Volkswagen has started pre-sales of the all-electric ID.7 Vizzion in China through its FAW-VW joint venture. While the Chinese version of the ID.7 is essentially identical to the variant sold in overseas markets, it is significantly cheaper. In fact, pricing details reveal that the ID.7 Vizzion starts at just 237,700 yuan in China, which is the equivalent of US$ 33,200 or € 30,400 at current exchange rates. To put that into perspective, the ID.7 is priced from € 56,995 in Germany, or approximately US$ 62,300, which means it costs nearly twice as much (+88%) in VW’s homeland. That extraordinary price difference comes despite the fact that the two models are largely identical, although their specifications do differ slightly.
Underpinning the Chinese model is an 84.8
kWh nickel-manganese-cobalt battery pack that drives a single electric motor at
the rear axle with 201 hp and 310 Nm in entry-level guise.
In comparison, both European and U.S. versions of the ID.7 are available with
77 kWh and 86 kWh battery packs. In Germany, the base rear-wheel drive model
comes with a more powerful 282 hp motor.
The ID.7 Vizzion for the Chinese market is
4,956 mm long, 1,862 mm wide, 1,537 mm tall, stretching over a 2,965 mm wheelbase. The entry-level model
has a claimed CLTC range of 642 km, with a twin-motor, all-wheel
drive version in the works, promising 570 km of driving range.
Pricing details for this version have not yet been announced, Car News China
reports. VW’s competitive pricing pits the ID.7 Vizzion against models like the
Tesla Model Y, which starts at 266,400 yuan (US$ 37,300), and the BMW iX3, which
can be purchased for as little as 285,000 yuan (US$ 39,900).
Key features of the Chinese-market ID.7
include a 15-inch central infotainment screen, a small digital instrument
cluster, a head-up display, a configurable ambient lighting system, and a
16-speaker Harman Kardon audio system.
