VW’s next electric car for the US is the ID.7 sedan

In Las Vegas on Tuesday, Volkswagen unveiled its next all-electric model for North America. Either way, it’s a somewhat camouflaged version. The show car is wearing an electroluminescent QR code livery for its debut at this year’s consumer electronics show.

The new sedan, dubbed the ID.7, is expected to hit the U.S. market in 2024 after the official production vehicle is unveiled later this fall. As its name suggests, the ID.7 is part of VW’s new family of electric vehicles, powered by the company’s new modular platform called MEB (Modularer E-Antriebs-Baukasten or Modular Electrification Toolkit) tested on the ID.4. use. Crossover and ID. buzz bang.

Like the ID.4, the ID.7 will be built in Emden, Germany and, like its crossover, will be a global EV for VW and will be sold not only in the US but also in Europe and China. (In Europe he also has an ID.3 hatchback and his ID.5 crossover, and the ID.6 is a large crossover for the Chinese market.)

The ID.7 has a wheelbase of 116.9 inches (2,969 mm), which is considerably longer than the ID.4, which already has a generously sized cabin.

It also looks like a new 15-inch infotainment system. And there’s bad news for those who like physical control over their vents, like Teslas and Porsches. The ID.7 uses digitally controlled vents and, according to VW, will also respond to voice prompts such as “Hello Volkswagen, my hands are cold.”

However, not all progress sounds bad. Volkswagen says the climate control system is smart enough to detect when the driver is approaching the car and cool the interior on hot days and warm it on cold days.

VW says it is targeting a WLTP-certified range of 700 km. Given the difference between this European he EV efficiency test and the US EPA test cycle, it’s impossible to simply convert that number to miles and extrapolate the US equivalent, but it comfortably runs 300 miles expected to exceed. (For context, the Mercedes-Benz EQS was launched with his WLTP range of 700 km and his EPA range of 350 miles.)

Expanding / Note that the image provided by VW shows the car still using the brand’s capacity-controlled multifunction steering wheel, which will likely change once the EV hits the market in 2024.

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The shape of the ID.7 is designed to allow the car to achieve just that. More than half of an EV’s energy on the highway is spent fighting air resistance. However, it may be difficult to tell from these pictures. The show car he has 40 layers of paint and 22 electroluminescent areas, giving it a dramatic look.

“With the new ID.7 we extend our range of electric models into the upper segment. The sedan offers top-class technology and quality. One of the electric models, said Thomas Schaefer, CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars.