Thank you fore your show. Well I am one of the 30.000 guys who preebooked the id3 1st Edition in the max version. I am so happy fore you demonstration. Bring more of them. Please! Greatings from Germany!
One thing that is quite important to mention: The heat pump is not standard everywhere. It is in the nordic countries, but not anything further south. In germany the heat pump is only available in Line 3 (Line 1 to 3 replaced the other titles for trim levels). At least in germany ACC is only available in Line 2 and 3 (so middle and highest trim level). For germany it looks like this: Line 1: Online satnav, DAB+ radio, heated seats and steering wheel, armrests in the front, 18 inch wheel and type 2 cable. Line 2: Backup camera, ACC, keyless entry, design-seats, middle console including two usb-c slots for the rear passenger and ambient lights. LED matrix headlights and LED matrix brake and reach lights, 19 inch wheels, tinted glass and exterieur style pack in silver. Line 3: Augmented reality head up display, soundsystem beats, panorama glass roof, 20 inch wheels, lane assist with emergency assist, lane change assist, comfort phone including inductive phone charging, comfort seats. Now, the trim levels may be different according to where you buy the car, the most glaring thing is the heat pump. Personally i went for line 3 in the color that is shown in the video, however with black-grey interior, the white one was not available.
@@Fry3199 You might be right, sadly VW did not give me the full information to take home, so i rely on a memory protocol i wrote right after i signed the reservation at my local VW dealership.
I get that having bigger wheels theoretically improves performance, but I don't see why the wheels get progressively bigger as you go into the higher trim levels. Having bigger wheels just means ride comfort is worse and tires are WAY more expensive.
@@phamnuwen9442 True, one can always buy a second set of 18 inch wheels, after all two sets makes sense anyway for winter and summer tires. At least in climates where there is a real need for them.
@@Soordhin They only real advantage is to be able to fit bigger brakes. But if you have masses of regen, those may not be needed - or just use better compounds/materials.
@@eubikedude True, in my opinion the main reason is looks, nothing else. If you see how much many people are willing to pay for special and big rims, there's your answer. Quite honestly, i did preorder Line 3 with the big wheels, but i would much rather have the 18 inch ones. Oh well, i might have to buy a second set then.
I'm pretty sure they do have memory functions that you are able to synchronize with your phone. Meaning a car you have never driven adjusts to your preferred settings.
In one screenshot i saw the menue-item/point called 'user' (in german 'Benutzer')...so.i Think you can create/manage several profiles (like you can do it in a tesla)...it makes sence, to manage that on the screen and NOT via Buttons At the seat.
Volkswagen is the master of cutting costs and if they make a lot of cars those pennies add up. That's why not even the doorhandles are metal but plastic that's been covered in a layer of metal.
Unfortunately, it has been confirmed that the 1st Edition does not get the trailer hook feature. Only the standard ones following the first edition. And then it will be only for light trailers and bicycle racks (75 kg max load).
sheapcheap : so you mean that the later Versions will get the Option for a trailer hood? Not only for a bike rack also for a very small Trailer? That would perfectly fit my requirements. 😱
15 percent of the recent Golfs have a trailer hook. I assume many more of home owners with solar pannels. A car without a trailer hook is useless for me.
18, 19, 20 inch? Why the... do they fit so big wheels on new cars? Bigger rims may give better looks, but also harsher ride, more expensive tyres and higher risk av damageing the rim. What's wrong with the good old 16 inches?
Personally I'm not impressed - was waiting for this model hoping to have real alternative to M3... I'm owning VW cars since years and can see a lot of commonalities ... e.g. ergo sits I have in my MY16 VW Touran - in fact they are almost identical... but door side panels are just awful - sorry to say but looks more like Trabant :D - the mess under the hood is also funny - if this car would come from startup I would be more than excited but it's coming from one of the top automotive groups - they had billions for R&D... up to now all static tests looks for me rather neutral/negative - no excitement... waiting for road tests but definitely I won't consider this car as my next one... and of course thank you Bjorn for your work!
I will never understand why you still built electrical seats without memory function. Especially in this digital car, it would be so easy to add profiles and add tremendous value to the whole thing. Electrical seats out, higher quality materials in, would the better way... in my opinion
I can't get over the ugly and cheap looking design of the dashboard/interior. It reminds me of medical equipment, or what the future looked like in 90's movies.
Still waiting for more facts from VW about ordering and delivery times. Maby we have to think of the clean interior as a new era of car design?? Also wait for the first real test report.
@@bjornnyland Surface rusting of the disc brakes rotors never made any issues on my Model 3, or any car I ever owned. Even if it was unused for some weeks. But maybe because I live in a dry region. And with the ID3, the front brakes are discs, so the rusting issue will still be there. So I'm sorry, it's more cost cutting there than anything else. It's maybe acceptable for a Dacia Sandero, but not for a 40k+ car.
@@pxidr when you break, the weight of the car shifts onto the front axle, so its probably going to be used pretty much every time you drive the car and use the breaks a bit harder, e.g. you didnt get a traffic light, have to break from 50 km/h in less than 25 meters, .. so it makes sense. the rear axle is 'lighter' during breaking, so regen breaking should do the job fine, unless you have a proper emergency breaking, you probably never use the rear breaks
So in Switzerland this 1St edition with 58kWh battery will cost 54'000CHF. Swiss Franc is comparable to USD. You pay 7.7% VAT (already included in the price). Or lease at 499CHF/month on 48 month lease with 13'500CHF down payment (first rate). With the lease, you are getting free maintenance including liquids.
IMO changes for Max compared to BASE model are quite modest. Material quality is only so-so. I'd probably just pick base version and fit a nicer set of wheels. I have the feeling the more luxurious versions just are there to provide more margin for VW and are not neccesarily best bang for buck for the customer. Just like with the Tesla Model 3.
There seems to be cheap hard plastics everywhere in the front and lining the doors (from your tapping test). Only one section on the dash seemed to be soft touch. If true that’s a major disappointment and would be a deal breaker for me. Please let me know if I’m wrong.
He is in the showroom and did you catch that there was someone with him in the car when Bjorn asked about the ID light? He needs to play nice until he gets it on the road.
Probably does ;) But then, i had the clock on an € 80 million airbus a320 display nonsensical times and dates as well, after it had been built for more than 30 years (which is kinda scary as a lot of functions depend on those times and dates being correct).
I know Im asking randomly but does someone know a tool to get back into an Instagram account..? I somehow lost my login password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me.
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Not really sure about the interieur. I don't particulary like the color and finish. From the "knocking test" it seems to have a lot of hard plastic parts, someting I wouldn't expect in the highest trim level of a VW car. On the other hand, there are gimmicks (IMHO) like massage seats and HUD. I would rather trade such features for a higher quality look & feel.. Apart from that, it seems to be a pretty decent car.
@@SteffenLiss Get used to it. They trying to save some money on every part of the car. That's the future of "affordable" EV's. Only idiot can buy this crap for 50k €. I would rather go for BMW 5 series (as showroom car) with some mileage. I found nice 5 series for 55k € a month ago. This shit can't even compare to that car.
We are still waiting in the UK for our price and specification hope because of Brexit we are not last in the line, I see heat pump standard in Norway but don’t think that will be the case for UK. I also don’t think electrically adjusting seats a priority for me. Can’t wait to see what the specifications will be for us.
Rear drum brakes really make sense on most family cars, especially in countries with moderate speed limits and a lot of salt in the winter. Unless you really love changing stuck calipers.
Massage and adjustable seats in this price range? Jesus, car is 50k€+ and little bigger as Golf, the seats should also talk to you and make u coffe for this price
I have to say that this is the only car I am impressed and excited about apart from Tesla Model 3. Both cars offer some unique benefits. I wish these two cars got a child: That would be the PERFECT electric car.
I love that green color it’s very nice 👍 but the highest trim having a drum brakes ? What are you kidding me vw? That’s cheap and bad for performance a big down side for a car that isn’t that cheap, but it’s a nice ev with very cool features
Johnny JP there’s a number of reasons for rear drum brakes - they are cheaper yes, but in a BEV where regen and front brakes do the vast majority of the braking it makes sense; the rear discs won’t rust, and they will be more reliable and need less maintenance. Drums are ideal for hand brake use which is what they will be used for mostly.
Adrian Mills well that’s bc car makers don’t want to do the same regen to the rear brakes balanced and what’s gonna happen with a higher speeds when you need to make a hard stop on a corner the car will behave bad,
My Tesla bias - which gives me 1000 excuses to find triny bits of 'meh, not for me' - aside... I think VW has really tried to create a good product. And yes - my Tesla bias is also screaming immediately - in my opinion if they could hold on to this new idea of 'car', VW has the potential to get back to their once 'car for small people' - peak they had back then with the 'Käfer' or 'Beetle' as it's in english... let's hope they stick to the new plan bc I'd love to once drive a VW again that I can be proud of and not immediately think of 'scam'. Until then I will drive my Tesla and happily take a new look at VW in a few years.
Braking power is the wrong word to compare disc brakes with drum brakes. They are even better for one-time braking, but the brak fade is a huge thing. (You don't need big discs for a strong brake, you need them for better cooling) So in a combustion car, where Idiots only accelerates, half the time with the motor, and the rest of the time with the brakes disc breaks giving longer braking power. But in an EV where regen overtakes a lot of the braking, dum brakes are perfect for the emergency. In the end, both types are too strong and will cause the wheel to completely stop so an ABS is needed. I think the reason they use disc brakes at the front is the anxiety some people breaking too much and can't handle the faster breaking power loss.
Bjorn and viewers, I just cant help but wonder how safe it will be, especially in front collisions; taking into account the small front side, the short area between the possible colliding car and the passenger in the ID3. Less space and less material to absorb a possible impact. Will it be like a Smart ? Have they solved this by use of certain materials and techiques ? Looking forward to the safety ratings!
Bjørn, if you want to test a good HUD (Head up display), just try the new BMW 530e hybrid. Not pure electric.. but worth a look. Make sure it has a high trim as well.
Come on, VW Canada: make sure that little beast is available. We don't even know yet if we'll have just the God damn SUV or if we'll also get this one. I. Want. One. Just take my money! A blue dual-motor one, please-thank-you. :)
They are "considering bringing the vehicle to Canada". One quote I saw made me laugh "pretty sad that Europe and Japan think Americans are too fat for anything but SUVs. I'm getting sick of this."
Hello, can anyone tell the interior measures with back seats folded and front seats fully pushed forward (length, max width and min width)? I am trying to understand how comfy 2 people can sleep in. Thank you in advance.
I'm a bit concerned about material quality - the doorcard panels don't look that great. I'm afraid in order to make the car affordable it's actually made at Polo level (or just below)
Denne type massasjesete har vært tilgjengelig i Golf siden 2013! !!Jeg har det selv i min Golf High-line. Merkelig hvor kult og spesielt alt plutselig er bare det er en el-bil........
The golf in front gets me more exited, quite frankly. It was first registered 18.May 1979. 1.6 petrol engine. Super cool car! OK, the seats are nice in the ID3. Imagine putting some nice Golf 1 colors on the seats and put them in the Golf😁
Small front = less safety compared to Tesla Model 3. Its a way to make cheaper car. Subwoofer placement is a bit weird. But looks like a nice car overall! Could easily be popular depending on price. Wish VW would comment on battery life expectancy and electric motor. I still believe that Tesla has the biggest incentive to build a car that last a LOT longer than all other produced cars. They look at cars as a platform that they can use to profit from later!
We will see about that. I am quite sure that the ID3 will also have a very good rating. I am quite sure VW knows what they are doing regarding safety . But yeah the subwoofer placement always sucks. Never understood that.
@@nukularpictures Of course it will get EURO NCAP 5 stars. This is VW we are talking about. But with or without 5 star ratings there is still difference between 5 star cars! NCAP should (if they cared about safety) make things such as rear collision avoidance a thing to get 5 stars just a single example. But of course they will not do this because German auto is not ready. But when they are they will for sure require it! Think about it.
@@nukularpictures From a safety testing rating. Both will have 5 stars. But that is only ratings. Physics is physics. When you sit a lot close to the front, a frontal accident is more dangerous. It is also a lot cheaper to make a boxy car rather than non boxy. NOTHING wrong with boxy cars. Good to have cheap vehicles on the roads. But that does not change facts.
Pffffff, wtf, drum brakes on the rear, it's true that on ev is not necessary to have immense classic brake power, due to regen brakes but if you have a nice 20 inch alloy wheels those drum brakes will look like shieeeeet
1:45 looking the 12V battery, how the heck you can change the battery?...omg, then 4:46 the horn is not too serious for that category of the car... wtf I think the Golf has better horn right?
Drums for this cars are more than enough. Breaking is mostly done in the front wheels (more than 70%) and regenerative breaking from the EV motor is massive. I can't be 100% sure, but regen plus drums in this car will be more effective than disc brakes in the other cars.
Nexmove have already said that the 55KW battery base is around 40k euros , mid trim 45K and high trim 50K . I must say the high trim does put shame to model 3 .
John Dough You’ll just go to whoever has more buzz around them, John. There will be a lot more happening in the electric vehicle space in the coming years. Hold on to that cash and decide on what specs suit you best
@@joebloggs5629 That's true. However, it's a bloody gorgeous car. I was really loving the Honda Urban E concept, however, the actual finished product looks like garbage, not to mention the asking price. 😂 It looks like a literal over priced clown car, that will be the biggest EV fail.
Bjorn, can you lock the back doors from the driver's seat? This is very good for children protection but I haven't seen anyone talking about that feature? Also, do you have aircon for the rear seats?
'red handle' its power switch-off; especialy for rescue team...
Thank you fore your show. Well I am one of the 30.000 guys who preebooked the id3 1st Edition in the max version. I am so happy fore you demonstration. Bring more of them. Please! Greatings from Germany!
The car looks so cool
We also preordered/prebooked one :D And also the max version!
One thing that is quite important to mention: The heat pump is not standard everywhere. It is in the nordic countries, but not anything further south. In germany the heat pump is only available in Line 3 (Line 1 to 3 replaced the other titles for trim levels). At least in germany ACC is only available in Line 2 and 3 (so middle and highest trim level).
For germany it looks like this:
Line 1: Online satnav, DAB+ radio, heated seats and steering wheel, armrests in the front, 18 inch wheel and type 2 cable.
Line 2: Backup camera, ACC, keyless entry, design-seats, middle console including two usb-c slots for the rear passenger and ambient lights. LED matrix headlights and LED matrix brake and reach lights, 19 inch wheels, tinted glass and exterieur style pack in silver.
Line 3: Augmented reality head up display, soundsystem beats, panorama glass roof, 20 inch wheels, lane assist with emergency assist, lane change assist, comfort phone including inductive phone charging, comfort seats.
Now, the trim levels may be different according to where you buy the car, the most glaring thing is the heat pump.
Personally i went for line 3 in the color that is shown in the video, however with black-grey interior, the white one was not available.
Do you have any info on the price? Thanks...
@@DG-uv3zw Well, not exact. Before government grants Line 1 will cost below € 40.000, Line 2 below € 46.000 and Line 4 below € 50.000.
ACC is already in Line1 in Germany.
Yikes!
@@Fry3199 You might be right, sadly VW did not give me the full information to take home, so i rely on a memory protocol i wrote right after i signed the reservation at my local VW dealership.
4:25 When you hit the seat 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Love the colorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
I get that having bigger wheels theoretically improves performance, but I don't see why the wheels get progressively bigger as you go into the higher trim levels. Having bigger wheels just means ride comfort is worse and tires are WAY more expensive.
Pikminiman: I couldn't agree more.
bigger wheels looks better
@@phamnuwen9442 True, one can always buy a second set of 18 inch wheels, after all two sets makes sense anyway for winter and summer tires. At least in climates where there is a real need for them.
@@Soordhin They only real advantage is to be able to fit bigger brakes. But if you have masses of regen, those may not be needed - or just use better compounds/materials.
@@eubikedude True, in my opinion the main reason is looks, nothing else. If you see how much many people are willing to pay for special and big rims, there's your answer. Quite honestly, i did preorder Line 3 with the big wheels, but i would much rather have the 18 inch ones. Oh well, i might have to buy a second set then.
The more I see of the iD3 the more I like it. Thanks Bjorn 👍
Interesting car - but shocking at 5'10" to see those trainee salesmen leaning against that great GTI Mark 1!
I would walk in to buy an ID.3, but walk out after buying the MK1 instead. how could you not.
I like the way the way the Tshirt matches the car
"There is no butt-massage" 😂
Wolfgang Speckardt This is for the dealers to conduct, by handing you a pen and saying “sign here”
WHY don't they have memory in the seats? It's like a 0.00000001$ added cost for them.
Why you need memory seats if you have massage seats? xDDD
I'm pretty sure they do have memory functions that you are able to synchronize with your phone. Meaning a car you have never driven adjusts to your preferred settings.
Because they hope you would buy more epensive car in dif class that have it ;)
In one screenshot i saw the menue-item/point called 'user' (in german 'Benutzer')...so.i Think you can create/manage several profiles (like you can do it in a tesla)...it makes sence, to manage that on the screen and NOT via Buttons At the seat.
Volkswagen is the master of cutting costs and if they make a lot of cars those pennies add up. That's why not even the doorhandles are metal but plastic that's been covered in a layer of metal.
Unfortunately, it has been confirmed that the 1st Edition does not get the trailer hook feature. Only the standard ones following the first edition. And then it will be only for light trailers and bicycle racks (75 kg max load).
sheapcheap : so you mean that the later Versions will get the Option for a trailer hood? Not only for a bike rack also for a very small Trailer? That would perfectly fit my requirements. 😱
15 percent of the recent Golfs have a trailer hook. I assume many more of home owners with solar pannels. A car without a trailer hook is useless for me.
18, 19, 20 inch? Why the... do they fit so big wheels on new cars?
Bigger rims may give better looks, but also harsher ride, more expensive tyres and higher risk av damageing the rim. What's wrong with the good old 16 inches?
New cars are designed to look shit with all rims smaller than 18 or even 19"
I don't know either
Only Prius looks alright with 15” wheels
Taller rims are more efficient. That's why the i3 has narrow but tall wheels.
@@0Turbox Wait what? Doesn't Bjorn always say bigger tires use more fuel?
@@Nordlicht05 What's worse ugly wheels and a nice ride or 20+ wheels hard noisy and very high risk of a broken rim if drive over a pothole?
It also has a CO2 heat-pump, which is pretty high-tech
You can use the heads up Display in Demo mode. I tried it at IAA. It is awesome in comparison to Kona.
Remember when 15" wheels were big wheels, and only Saab and VW used them? Had to special order them when I lived in London in the eighties.
Launch edition 410 000 SEK. And starting price 350000 SEK in sweden.
Personally I'm not impressed - was waiting for this model hoping to have real alternative to M3... I'm owning VW cars since years and can see a lot of commonalities ... e.g. ergo sits I have in my MY16 VW Touran - in fact they are almost identical... but door side panels are just awful - sorry to say but looks more like Trabant :D - the mess under the hood is also funny - if this car would come from startup I would be more than excited but it's coming from one of the top automotive groups - they had billions for R&D... up to now all static tests looks for me rather neutral/negative - no excitement... waiting for road tests but definitely I won't consider this car as my next one... and of course thank you Bjorn for your work!
Yes we need real world tests. And price ;)
Battery disconnect is probably the red switch which is probably for for responders.
You beeped the horn at those people ...and I subscribed 😅😅
Very interested to see how the id3 BMS compares with the Model 3 BMS. Look forward to your real world test !
I will never understand why you still built electrical seats without memory function. Especially in this digital car, it would be so easy to add profiles and add tremendous value to the whole thing.
Electrical seats out, higher quality materials in, would the better way... in my opinion
Maybe they add this feature in the user profile?
It might be on the touchscreen or may be coming in a system update?
the interior reminds me of the interior of a passenger airplane
same especially the armrests.
Beautiful car that will be popular in the city parking spaces.
I can't get over the ugly and cheap looking design of the dashboard/interior. It reminds me of medical equipment, or what the future looked like in 90's movies.
I got more excited when I saw the golf mk1
Man, I'm really into this car. I hope VW decides to sell it outside europe soon.
They will sell it everywhere eventually.
Still waiting for more facts from VW about ordering and delivery times. Maby we have to think of the clean interior as a new era of car design?? Also wait for the first real test report.
your profile picture is the old logo ;)
@@Johan-di9zg oops thanks
The seats feel great
Nicest thing in the video is the white Mk1 Golf =)
Drum brakes at the rear... Yeah I know it make sense on a RWD EV but come on... That's really cost cutting at its apex.
@@Xanthopteryx Because you really think that disc brakes are high maintenance on an EV with good regen braking? 😂
@@pxidr Risk of getting stuck due to no use (you might listen to Björn himself explaining it in video)
Play that part again. With audio. I explain something important to you.
@@bjornnyland Surface rusting of the disc brakes rotors never made any issues on my Model 3, or any car I ever owned. Even if it was unused for some weeks. But maybe because I live in a dry region.
And with the ID3, the front brakes are discs, so the rusting issue will still be there.
So I'm sorry, it's more cost cutting there than anything else.
It's maybe acceptable for a Dacia Sandero, but not for a 40k+ car.
@@pxidr when you break, the weight of the car shifts onto the front axle, so its probably going to be used pretty much every time you drive the car and use the breaks a bit harder, e.g. you didnt get a traffic light, have to break from 50 km/h in less than 25 meters, .. so it makes sense. the rear axle is 'lighter' during breaking, so regen breaking should do the job fine, unless you have a proper emergency breaking, you probably never use the rear breaks
So in Switzerland this 1St edition with 58kWh battery will cost 54'000CHF. Swiss Franc is comparable to USD. You pay 7.7% VAT (already included in the price).
Or lease at 499CHF/month on 48 month lease with 13'500CHF down payment (first rate). With the lease, you are getting free maintenance including liquids.
IMO changes for Max compared to BASE model are quite modest. Material quality is only so-so. I'd probably just pick base version and fit a nicer set of wheels. I have the feeling the more luxurious versions just are there to provide more margin for VW and are not neccesarily best bang for buck for the customer. Just like with the Tesla Model 3.
Hopefully they get their software problems fixed.
There seems to be cheap hard plastics everywhere in the front and lining the doors (from your tapping test). Only one section on the dash seemed to be soft touch. If true that’s a major disappointment and would be a deal breaker for me. Please let me know if I’m wrong.
Yes ...the interior trims have the hard cheap matte plastic look and feel .. Compare this interior finish to the BMW i3 for example .
Wow what a beautiful car
VWAG! Please offer this in the US also!!
inc0gnit0 Hatchbacks don’t sell well, VW knows this from decades of experience. Fickle bunch
With the E-Golf being done I wonder what they are going to offer in CARB states to off-set all of their SUV sales?
spazzman90 Doesn’t matter, the ID.3 IS NOT COMING TO NORTH AMERICA
spazzman90 ID.CROZZ
North America is all about big SUVs. Maybe they can offer a Model X (100 kWh)/Rivian R1S (180 kWh) full size SUV competitor with 200 kWh some day.
Be yourself, your more fun to listen to on the older videos!
He is in the showroom and did you catch that there was someone with him in the car when Bjorn asked about the ID light? He needs to play nice until he gets it on the road.
@@salipander6570 the car doesn't have heating? lol
it looks absolutey fantastic...love that colour too
VERY GOOD DEMO, THANKS!
6:37
Does that really say 27:00 PM?
I guess thats just one of the smaller issues why they arent selling them yet 😄
It says "Friday 27" "00 PM"
@@VirtuellJo look above, it says "Monday 10:25 AM" so according to your logic its "Monday 10" "25 AM" ?
Probably does ;) But then, i had the clock on an € 80 million airbus a320 display nonsensical times and dates as well, after it had been built for more than 30 years (which is kinda scary as a lot of functions depend on those times and dates being correct).
Nastasio You are looking at the wrong clock ;)
The ergo-active massage seats are good. I have the same with the extendable base bolster as well on my Tiguan
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So upset we aren't getting this in America. The first compelling competitor to Tesla and VW doesn't even bother shipping it here.
Not really sure about the interieur. I don't particulary like the color and finish. From the "knocking test" it seems to have a lot of hard plastic parts, someting I wouldn't expect in the highest trim level of a VW car. On the other hand, there are gimmicks (IMHO) like massage seats and HUD. I would rather trade such features for a higher quality look & feel.. Apart from that, it seems to be a pretty decent car.
EinzigfreierName I guess you should really wait for the facelift model. The plastic interior is awful. For 50K € ridiculous.
@@SteffenLiss Get used to it. They trying to save some money on every part of the car. That's the future of "affordable" EV's. Only idiot can buy this crap for 50k €. I would rather go for BMW 5 series (as showroom car) with some mileage. I found nice 5 series for 55k € a month ago. This shit can't even compare to that car.
We are still waiting in the UK for our price and specification hope because of Brexit we are not last in the line, I see heat pump standard in Norway but don’t think that will be the case for UK. I also don’t think electrically adjusting seats a priority for me. Can’t wait to see what the specifications will be for us.
According to UK site HUD isn't available in 1st edition in the UK.
Nah after Brexit we stop producing wrong-side-steering-wheel cars 😝 so no VW for you anymore 💁🏻♂️
There was a software update, you should click on it lol
it looks nice. think standard spec is enough for me
Definitely Plus. Enough range for me and interior for me.
And 100kw and 11 charging IST a must in the future.
Great video. Thanks!
Come ON VW! Bring this to New Zealand so I can buy one already!
Overall a very attractive EV, imo! They could have done better with the seat design, though.
Looks like a nice car. Hope they sell in USA
USA won't get this model. Look for the ID.4 revealed at Frankfurt. It's more of a crossover style.
Nice car... The red handel is a main power brake... Possible only for the 12 v system... They are used widley in normal trucks as well
I would take that MK 1 Golf in front any time over any VW vehicles of today !
Search on UA-cam a Golf 1/2 Crashtest, you will change your opinion quickly
Rear drum brakes really make sense on most family cars, especially in countries with moderate speed limits and a lot of salt in the winter. Unless you really love changing stuck calipers.
also disk brakes "drag" the pads all the time whereas drums have return springs to PULL the shoes away from the drum and no drag
I like the car sitting on the front of the ID
Get off that MK1 GTI and find a seat! Wonder if the owner who loaned them it has seen this!
They must do that with all costumers cars. Brought my GTI in for repairs. Came back with scratches like they had lunch on the hood of the car.
Massage and adjustable seats in this price range?
Jesus, car is 50k€+ and little bigger as Golf, the seats should also talk to you and make u coffe for this price
Very, VERY nice color!
I have to say that this is the only car I am impressed and excited about apart from Tesla Model 3. Both cars offer some unique benefits. I wish these two cars got a child: That would be the PERFECT electric car.
I love that green color it’s very nice 👍 but the highest trim having a drum brakes ? What are you kidding me vw? That’s cheap and bad for performance a big down side for a car that isn’t that cheap, but it’s a nice ev with very cool features
Johnny JP there’s a number of reasons for rear drum brakes - they are cheaper yes, but in a BEV where regen and front brakes do the vast majority of the braking it makes sense; the rear discs won’t rust, and they will be more reliable and need less maintenance. Drums are ideal for hand brake use which is what they will be used for mostly.
@@SeriouslyJaded But it looks cheap, outdated and ugly on big wheels...
Adrian Mills well that’s bc car makers don’t want to do the same regen to the rear brakes balanced and what’s gonna happen with a higher speeds when you need to make a hard stop on a corner the car will behave bad,
My Tesla bias - which gives me 1000 excuses to find triny bits of 'meh, not for me' - aside... I think VW has really tried to create a good product. And yes - my Tesla bias is also screaming immediately - in my opinion if they could hold on to this new idea of 'car', VW has the potential to get back to their once 'car for small people' - peak they had back then with the 'Käfer' or 'Beetle' as it's in english... let's hope they stick to the new plan bc I'd love to once drive a VW again that I can be proud of and not immediately think of 'scam'. Until then I will drive my Tesla and happily take a new look at VW in a few years.
Very smart looking car - I think it should sell well - I hope so
Braking power is the wrong word to compare disc brakes with drum brakes.
They are even better for one-time braking, but the brak fade is a huge thing. (You don't need big discs for a strong brake, you need them for better cooling)
So in a combustion car, where Idiots only accelerates, half the time with the motor, and the rest of the time with the brakes disc breaks giving longer braking power.
But in an EV where regen overtakes a lot of the braking, dum brakes are perfect for the emergency. In the end, both types are too strong and will cause the wheel to completely stop so an ABS is needed.
I think the reason they use disc brakes at the front is the anxiety some people breaking too much and can't handle the faster breaking power loss.
Thanks Bjorn.
funny thing I've noticed at 02:30 - the frame don't have upper support!
very strange
I wonder how it passes crash test.
Bjorn and viewers, I just cant help but wonder how safe it will be, especially in front collisions; taking into account the small front side, the short area between the possible colliding car and the passenger in the ID3. Less space and less material to absorb a possible impact.
Will it be like a Smart ? Have they solved this by use of certain materials and techiques ?
Looking forward to the safety ratings!
Bjørn, if you want to test a good HUD (Head up display), just try the new BMW 530e hybrid. Not pure electric.. but worth a look. Make sure it has a high trim as well.
Come on, VW Canada: make sure that little beast is available. We don't even know yet if we'll have just the God damn SUV or if we'll also get this one.
I. Want. One. Just take my money! A blue dual-motor one, please-thank-you. :)
They are "considering bringing the vehicle to Canada". One quote I saw made me laugh "pretty sad that Europe and Japan think Americans are too fat for anything but SUVs. I'm getting sick of this."
I hope there will be satellite view in navigation.
Thinking to save money for ID3.... but I get more for the money with TM3 ... I’m not convinced sadly
0:09 The last time Volkswagen "augmented reality" didn't go so well for them ("Dieselgate")
Has a funny sounding horn. I wish it had a horn like the one in my MK6 Golf.
After this - VW will probably push out an update to disable the horn in demo mode. :)
@Glen F Yay!
Dacia interior quality.
FurKen FK Thats what it looks like and when I buy a Dacia, I pay Dacia. This VW is embarrassing.
You choose your tee shirt especially for this vid 😂
Here's what I want for my FIRST Electric Car: BASIC Car ( K. I. S.S.) ~ Charge on 110vac~ No Computers ~ Digital Read outs ~ 100
Price in Germany is, if I read this correctly, €50k / $56k for the Max. A Model 3 Performance is $49. Am I wrong?
A m3 performace costs 56k currently, long range 52k in Germany with all boni and with lower value addex tax, the ID.3 should get cheaper as well!
Honestly I would prefer a longer hood over interior space, car design is important
Nice pants!
Get those people of the white rabbit!! ☹️😜
Looks nicer than leaf the big question is :
Price /Real life Range
The horn would suit my 80 year old granny
The Mini SE also has adjustable Seat length.
Dear Bjorn, could you compare ID.3 to TM3? Would it be an option for you if you live too far from the closest Tesla service?
Hello, can anyone tell the interior measures with back seats folded and front seats fully pushed forward (length, max width and min width)? I am trying to understand how comfy 2 people can sleep in. Thank you in advance.
I'm a bit concerned about material quality - the doorcard panels don't look that great. I'm afraid in order to make the car affordable it's actually made at Polo level (or just below)
Denne type massasjesete har vært tilgjengelig i Golf siden 2013! !!Jeg har det selv i min Golf High-line. Merkelig hvor kult og spesielt alt plutselig er bare det er en el-bil........
I have the massage option on my vw mk7 2013 highline model 😊
The golf in front gets me more exited, quite frankly. It was first registered 18.May 1979. 1.6 petrol engine. Super cool car!
OK, the seats are nice in the ID3. Imagine putting some nice Golf 1 colors on the seats and put them in the Golf😁
The Red switcher could be a emergency OFF
I think, İt's better to wait, to take a look on the models of Škoda, Seat and Audi with 306 HP!
Small front = less safety compared to Tesla Model 3.
Its a way to make cheaper car.
Subwoofer placement is a bit weird.
But looks like a nice car overall! Could easily be popular depending on price.
Wish VW would comment on battery life expectancy and electric motor. I still believe that Tesla has the biggest incentive to build a car that last a LOT longer than all other produced cars. They look at cars as a platform that they can use to profit from later!
We will see about that. I am quite sure that the ID3 will also have a very good rating. I am quite sure VW knows what they are doing regarding safety .
But yeah the subwoofer placement always sucks. Never understood that.
@@nukularpictures Of course it will get EURO NCAP 5 stars. This is VW we are talking about. But with or without 5 star ratings there is still difference between 5 star cars! NCAP should (if they cared about safety) make things such as rear collision avoidance a thing to get 5 stars just a single example. But of course they will not do this because German auto is not ready. But when they are they will for sure require it! Think about it.
@@nukularpictures From a safety testing rating. Both will have 5 stars. But that is only ratings. Physics is physics. When you sit a lot close to the front, a frontal accident is more dangerous. It is also a lot cheaper to make a boxy car rather than non boxy. NOTHING wrong with boxy cars. Good to have cheap vehicles on the roads. But that does not change facts.
Does the id3 come with a DC port for free or do you have to pay >600€ to have it as a extra like with eGolf?
Insurance claim : "I fell asleep whilst driving due to massage seat"
I avoided the accident because I could pay attention when my back wasn't so sore....
you get drowsy and the car sticks the "massage roller" in your back hard to wake you back up :-)
Pffffff, wtf, drum brakes on the rear, it's true that on ev is not necessary to have immense classic brake power, due to regen brakes but if you have a nice 20 inch alloy wheels those drum brakes will look like shieeeeet
1:45 looking the 12V battery, how the heck you can change the battery?...omg, then 4:46 the horn is not too serious for that category of the car... wtf I think the Golf has better horn right?
maybe its under, maybe its in trunk location, like in many cars...
why should you charge it manually? the car has a dc-dc converter
its on right down corner, under black cover,
@@Johan-di9zg sometimes 12V batt could just died , that why he asking.. why not to ask...?
@@tomaszucieszynski7185 Yes probably it's under the car or something like that.
Take the mk1 golf 👌🏻
rear drums?? cancelling my pre-order a this very moment!!. how's this a XXI top-notch EV?
Troll. You didn't have a pre-order.
Drums for this cars are more than enough. Breaking is mostly done in the front wheels (more than 70%) and regenerative breaking from the EV motor is massive. I can't be 100% sure, but regen plus drums in this car will be more effective than disc brakes in the other cars.
Nexmove have already said that the 55KW battery base is around 40k euros , mid trim 45K and high trim 50K . I must say the high trim does put shame to model 3 .
*kWh
I hope that you are being sarcastic...
@@bjornnyland I would have said *kWStunden !!!
Gorgeous car. It has ruined the Kona Electric for me.
John Dough You’ll just go to whoever has more buzz around them, John. There will be a lot more happening in the electric vehicle space in the coming years. Hold on to that cash and decide on what specs suit you best
@@joebloggs5629 That's true. However, it's a bloody gorgeous car. I was really loving the Honda Urban E concept, however, the actual finished product looks like garbage, not to mention the asking price. 😂 It looks like a literal over priced clown car, that will be the biggest EV fail.
Bjorn, can you lock the back doors from the driver's seat? This is very good for children protection but I haven't seen anyone talking about that feature? Also, do you have aircon for the rear seats?
I have one and the answer is yes you can. There’s a button on the door that you can press to lock all the doors
Plus + head up display with augmented reality... I hope they make it an option on the Plus.
Some weird choices here... massage seats on BOTH driver and passenger size but no memory function? Nav on base model but no backup cam? K
Did you try to match your shirt colour with the car? 55555