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U.K. Orders Are Open for VW ID.3 1st, Costs More Than a Nissan Leaf e+

Volkswagen opened the register for U.K. clients who pre-ordered the electric ID.3 1ST Edition, revealing the starting price to be £38,880. The first MEB family member will arrive with tailored options, will be followed by a range of seven versions and includes 2,000 kWh of free power if the owner has a We Charge card.
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The ID.3 1ST Edition, just like the regular ID.3, was first announced back in May last year and reached over 30,000 pre-orders across Europe while it was still far from the actual market introduction.

For the United Kingdom pre-bookers, the wait is almost over, with the limited series scheduled to reach dealerships ahead of the rest of the series which is due this autumn. It will be offered from £38,880 before any incentives and comes with a few other design elements to set it apart from the rest of the ID.3 pack.

Volkswagen is applying a set of bespoke badges along with a two-tone honeycomb decal, among others. More importantly, this flag-bearer is brimming with additional standard equipment: Matrix Beam LED front lights, 19-inch Andoya alloys, as well as black contrasting roof and side skirts, boot, and rear spoiler.

Inside, the company fitted a 10-inch touchscreen for the infotainment system that includes natural voice control functions, a digital instrument cluster, ID. Light LED strip band and 30-color ambient lighting system. VW is selling the ID.3 1ST in a standard Moonstone Gray shade while also asking an additional £620 for the optional exterior colors - Manganese Grey, Glacier White and Makena Turquoise.

Technical specifications include a 58 kWh (net charge) battery good for a predicted range of 260 miles on the WLTP cycle. By the way, we did a little research for the closest competitor on the U.K. market – the best-selling Nissan Leaf. When selecting the equivalent Leaf e+ 62 kWh version we found the German contender a bit costlier.

The Nissan Leaf e+ N-Tec base option goes for £33,295, followed by the flagship e+ Tekna at £36,395. Pricing is more on par when considering just the latter option because Nissan is showing the price with the 20% VAT and a 3,000-pound government incentive included.
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Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution.
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