JVW has also not released any new information about the technology behind the ID. Polo; for now, we will have to make do with the new name. The 2023 concept car was specified with 166 kW of power and a range of up to 450 kilometres according to WLTP. At least VW has made it clear that the 166 kW model will be the ID. Polo GTI. The German carmaker has yet to reveal how powerful the ID. Polo will be. VW only confirmed that the ID. Polo will always be a four-door model “with two different battery sizes and three, and later four, power levels” – and the base price of the entry-level model will be less than 25,000 euros. The base model will probably have an LFP battery and a shorter range – the 450 kilometres are only possible with the larger and more expensive NMC battery. However, VW will not be cutting corners too much on the equipment, even in the €25,000 model: the DC charging function is fitted as standard. And in other respects, too, the ID. Polo is expected to offer technologies from higher classes, such as the latest version of Travel Assist, but probably only at an extra cost.
If the ID.3 becomes the Golf I will be so mad.
It’s a damned SUV. The Golf isn’t an SUV.
It’s like what happened to the Eclipse and I hate it.
i really liked the e-golf model they launched a decade ago, bring that back - literally a golf with a battery and motor instead of an engine, drivetrain and fuel tank.
That’s all I really want
Hmm, and they’re available for around ten grand…
Aaaand they’re all 250 miles away
Stuffing batteries into the cardan tunnel was a stupid idea. If you want your EV to have any range you need to design the chassis from the ground up for that purpose. You know just like they did for the Golf with an ICE engine.
I’m not against a refreshed EV Golf but that earlier concept wasn’t the best implementation.
Wait what? The ID4 is the SUV one and the ID3 is the hatchback one that isn’t available in the US? I guess the ID3 is a bit bigger than a Golf, but the battery pack has to go somewhere.
Sorry, but no. The 4 is the SUV. The 3 is a compact car that borrows its looks from the golf plus to have some room for the battery.
Still too big
Good. Now bring back the other familiar names. Bring back the Beetle, Sirocco, and Ghia while you’re at it.
It would be very hard to resist an electric beetle. They’ve seen there’s an appetite for this stuff with the ID.Buzz, which I would totally have if I could afford it. Meanwhile I’m happy with my e-208.
I’d buy a Buzz if they sold the smaller one in the states and doubled the range. It would make a great road tripping camper. (Also, please replace that front grille design. It looks great in photos but very plastic in person.)
I feel like people should be clamoring for something with the form factor of the short wheelbase Buzz. 5 seater, sliding doors, and a huge cargo volume. That shape is so much more practical than the SUVs everyone gobbles up.
I like names so much more than numbers. ID 2, 3, and 4 become the ID Polo, Golf, and Tiguan would make me happy.
