Already, the corporate has determined to discontinue the Passat saloon in favour of the property variant, however that may be a facet notice. Extra importantly, the ID.7 Tourer builds on Volkswagen’s incoming electrical flagship, the ID.7. The close to five-metre saloon will characteristic a brand new drive system and battery dimension trimmed for vary and luxury meant for Passat clientele in Europe – the 700 km vary of what’s going to be VW’s greatest battery so far within the Professional S variant is also a convincing argument within the US and China.
However again to the ID.7 Tourer. Estates are normally just like hatchback automobiles however characteristic an prolonged rear finish, which supplies extra boot house. Volkswagen used to name such fashions Variant or Capturing Brake, however the model selected Tourer – presumably additionally referencing the prolonged vary – to explain its first all-electric property, as a consequence of debut in 2024.
Press pictures solely reveal the define with the compulsory hatchback within the facet view flanked by brief overhangs and an extended wheelbase. Volkswagen considers the design an “elegant full-sized hatchback model” with added roominess and plans to publish the ultimate design “within the coming months”.
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Extra detailed knowledge stays sparse. The producer mentions a “notably beneficiant sense of house” taking precise type in a bigger trunk with a quantity of 545 or 1,714 litres with the rear seats folded down when the boot measures virtually two metres. That is barely lower than within the Passat however higher than the ID.4.
Volkswagen additionally emphasises the Tourer’s aerodynamics and claims a drag coefficient of 0.24. By comparability, the saloon automobile has a cd worth of 0.23.
Like all ID. fashions, the brand new physique form of the ID.7 is predicated on the MEB platform of the Volkswagen Group. Just like the ID.7, VW will manufacture the ID.7 Tourer on the Volkswagen plant in Emden, making it the second MEB mannequin to be made in northwest Germany.
When asserting the VW ID.7 and ID.7 Professional S in April 2023, Volkswagen additionally anticipated to supply the brand new flagship in North America – nevertheless, as an import from Europe, that means the ID.7 may miss out on the EV tax credit score of as much as $7,500.
The scenario is totally different once more in China, the place VW joint ventures will construct and promote the ID.7 as traditional. Up to now, Volkswagen has registered just one ID.7 variant with the authorities in China – with a 150 kW engine and a 77 kWh battery from FAW-CATL. It’s unknown whether or not the brand new 210 kW motor with the bigger battery will even come to China; the identical goes for the ID.7 Tourer property automobile.
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