The Volkswagen ID.7 vary will develop with the addition of an all-wheel-drive, GTX-badged mannequin. Due out earlier than the tip of 2023, the electrical sedan will probably be positioned as the corporate’s range-topping EV, and its drivetrain and chassis are being tuned with a concentrate on efficiency.
Volkswagen guarantees that “sporty design parts” set the GTX aside from the usual ID.7, however the preview pictures it launched go away quite a bit to the creativeness. The mannequin depicted within the images is completed in crimson with a black roof, which is the colour mixture seen on different GTX-branded members of the ID household, and it encompasses a redesigned entrance bumper in addition to black “GTX” emblems on the entrance doorways. We’re guessing that trim-specific wheel designs are among the many visible adjustments made, however we’ll have to be affected person to find the complete design.
Whereas inside images have not been launched, Volkswagen notes that the GTX receives crimson distinction stitching on the seats, the dashboard, and the door panels. Technical particulars stay below wraps as nicely; all we all know is that energy will come from a dual-motor all-wheel-drive system. In distinction, the rear-wheel-drive ID.7 makes use of a single, rear-mounted electrical motor rated at 282 horsepower and 402 pound-feet of torque.
The Volkswagen ID.7 GTX is scheduled to make its official debut on the Munich auto present going down in September 2023, and gross sales in Europe will begin shortly after. The mannequin will not be offered in the USA, however the model confirmed that all-wheel-drive will probably be provided right here.
“We can’t get the GTX trim items inside and outside, however we’ll get the powertrain,” a Volkswagen spokesperson instructed Autoblog.
Trying forward, the ID.7 vary will develop once more with the addition of a station wagon impressed by the 2019 ID. Area Vizzion idea. We all know that the ID.7 sedan will probably be offered (and even inbuilt) the USA, however Volkswagen hasn’t introduced plans to convey the wagon right here but.
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