Volkswagen will launch at least one new electric vehicle every year. Three are planned for 2021 and the first to arrive is the ID.4 GTX, which will be introduced in the first half of this year. Volkswagen didn’t say much about the model, but confirmed it will have all-wheel drive. Little else is known about the crossover, but previous reports have suggested it could have a combined output of 302 hp and 460 Nm of torque.
In the second half of this year, Volkswagen
will introduce the ID.5. It’s a crossover coupe version of the ID.4 and it
should share powertrains with its more mainstream counterpart. Officials have
suggested the model will be a European exclusive, but we’ll find out for sure
later this year.
Lastly, Volkswagen will introduce the ID.6
X / CROZZ this fall. It’s a seven-seat crossover that has been designed for the
Chinese market and pictures of the model were released by China’s Ministry of
Industry and Information Technology last month. Looking like an ID.4 XL, the
crossover reportedly measures 4876 mm long and has a wheelbase
that spans 2965 mm. If those numbers pan out, the ID.6 X would
be 292 mm longer than the ID.4 and have a wheelbase that has been
stretched by 198 mm.
Longer term, Volkswagen announced their
entry-level EV has been moved up two years to 2025. Little is known about the
model at this point, but it will slot beneath the ID.3 and should be relatively
affordable. In other news, Volkswagen promised to “continuously optimize” their
MEB toolkit. This means we can expect
better acceleration, longer ranges and faster charging capabilities as time
passes.
