Photo: Kleber Silva
The Volkswagen ID.3 celebrates its world premiere this month, the first model of the ID family of fully electric vehicles. The company wants to make and sell a lot of them, probably over a million per year, which means every niche will need to be explored.
Designers have already shown various bodies that can be placed on top of that gigantic battery pack, including a limo-type sedan, a Bulli bus, and even beach buggy. But that doesn't cover everything.
A hot hatch is probably something VW might be considering next since the ID.3 is a lot like the Golf in terms of body packaging. Will they go as far as an ID.3 R? With the help of this rendering by Kleber Silva, we can catch a glimpse of how that car may look.
The artist's vision features a familiar face grafted onto the existing body. It's from the el-Born concept, also based on the MEB platform. More aggressive intakes and larger wheels get the message across while at the back, the super EV sports a diffuser and larger aero elements.
Of course, making a hot EV is nothing like doing the same with a hatchback. Most of the weight of the car is in the battery, which influences the way it drives. Also, you can't just dial up the boost on the turbocharger and get more power. On the other hand, the ID.3 can get dual motors for 306 horsepower or more, and that's fantastic.
The same artist has made a bunch of other EVs, like a preview of the ID.4 crossover and two cheaper cars. Volkswagen is reportedly working on an all-new generation of the Up! city car which will be exclusively electric and cost under €20,000. If it looks anything like this boxy thing, people might not buy it though.
South America might eventually want its own EV, although we can't see that happening soon. The locally-made Gol hatchback is the prime candidate for a battery transfer, even though it probably would have the range of the bespoke ID models.
A hot hatch is probably something VW might be considering next since the ID.3 is a lot like the Golf in terms of body packaging. Will they go as far as an ID.3 R? With the help of this rendering by Kleber Silva, we can catch a glimpse of how that car may look.
The artist's vision features a familiar face grafted onto the existing body. It's from the el-Born concept, also based on the MEB platform. More aggressive intakes and larger wheels get the message across while at the back, the super EV sports a diffuser and larger aero elements.
Of course, making a hot EV is nothing like doing the same with a hatchback. Most of the weight of the car is in the battery, which influences the way it drives. Also, you can't just dial up the boost on the turbocharger and get more power. On the other hand, the ID.3 can get dual motors for 306 horsepower or more, and that's fantastic.
The same artist has made a bunch of other EVs, like a preview of the ID.4 crossover and two cheaper cars. Volkswagen is reportedly working on an all-new generation of the Up! city car which will be exclusively electric and cost under €20,000. If it looks anything like this boxy thing, people might not buy it though.
South America might eventually want its own EV, although we can't see that happening soon. The locally-made Gol hatchback is the prime candidate for a battery transfer, even though it probably would have the range of the bespoke ID models.
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