Since the beginning of mass electrification of vehicles volkswagen with ID range., it upsets the entire catalog of the German manufacturer. Thermomodels are no longer updated, and for others they are simply replaced. With the release ofID.3, a 100% electric compact sedan, everything pointed to it as the perfect candidate to replace the Golf, the queen of thermals. But according to the head of the company, Thomas Schaefer, it does not!
ID. The 3 isn’t really going to replace the Golf
Of courseID. 3 has a fairly similar pattern with Golf. The latter is only 2 cm more in length, 2 cm less in width and 11 cm less in height than its electric counterpart. If we look back, Volkswagen launched an electric sedan long before the ID line. The eGolf was actually produced from 2014 to 2019 and had no direct successor. Logically, the launch of the ID.3 that same year suggested it might take up the torch.
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In the case of Los Angeles Auto Showwhich took place in mid-November 2022, English media coach asked Thomas Schaefer some questions about this. And the boss reassured. Indeed, according to him, there are two models could finally coexist very well.
On Volkswagen ID. golf?
At the same show, this was confirmed by the boss of the Volkswagen brand the name “Golf” will not disappear. But it can continue with an ID prefix. !
The 9th generation cult sedan could well take the nameID.Golf. With a recent releaseID.Buzz, in court here, Volkswagen has told us that vehicles in its electric ID range are not necessarily linked to a unique number. Thus, the future ID.Golf could see the world under this name.
The future Golf will not replace the current ID.3!
latest news, the future Golf will not replace the current ID.3. ID cars are in the assortment. Thus, this ID.Golf could coexist with the ID.2 and ID.3 and be sold in parallel.
Finally, in terms of timing, the life cycle of the current generation Golf should end around 2027. The best-selling compact sedan in Europe can begin its transformation in therefore become ID.Golf during 2028.
Source: Auto Plus
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