Following the revealing of its ID.7 electrical saloon earlier this yr, German automotive large Volkswagen has teased camouflaged pictures of the ID.7 Tourer, an all-electric property wagon which can launch in Europe in 2024.
Nonetheless in its pixellated “Indian summer time” camouflage, the ID.7 Tourer wagon will line up subsequent to the ID.7 sedan however will boast 545 litres of boot house even with 5 occupants. Nevertheless, when the again row of seats are folded down, the amount of the just about two-metre-long cargo house expands as much as 1,714 litres.
Like all fashions in Volkswagen’s ID. household, the brand new physique form of the ID.7 is predicated on the corporate’s MEB platform however with an extended wheelbase to supply for the additional cargo house.
Similar to the ID.7 sedan which was formally unveiled earlier this yr, the ID.7 Tourer is significantly aerodynamic, with a coefficient of drag of 0.24, in comparison with the 0.23 of the ID.7 sedan.
On condition that with these spectacular aerodynamics the ID.7 sedan is about to supply a variety of as much as 621 kilometres, one would anticipate the ID.7 Tourer to supply one thing related.
The ultimate design might be unveiled “within the coming months” and can formally launch in 2024 – although it’s unsure simply what a part of the yr Volkswagen is concentrating on.
We do know that, just like the ID.7, the ID.7 Tourer might be constructed on the Volkswagen plant in Emden. Sadly, Volkswagen makes no point out of plans for launching the ID.7 Tourer outdoors of Europe, that means it’ll be some time earlier than we discover out if the all-electric property wagon will ever make its method to Australia.
Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about local weather change, clear know-how, and electrical automobiles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electrical automobiles and clear applied sciences for Renew Financial system and The Pushed since 2012. His most popular mode of transport is his toes.