Review: Volkswagen ID.7

New 15-inch touchscreen. Super quiet and comfy. Good range. Model S space for Model 3 money. Rapid charging.Features still hidden in the UI. No front storage. No vehicle-to-device charging. Heat pump optional. Nothe Volkswagen ID.7 makes you realize, it’s how impressive the Tesla Model S was when it arrived more than a decade ago. After all, we all know that tech moves fast, and yet somehow, despite, the Model S remains a benchmark for big, sedan-bodied, long-distance electric land yachts.

Volkswagen may finally be about to challenge it, though, with this—the ID.7. It takes on the Model S not just in terms of tech , but also in terms of efficiency and on-road refinement and comfort. More about that in a bit, as it’s the tech and electric powertrain that’s the big news here. First up, underneath the VW ID.7 is the same MEB platform that underpins all the other ID models, including thePower comes from a new, 282-brake-horsepower, permanent-magnet synchronous electric motor that drives the rear wheels , while battery options will include the 77-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion pack already familiar from the ID.3. Using the aerodynamic shape of the ID.7, VW has also supposedly managed a drag coefficient of just 0.

A Pro S version with an 86-kWh battery is the flagship model, which could see the ID.7 reach the magic 700-kilometer milestone for official WLTP range. WIRED drove a preproduction standard 77-kWh Pro variant of the ID.7 at a press launch hosted by VW in Alicante, Spain, and we averaged 3.4 miles per kilowatt-hour over a variety of faster mountain roads and fiddly town roads, for a real-world range of 262 miles—not amazing, but also not terrible given the twisty route.Charging is 170 kW, as per the ID.Buzz, so expect a 10 to 80 percent charge in 30 minutes if you get lucky and reach peak charging potential.

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