Coupe-styled Volkswagen ID.5 revealed as newest all-electric ID

It’s ID line-up of models expanded to three earlier this year with the introduction of the Chinese market only ID.6, Volkswagen has now unveiled a fourth model in the shape of the ID.5 previously touted as the eventual replacement for the Passat.

Conforming to the ID family’s styling language, the ID.5 differs in that it adopts a coupe-like design while retaining the base that is the dedicated electric focused MEB platform.

Measuring 4 599 mm in overall length with its wheelbase being the same 2 766 mm as the ID.3 and ID.4, the ID.5 is shorter than the ID.6 with Volkswagen also confirming a rear headroom decrease of 12 mm compared to the ID.4 as a result of the sloping roof.

Boot space has also dropped from 858-litres with the rear seats up to 549-litres and from 1 818-litres to 1 561-litres with the rears down.

Aside from the fastback appearance and stubbier rear facia, the ID.5 is otherwise unchanged from the ID.3 and ID.4 with the interior also being carried over and equipped with the same 5.3-inch ID Cockpit instrument cluster.

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Also available is the standard ten or optional twelve-inch infotainment system with Hello ID voice activation, an optional augmentative reality Heads-Up Display, 30 colour ambient lighting package and as a further option, the Dynamic Chassis Control system.

Model-wise, the ID.5 joins the ID.4 in being the second model to offer the performance GTX designation. Despite Volkswagen not revealing full specification, including the exterior tweaks or indeed any underneath-the-skin changes to the GTX, what it divulge was power and torque figures relative to the standard ID.5.

In Europe, where sales commence next year, the ID.5 will have a choice of three models with the entry-level Pro and mid-range Pro Performance utilising a rear mounted electric motor driven by an 77-kWh battery instead of the bigger 82-kWh unit available in the ID.4.

Outputs vary with the former producing 128 kW and the latter 150 kW with torque capped at 310 Nm. Both are limited to 160 km/h with the Pro taking 10.8 seconds to reach 100 km/h from standstill and the Performance 10.4 seconds.

Like in the ID.4, the ID.5 GTX sports a dual-motor setup with the inclusion of a front mounted electric motor resulting in an effective four-wheel-drive configuration. Power therefore increases to 220 kW with Volkswagen claiming a limited top speed of 180 km/h and 0-100 km/h in 6.3 seconds.

The claimed range, while not confirmed outright, is estimated at 520 km for the Pro with the performance advantage of the GTX resulting in it being able to travel less at 480 km.

As mentioned, the ID.5 is set to go on sale in Europe next year with pricing to be confirmed. However, it is not expected to become available in South Africa or indeed form part of Wolfsburg’s trial run that will take place in 2022 using the ID.3 and ID.4.