A pair weeks in the past BMW unveiled the brand new 5 Series Touring, which can be provided in totally electrical i5 guise for the primary time — however no model of the 5 wagon can be bought within the United States. Now we’ve received yet one more EV wagon tease, this time from Volkswagen. The German model simply revealed the ID 7 Tourer, an electrical Passat-sized property that VW confirms gained’t be provided within the U.S., regardless of the Space Vizzion idea initially being proven on the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show.
As you’ve gotten most likely gleaned from the identify, the ID 7 Tourer is the wagon variant of the ID 7, a liftback sedan that may function the alternative for the Arteon in addition to the late Passat when it goes on sale within the U.S. later this yr. The Tourer is similar in measurement to the ID 7 sedan, together with in general peak, however the taller and longer hatchback provides it 2.6 cubic toes of further cargo house with the rear seats up.
It’s a good-looking factor to my eyes, although admittedly much less athletic than the Space Vizzion. The ID 7 Tourer’s coke-bottle form pairs effectively with the ID 4–like roofline, and I just like the X motif within the headlights and the honeycomb-patterned taillights. Greater rear headroom apart the inside is similar to the sedan’s, with a 15-inch central display screen and small driver show, a floating heart console and minimal bodily controls — although the ID 7 does have VW’s overhauled infotainment system and improved contact controls.
Like the sedan, the ID 7 Tourer solely is available in a single-motor rear-wheel-drive configuration for now, with a 282-horsepower electrical motor and both a 77-kWh or 85-kWh battery pack. VW says the ID 7 Tourer can obtain a most vary of 426 miles on the European WLTP cycle, barely lower than the sedan, and 200-kW fast-charging functionality can recharge the battery from 10 to 80 p.c in “significantly less than 30 minutes.”
When the Space Vizzion first debuted VW stated the manufacturing model would hit the U.S. in 2022; sadly a VW USA spokesperson confirmed to Jalopnik that the ID 7 Tourer gained’t be introduced right here in any case. It’s not precisely surprisingly given the entire international pandemic and VW’s personal tumultuous previous few years, but it surely’s nonetheless disappointing. Still, the ID 7 looks like a compelling product for the U.S., particularly when put up in opposition to the extinct gas-powered Arteon and Passat. (There is a brand new wagon-only inside combustion Passat in Europe, but it surely’s not coming to the U.S. both.)
If it’s any comfort, there are some electrical wagons hopefully on the horizon for American customers. Mercedes-Benz may carry the electrical next-gen CLA Shooting Brake to the U.S., and Audi has additionally hinted on the A6 E-Tron Avant being bought right here as effectively. Volvo is engaged on electrical wagons too, and there are many EV wagons both already on sale or quickly to be launched in China and Europe that would probably be U.S.-bound — in our goals, at the very least.
Cooler than any wagon, although, is the Volkswagen ID Buzz, which may even be occurring sale within the U.S. this summer season. We nonetheless haven’t gotten the prospect to drive the America-spec three-row ID Buzz but, and particulars like vary and pricing have but to be introduced, however I drove the SWB Buzz again in 2022 and it was one in all my favourite automobiles of the yr.
Source: jalopnik.com