Top five-star safety rating for the Volkswagen ID.4

The new ID.4 has performed well in the Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) safety test. With five stars, the Volkswagen brand’s first compact SUV was awarded the top score. Auditors gave the ID.4 good ratings on all criteria – for the protection of adult occupants, children and vulnerable road users, as well as in terms of assistance systems.

GTX – Volkswagen’s GTI badge for electrics

With the new ID.4 GTX, Volkswagen is showing the first sporty top-of-the-range electric model on April 28th: In Europe, the respective performance models of the ID. Family will wear the logo GTX in the future. Similar to GTI and GTE, it stands for its own product brand. According to the company, “it charges the world of electric mobility from Volkswagen with new, intelligent sportiness”.

Entry-level models added to Volkswagen ID.3 range

The Volkswagen ID.3 will be available from £28,370 in new Pure Performance guise. Two trims – entry-level City and design-focused Style – become available with the new powertrain, in addition to the Pro, Pro Performance and Pro S versions already on sale in the UK. The Pure Performance is differentiated by its lighter 45 kWh (net) battery, 148 bhp power output and 229 ft lb of torque.

Volkswagen expands the ID.3 line-up

The Volkswagen ID.3 Pro is available to order now, bringing the multi award-winning electric hatchback’s entry price to £28,670. The Pro electric motor option is available across the ID.3’s Life, Business and Family specifications, and offers a second, 143 bhp power output in addition to the introductory 201 bhp Pro Performance version.

Production start at second site for Volkswagen’s ID.3

The Transparent Factory in Dresden has begun series production of the fully electric ID.3. This makes it the second production site for the ID.3 and the fourth site in the world producing Volkswagen models based on the Modular Electric Drive Toolkit (MEB).

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