Update, October 7, 2021: Volkswagen’s electric sedan has been caught testing yet again, wearing the same tricky Passat-esque camouflage. New angles and shots provide another great look at what could be the sedan’s savior or its last gasp.
Almost two years after the debut of the ID Space Vizzion Concept, Volkswagen has yet to launch the production version of its first fully-electric sedan and shooting brake variant. As proven by a new set of pictures sent to us by our spy photographers, the electric sedan is deep in its development phase, as we approach its 2022 reveal with a launch in 2023.
The Passat-style camouflage doesn’t hide the fact that this is an all-new model. As with the rest of the ID family, the yet unnamed sedan will be based on VW Group’s MEB architecture featuring a stretched wheelbase.
While most of the design details are covered, we can see part of the LED headlights, the muscular and rather long bonnet, and the aerodynamic silhouette with short front and rear overhangs allowing more space for the passengers.
The fully electric sedan will have a similar size to the ICE-powered VW Passat but offer more interior space thanks to the packaging of the MEB platform. It will b offered in single-motor RWD or dual-motor AWD variants. Like the ID.3 hatchback and ID.4 SUV, it will be available with different battery packs. The largest one is rumored to have a capacity of 84 kWh, offering an electric range of around 700 km (435 miles), with 200 kW fast-charging capability.
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The first sedan of the ID range was initially rumored to get the ID.6 nameplate. However, the ID.6 is already taken by two three-row electric SUVs in China, while the ID.5 is the upcoming coupe-SUV variant of the ID.4. There is also an upcoming ID.8 large SUV flagship so we are curious to see what name will be selected for the low-riding model.
The VW ID.Vizzion electric sedan concept
The Volkswagen ID. Space Vizzion Concept is a shooting-brake style wagon destined for production
The already confirmed Shooting Brake bodystyle previewed by the ID Space Vizzion might be revealed before the sedan offering added practicality and increased cargo space. As for the conventionally-powered Passat, while it will be phased out in the US, it will probably live on for a few more years in Europe, possibly taking the form of an MQB-based liftback.
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