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Not long after revealing its first purpose-built electric crossover, the ID.4, Volkswagen is now gearing up to unveil its sportier-looking coupe-SUV brother, which is set to sport the ID.5 moniker.
It is not the first time that a pre-production prototype of the model has been spotted, but it might be the first time we see it camouflaged to look like a product from Opel instead of VW.
Look closer underneath the camouflage, and you will see that its front end is more or less identical to that of the ID.4, with the main difference represented by a more pronounced and sportier-looking bumper.
From the side, its BMW X6-like profile is identical to the recently unveiled Audi Q4 e-tron Sportback and the soon-to-go-official Skoda Enyaq GT, all three models being essentially Matryoshka doll versions of each other since all are based on Volkswagen’s MEB platform.
Using a skateboard design, the modular Modular Electrification Toolkit (MEB) architecture incorporates the battery into the floor, and can be fitted with either single- or dual-motor powertrains that give the EV either RWD or all-wheel-drive.
Just like the ID.4, the VW ID.5 will be available with three battery sizes, five power outputs, and either RWD or AWD. The most powerful version is expected to deliver a combined output of 302 horsepower (306 PS) from the front and rear electric motors.
An 82-kWh lithium-ion battery, of which 77 kWh are actually usable, is the largest one that will fit in the model, giving it a range of around 520 km (323 miles) in the WLTP cycle. Its range could actually be slightly higher than that of the ID.4 if the smoother-looking body turns out also to be more aerodynamic.
A GTX version is also expected after it goes on sale in the second half of 2021, with the three-letter moniker signifying what the GTI or GTD do for ICE-powered Volkswagen models.
Look closer underneath the camouflage, and you will see that its front end is more or less identical to that of the ID.4, with the main difference represented by a more pronounced and sportier-looking bumper.
From the side, its BMW X6-like profile is identical to the recently unveiled Audi Q4 e-tron Sportback and the soon-to-go-official Skoda Enyaq GT, all three models being essentially Matryoshka doll versions of each other since all are based on Volkswagen’s MEB platform.
Using a skateboard design, the modular Modular Electrification Toolkit (MEB) architecture incorporates the battery into the floor, and can be fitted with either single- or dual-motor powertrains that give the EV either RWD or all-wheel-drive.
Just like the ID.4, the VW ID.5 will be available with three battery sizes, five power outputs, and either RWD or AWD. The most powerful version is expected to deliver a combined output of 302 horsepower (306 PS) from the front and rear electric motors.
An 82-kWh lithium-ion battery, of which 77 kWh are actually usable, is the largest one that will fit in the model, giving it a range of around 520 km (323 miles) in the WLTP cycle. Its range could actually be slightly higher than that of the ID.4 if the smoother-looking body turns out also to be more aerodynamic.
A GTX version is also expected after it goes on sale in the second half of 2021, with the three-letter moniker signifying what the GTI or GTD do for ICE-powered Volkswagen models.
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