It’s official ! Every model in the Volkswagen ID electric range. will be available in a sporty GTX version, up to the ID.Buzz combi. This offer was inaugurated by the ID.4 and ID.5 four-wheel drive, with 299 hp.
Volkswagen is gradually rolling out its GTX offer, synonymous with high performance for the 100% electric models in its ID range, therefore the “zero emission” equivalent of the famous GTI coat of arms. After the ID.4 and the ID.5, the ID.3 GTX will come to enrich this range on the basis of the ID.X prototype of 2021. And Volkswagen will not stop there, since the German manufacturer announces today today that all its ID models. will be entitled to a GTX variant.
Nearly 300 hp for the current GTXs
The GTX models are currently the only ones in the Volkswagen ID range on our market. to benefit from all-wheel drive. A 109 hp and 162 Nm electric motor drives the front wheels in addition to the 204 hp and 310 Nm block associated with the rear axle, enough to bring the combined power to 299 hp and the torque to 460 Nm. 77 kWh (net) provides a WLTP range of 500 km at ID.4 GTX and 512 km at ID.5 GTX. Finally, the maximum speed of these two SUVs is electronically limited to 180 km/h, against 160 km/h for the less powerful models. These performances could be revised upwards for future models. The experimental ID.X, for example, had 333 hp.
A Volkswagen ID.Buzz GTX approaching
In 2017, the concept that foreshadowed the Volkswagen ID.Buzz even had a power of 374 hp and a range of 600 km, auguring the possibilities offered by the modular MEB platform common to all Volkswagen IDs. And precisely, the electric combi just marketed will also have its muscular variant. ” We will develop this brand continuously and offer a GTX variant of each ID model. in the future, from ID.3 to ID.Buzz explains Silke Bagschik, sales and marketing manager for the ID range. The expected sedan under the name ID.7 and its station wagon version will therefore benefit from it. Models positioned under the ID.3, such as the future urban crossover ID.2, will also be affected since Volkswagen formulates its announcement in this way: In future, each ID. will have its own GTX model. » Difficult to make more clear or more exhaustive. These variants account for nearly 40% of ID.4 and ID.5 saleswhich can largely explain this strategy.
A recognizable GTX family
Volkswagens in the GTX range will feature common trim elements, with an aesthetic language based on black details on the outside (air intakes, logos, etc.) and red details on the inside (topstitching, inserts, etc.). In addition, they will offer a higher level of standard equipment than the other finishes, as is already the case for the ID.4 and D.5 GTX. No date has been revealed for the launch of the next Volkswagen GTX.
