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Announced with great pomp and circumstance, Volkswagen's MEB platform is destined exclusively for a variety of current and upcoming electric vehicles that will eventually equal if not even surpass the number of the ICE-powered Volkswagens.
The road toward all-electric Volkswagen mobility was first paved with an increasing number of plug-in hybrids and EVs like the e-Up! or the e-Golf after the Dieselgate scandal, with the MEB architecture being the magnum opus of VWs dream for an electron-based future.
So far, we only have the Golf-sized ID.3 and the ID.4 crossover, but the ID lineup will grow exponentially in the upcoming years to include various other crossovers, hatchbacks, and even sedans.
What the Volkswagen ID lineup doesn’t have so far is a sportier trim, something to remind people of the Golf GTI or all the R versions of ICE-powered Vee-dubs.
Well, as it happens, the recently launched Volkswagen ID.4 crossover will be the first model to receive a tentatively named GTX version, which will apparently be the equivalent of an all-wheel-drive GTI version.
With the model being the first of the ID models to also be available in the United States, it’s no wonder that Volkswagen choose it as a flagbearer for the new GTX nameplate – if it will get to use it.
A few somewhat odd-looking Volkswagen ID.4 prototypes were spied recently during cold-weather testing in Northern Sweden, and judging by the mildly camouflaged LED lights in the front bumpers, these are no ordinary models.
This is purely speculative at this point, but we could be looking at the first batch of cars testing the GTX drivetrain, which has already been confirmed by Volkswagen.
Using a dual-motor setup, the 2022 Volkswagen ID.4 GTX should be good for a total output of 302 horsepower (306 PS) and a 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) acceleration of a little over 6 seconds.
In other words, it will be similar in straight-line performance with the Golf GTI, but with all-wheel-drive and a purely electric drivetrain in a crossover body.
Expect a slightly lower range than the single-motor ID.4 Pro, but much higher performance thanks to the increased output, upgraded suspension, and brakes. Some slightly restyled bumpers and bigger wheels should also complete the package when the car goes on sale in the second half of 2021.
So far, we only have the Golf-sized ID.3 and the ID.4 crossover, but the ID lineup will grow exponentially in the upcoming years to include various other crossovers, hatchbacks, and even sedans.
What the Volkswagen ID lineup doesn’t have so far is a sportier trim, something to remind people of the Golf GTI or all the R versions of ICE-powered Vee-dubs.
Well, as it happens, the recently launched Volkswagen ID.4 crossover will be the first model to receive a tentatively named GTX version, which will apparently be the equivalent of an all-wheel-drive GTI version.
With the model being the first of the ID models to also be available in the United States, it’s no wonder that Volkswagen choose it as a flagbearer for the new GTX nameplate – if it will get to use it.
A few somewhat odd-looking Volkswagen ID.4 prototypes were spied recently during cold-weather testing in Northern Sweden, and judging by the mildly camouflaged LED lights in the front bumpers, these are no ordinary models.
This is purely speculative at this point, but we could be looking at the first batch of cars testing the GTX drivetrain, which has already been confirmed by Volkswagen.
Using a dual-motor setup, the 2022 Volkswagen ID.4 GTX should be good for a total output of 302 horsepower (306 PS) and a 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) acceleration of a little over 6 seconds.
In other words, it will be similar in straight-line performance with the Golf GTI, but with all-wheel-drive and a purely electric drivetrain in a crossover body.
Expect a slightly lower range than the single-motor ID.4 Pro, but much higher performance thanks to the increased output, upgraded suspension, and brakes. Some slightly restyled bumpers and bigger wheels should also complete the package when the car goes on sale in the second half of 2021.
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