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2025 VW ID.3 GTX Performance

At the end of January, the head of Volkswagen design, Andreas Mind, published sketches of the revised Golf Mk8, which will undergo a redesign in all versions (basic, GTI and R). And while we wait for its official debut, the German manufacturer introduced the all-electric VW ID.3 GTX Performance.

The car will be offered in two options, GTX and GTX Performance. The GTX Performance is powered by Volkswagen’s most powerful electric motor with 326 hp (243 kW) and 402 lb-ft (545 Nm) of torque, which is enough power to push the car from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.6 seconds. This makes it the fastest ID.3 model, even faster than the Tesla Model 3 (6.1 seconds). The top speed that GTX Performance reaches is 200 km/h (124 mph).

The ID.3 GTX is powered by an electric motor, which is installed in the ID.4 (two-wheel drive), with 286 hp (213 kW) enough to reach 100 km/h (62 mph) in 6 seconds. This means that it is more powerful than the recently refreshed g GTI, which has 266 hp. Both new versions use a single-speed gearbox.

Both versions come with a revised suspension, but the GTX Performance goes a step further thanks to standard DCC adaptive dampers that provide more comfort and body control than the GTX. Also, they are equipped with a 79 kWh battery, which enables a range of up to 600 km and can be charged with a power of 175 kW.

Speaking of design, Volkswagen doesn’t seem to have put too much effort into this model. Redesigned front bumper, black mirrors, details on the roof and a new set of 20-inch five-spoke Skagen rims, a new black rear diffuser, trick LED taillights (optional LED Matrix), and GTX badge instead of ID.3, are just some of the design solutions.

The interior of the car is enriched with sports seats with GTX logo, red stitching, chrome GTX lettering on the sports steering wheel, a 12.9-inch screen with a redesigned menu and illuminated sliders for heating, a Wellness application that allows adjusting the lighting, air conditioning, sound system, and a voice assistant. powered by ChatGPT technology. Also, those who want more will be able to choose ErgoActive performance seats with integrated headrests, electrically adjustable.

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VW ID.1

After VW announced at the end of last year that it was retiring its small electric city car, the VW E-Up!, chief technology officer Kai Grunitz announced that the German manufacturer is developing a new small electric model, the ID.1, which will be positioned below the electric model ID.2. It will be a good alternative for increasingly expensive larger electric cars.

The demand for electric cars is growing year by year, and manufacturers are trying in different ways to take over the growing number of undecided customers as well as those who have already decided on an EV. Of course, the price of the car plays the biggest role in the selection, and the most expensive part of the EV is the batteries. Cheaper batteries would definitely have an impact on reducing vehicle prices, and Grunitz is convinced that Volkswagen is close to achieving that.

“With our unified cell, coming in 2026, we’re really going to drive down the cost of the battery itself,” Grunitz said. He also stated: “From a technology perspective, I think we can do it. In the end, it’s a question of scalability, but it’s difficult to get a really affordable all-electric vehicle. We’re looking for cooperation partners outside the VW Group, we’ll see what happens. The car has to be profitable, but for VW this model is much more important than just profit because it represents the entrance to our brand. The first car must be accessible to the customer, because if he sits in ID.1, maybe a little later his next car will be ID.2, ID .3 or ID.4. That’s why it’s really important to have a small affordable vehicle.”

According to Grunitz, the ID.1 will not be part of the SSP family, as this platform will arrive a little later, in 2028. Therefore, they will use a different platform. Whether that means adapting the current MEB platform remains to be seen.

The VW ID.1 should reach the market by 2027.

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VW to stop selling ICE vehicles in Norway

Norway is the leader in the world of electric vehicles, and according to data for September this year, 90 percent of the total number of cars sold were EVs and plug-in hybrid vehicles, most of which are fully electric. That was one of the reasons for VW to make a decision to stop selling ICE vehicles in this country from 2024.

In 1990, Norway abolished taxes on imported zero-emission vehicles. However, from 2023 it implements a purchase tax (25% VAT) based on the cars’ weight and on the purchase price from 500,000 Norwegian Kroner and over.

Moller Mobility Group is the largest dealer of VW vehicles in Norway, and it previously announced that it will sell only electric vehicles from 2024. However, it is not known if this also applies to VW commercial vehicles, although it may happen.

Speaking of car manufacturers, the best-selling electric car in Norway is still the Tesla Model Y (20,202 units), followed by the Volkswagen ID.4 (5,832 units) and the Škoda Enyaq (4,730 units). There are also ID.3 (2,788 units), ID. Buzz Cargo (2,624 units), ID. Buzz Pro (1,273 units) and ID.5 (1,228 units).

Source: VW