Volkswagen ID.3

Volkswagen ID.3
Volkswagen ID.3 1st
Overview
ManufacturerVolkswagen
Model code
ProductionNovember 2019 – present[2][3][4]
Assembly
DesignerKlaus Bischoff, Marco Antonio Pavone, Felipe Montoya Bueloni and Ákos Száz[7]
Body and chassis
ClassSmall family car (C)
Body style5-door hatchback
Layout
PlatformVolkswagen Group MEB
RelatedCupra Born
Volkswagen ID.4
Powertrain
Electric motorAPP 310 permanent magnet brushless motor
Power output
TransmissionSingle-speed
Battery
  • Name Net (kWh) Gross (kWh)
  • Pure    45              55
  • Pro      58              62
  • Pro S   77              82
  • GTX   79              84
Electric range
  • Predicted WLTP range:[9]
  • 45 kWh: up to 330 km (205 mi)
  • 58 kWh: up to 420 km (260 mi)
  • 77 kWh: up to 550 km (340 mi)
  • 84 kWh: up to 670 km (415 mi)
Plug-in charging
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,770 mm (109 in)
Length4,262 mm (167.8 in)
Width1,809 mm (71.2 in)
Height1,552 mm (61.1 in)
Curb weight1,772–1,935 kg (3,907–4,266 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorVolkswagen e-Golf

The Volkswagen ID.3 is a battery electric small family car (C-segment) produced by Volkswagen since 2019. It is the first production car to utilize the MEB platform,[10] and the first model of the ID. series.[11] It was unveiled on 9 September 2019 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, after being first shown as the I.D. concept car at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. Deliveries to retail customers began in Germany in September 2020.[2]

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  7. ^ US D892680, Bischoff, Klaus; Pavone, Marco Antonio & Bueloni, Felipe Montoya et al., "Motor vehicle", issued 2020-08-11, assigned to Volkswagen AG 
  8. ^ a b "Vision made reality: world premiere of the ID.3". Volkswagen Newsroom. Volkswagen AG. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Now you can: the new ID.3 1ST". Volkswagen. Volkswagen AG. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2021. Predicted range for going through cycles in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) on chassis dynamometer (no series status). WLTP range values for standard vehicles may vary depending on equipment
  10. ^ "Meet the Volkswagen platform designed to spawn 10 million electric vehicles". Newsroom. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  11. ^ "First member of the ID. family is called ID.3". www.volkswagenag.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.