Volkswagen Australia has detailed an intensive product rollout for the approaching 12 months, which is able to embody the launch of the all-electric ID.4 and ID.5 SUVs from December 2024.
Whereas a late-2024 launch was probably the most just lately confirmed timing, Volkswagen’s native arm has barely adjusted its rollout plans – the ID.4 Professional and ID.5 GTX will kick issues off in December, with the ID.4 GTX and ID.5 Professional set to reach Down Beneath across the center of 2025.
That’s somewhat totally different to the preliminary rollout plans, which was meant to see each Professional RWD and GTX AWD variations of the ID.4 and ID.5 arrive across the similar time.
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ID.5 GTX
Volkswagen Australia has confirmed local-spec autos are actually in manufacturing and can quickly be heading to our shores. Pricing remains to be to be confirmed, although the model assures it’ll “definitely be cross-comparable”.
It’s understood the ID.4 Professional must be aimed fairly squarely on the Tesla Mannequin Y Lengthy Vary AWD, which is priced from $69,900 plus on-road prices.
What we already know
The ID.4 Professional contains a rear-mounted electrical motor producing 210kW and 545Nm, with a claimed 0-100km/h time of 6.7 seconds.
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ID.5 (abroad mannequin)
An 82kWh lithium-ion battery pack (77kWh usable) gives as much as 544 kilometres of WLTP-certified vary, and might be charged at a price of as much as 135kW by way of a DC quick charger.
In the meantime, the ID.5 GTX will get a dual-motor electrical drive system with system outputs of 250kW and 679Nm, slicing the 0-100km/h time to five.4 seconds.
Claimed vary for the Volkswagen ID.5 GTX in accordance with WLTP testing is 528 kilometres from the identical 77kWh (internet) battery. It’s value noting the GTX ups DC charging capability to 175kW.
The ID.4 GTX and ID.5 Professional successfully mirror the specs of their equivalents, although WLTP figures present the coupe-styled ID.5 ekes out about 10-15km extra driving vary.
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ID.4 Professional (pre-production) -
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ID.4 + ID.5 Professional gear highlights:
- 19-inch Hamar black alloy wheels
- Dynamic Chassis Management
- Matrix LED headlights
- Dynamic Mild Help
- 3D-effect tail lights
- Artwork Velour upholstery
- Energy-adjustable, heated entrance seats with reminiscence
- 12.9-inch infotainment system
- Apple CarPlay – wired, wi-fi
- Tri-zone local weather management
- Panoramic glass roof with sunblind
- Ambient lighting – 30 colors
- Palms-free energy tailgate
- Mode 2 + Mode 3 charging cables
- Autonomous emergency braking
- Adaptive cruise management with cease and go
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Lane departure warning
- Lane preserve help
- Encompass-view cameras
- Proactive Occupant Safety
ID.4 + ID.5 GTX add:
- 20-inch Ystad alloy wheels
- Sports activities seats with built-in headrests
- Harman Kardon premium sound system
A warmth pump might be accessible as an optionally available further throughout each variants, whereas a variety of premium paint finishes may also be accessible as price choices.
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ID.5 (abroad mannequin)
Along with the belated arrival of the ID.4 and ID.5 twins – which have been delayed quite a few instances after being initially promised in 2023 – Volkswagen may also launch the all-electric ID.Buzz MPV and ID.Buzz Cargo van.
From there, the German model’s EV growth will proceed with the ID.Buzz GTX dual-motor efficiency variant through the second quarter of 2024, with the aforementioned ID.4 GTX and ID.5 Professional touchdown mid-2025.
Volkswagen Australia additionally confirmed the next-generation Transporter vary might be headed Down Beneath through the third quarter of 2025, which might be provided with an EV powertrain alongside ICE and PHEV choices.
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ID.4 Professional (pre-production mannequin)
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