Volkswagen on Wednesday revealed a brand new range-topping model of its ID.4 battery-electric compact crossover.
The model is the ID.4 GTX which includes a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive system good for an estimated 302 hp, plus some sporty design parts inside and outside.
VW has confirmed that the ID.4 GTX will not be bought in the US, although we’ll get its identical spicy powertrain in a mannequin to be often called the ID.4 AWD Professional. The ID.4 AWD Professional reaches dealerships later this 12 months with an 82-kilowatt-hour battery and beginning value of $44,890.
GTX is VW’s new branding for electrical efficiency automobiles, much like its GTI, GTE, GTD and GLI badges used on efficiency automobiles fitted with internal-combustion engines.
Volkswagen ID.4 GTX (Euro spec)
VW did not say why the GTX badge is not being launched right here. Maybe it is as a result of the automaker did not need to remind native patrons of its Jetta GTX from the early Nineteen Nineties. VW can also take heed to drawing associations with the Plymouth GTX muscle car.
Claimed efficiency estimates for the ID.4 GTX embody a 0-62 mph time of 6.2 seconds and a high velocity ruled at 112 mph. Count on comparable numbers for the ID.4 AWD Professional.
The ID.4 began gross sales within the U.S. earlier in spring. It is priced from $41,190 and comes as commonplace with the identical 82-kwh battery because the ID.4 GTX, however solely a single motor on the rear producing 201 hp. The EPA-rated vary for this configuration is 250 miles.
Patrons not in a rush can stay up for a decrease beginning value in 2022 when manufacturing of the ID.4 begins at VW’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. VW mentioned the beginning value will probably be dropped to round $35,000 as soon as native manufacturing begins. At present the ID.4 is sourced from a plant in Germany.