launched by 2026, so CEO Thomas Schaefer claims that Volkswagen will have the broadest electric portfolio in the automotive industry.

“From the basic e-car to the Volkswagen ID. Buzz and the new flagship model, we will have the right offer in every segment,” said Šefer.

Author: Ivan Mitić