Presented in April last year, the ID.7 is the largest sedan in Volkswagen’s 100% electric range. Long 4.96 metersWolfsburg’s flagship clearly asserts its premium positioning and starts with €59,990 including tax. Newly verified by uselectric sedan impressed us with its comfort, her standard equipment but also their own agreed autonomy. Only the overpriced price brought down its rating. In early 2024, Volkswagen presents a station wagon version, found herself alone in front of her face BMW i5 Touring just discovered last January.

Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer (2024): trunk for 605 liters

It ID.7 Tourer allows Volkswagen to expand its lineup with the first electric wagon available in its catalog. This version, with the same length, provides even more space in the back. With more space in height under the haryon, the trunk volume increases from 532 to 605 liters compared to the ID.7 sedan. Thanks to the folding rear seat, the total cargo volume to the backs of the front seats also increases, and goes from 1586 to 1714 l. It is even slightly better than its direct competitor, which is very recent BMW i5 Touring. The latter offers 570 liters with the bench up and 1,700 liters when folded. In this version of the station wagon, the particularly long roofline ends much further. Apart from this change, the design does not evolve. In addition, the memory capacity of the ID.7 Tourer can be further increased 460 liters thanks to additional box on the roof. As an option, accessories are also available for quick distribution of the trunk and preventing the load from sliding.

Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer (2024): 86 kWh battery coming soon

At the time of launch, ID.7 was offered only in Pro version. It offers battery 77 kW/h, which allows you to drive up to 620 km of autonomy according to the WLTP cycle. In this configuration, we consumed 18.6 kWh/100 km on a moderate highway trip of 120 km. Which in these conditions gives hope for a range of more than 400 km at 130 km/h. In a real mixed cycle to exceed 500 km seems quite possible. Such a high result was made possible by its optimized aerodynamic profile and a Cx, which drops to 0.24. A Tourer version should arrive soon with the same battery, though the version About S also planned “later,” according to Volkswagen. According to the manufacturer, this new battery with a capacity of 86 kWh provides more than 687 km of autonomy in the WLTP cycle. It also offers 200kW DC fast charging as opposed to the 77kWh version’s 175kW.

Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer (2024): ChatGPT and the new Wellness app

Volkswagen integrates the function for the first time Artificial Intelligence in the voice assistant of your ID.7. saying ” Hello Ida“, the driver has the option to activate the voice assistant, which automatically combines answers created by artificial intelligence. On the other hand, ChatGPT does not have access to vehicle data in any way, and otherwise all responses are immediately deleted to ensure driver privacy. Another new feature, the ID.7 adds a “Wellness” app that allows you to adapt various car functions to ” […] improve well-being on board while driving or during breaks“. This will affect the exterior lighting, audio system, air conditioning, panoramic roof, as well as the temperature control and seat massage functions.

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