The Volkswagen Group is one of the most advanced in the transition to electrification. But despite all his work, she is running into the odd problem. The most important: the ID.3 range and its derivatives are not selling as they had anticipated. In fact, they recently announced that they were backing down on one of their star "ideas": the use of haptic buttons on its steering wheels and interiors. But this is only the beginning.
As you well know, the Volkswagen ID.3 is your access electric model. And to help your sales give the "spurt" they crave, they are going to expand their range in order to conquer the most reluctant customers. The GTX sports car is about to see the light of day, but it will not be the only version to be added to the range in the coming years. According to other sources in the house of Wolfsburg they would be thinking of create a crossover version in the purest style of the Kia XCeed…
Along with the new Volkswagen ID.3 Cross they have also confirmed the electric counterparts of the Polo and T-Roc…
Thanks to the guys from Autocar we have learned that the Volkswagen ID.3 will have an SUV-type version. The words of Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Bavarian firm, to this medium have been the following…
"We are working hard to develop an additional compact SUV based on the ID.3 so that we can also launch a Volkswagen product in this fast-growing vehicle segment."
In addition, He pointed out that its aesthetic "would look dramatically different than the ID.3 when it arrives before 2026.", rather than being a Russian doll style approach." Therefore, with this sentence he gives us two more headlines in relation to his product plan. The first: what it will not be a kind of vitaminized ID.3 or a shrunken ID.4. In the second case, that your possible official market release date would be set for before 2026.
But in addition to working on a Volkswagen ID.3 Crossover, the German house also has other plans in hand. Schafer indicated that Two versions of its entry-level electric model will soon debut. Or what is the same: the electric versions of the Polo and T-Roc. In fact, Schäfer defined this project as "a small car and a sports crossover variant" although its official price should be below 25 thousand euros.
According to words of Thomas Schäfer…
“From the basic electric car with a target price of less than €25 to the ID Buzz and the new ID Aero we will have the right offer in each segment”
For this the MQB platform will leave the market by the end of the decade to be replaced by the new SSP (Scalable Systems Platform). The high-volume models of the Volkswagen Group will be manufactured on it, being cheaper and easier to apply to vehicles of different segments. We will see how they simplify their range and above all, make it accessible. Here's the challenge...
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- Plazas 5
- Power 204 cv
- Consumer goods 15,3 l / 100km
- Assessment 4,3