You’re looking at the new Volkswagen ID.7 estate, alongside an upset Wolfsburg employee. The pictures, snapped by our spy photographers show the forthcoming family wagon out testing – and it appears to be everything you’d expect. Featuring the same front end combined with what looks like a spacious boot, it’ll be one of just a handful of electric estates on the market.
The latest news is that it will be the third ID model to come with a GTX version. The ID.7 GTX has been tuned dynamically and gets visual upgrades. More on that belowTake a quick look at the ID.7 from the front, and you’d be forgiven for mistaking it for an ID.3: Volkswagen has decided on a look for the ID range, and it’s not straying an inch from it. Just like the, the ID.7 features short overhangs, a stubby bonnet, flush headlights and a raked windscreen.
Battery-wise the ID.7 Pro gets a 77kWh battery at launch, good for an estimated range of 382 miles . A Pro S model will arrive later with VW’s biggest battery to date; a 86kWh unit good for 434 miles . VW’s new saloon is also the first ID model to get battery charge preconditioning; pop a charger in the nav and the ID.7 will be ready for the maximum 200kW charge rate by the time you get there.
It’s not all good news though. VW’s Smart Air Vents can be saved to user presents or be used in conjunction with the car’s voice controls – but alarmingly they can only be moved via the touchscreen. The result? If you want to change the direction of the events you’ll need to go into a dedicated screen and drag each one, or call out a setting to the car’s IDA voice assistant.