For these of us who love EV sedans, there’s yet another coming down the pike, this time from Volkswagen because the ID.Aero prototype morphs into the ID.7 … prototype …

The ID.7 is Volkswagen’s sixth trendy EV following the ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, ID.6 (China solely), and ID.Buzz, and it represents a premium sedan type issue.

The ID. Aero was offered initially in China and was stated to have a 700km vary on the optimistic WLTP customary. That’s 435 gringo miles and by the point the EPA is finished with it, we’d anticipate the vary to be within the mid to excessive 300s. That’s nonetheless spectacular with the opposite ID automobiles normally touchdown within the mid 200-mile ranges.

With its newest MEB mannequin, Volkswagen improves upon its earlier ID fashions:

• New show idea
• Augmented actuality heads-up show
• 38-centimeter (15-inch) display
• Digitally managed air vents
• Illuminated contact sliders

The ID.7 is one in every of 10 new EVs VW plans to launch by 2026 because it strikes to make its complete lineup electrical.

Some vital notes:

• Volkswagen will present a glimpse of the following mannequin in its EV household on the Las Vegas Shopper Electronics Present this week (VW’s first look in six years).
• This environment friendly electrical sedan with long-range functionality is constructed on the MEB platform.
• Particular camouflage for the ID.7 EV creates electroluminescent gentle results.
• Following on from the ID.4 SUV, the brand new sedan is Volkswagen’s subsequent world electrical automobile and will likely be provided on three continents.
• The world premiere of the sequence manufacturing model is scheduled for the second quarter of 2023.

Electrek’s Take

We acquired a sneak peak of the ID.7 late final 12 months in Los Angeles and have been blown away by the 40-layer electroluminescent gentle results. We weren’t allowed to go inside (not to mention drive it) nonetheless, which made for an admittedly disappointing journey.

It doesn’t sound like there will likely be any drives this week both, which is uncommon for a automobile that’s going into manufacturing subsequent quarter. Volkswagen is known for drip-dropping information, so keep tuned.

The paint job is a prototype, and it gained’t be on any soon-to-be-launched automobiles, however we’re instructed that the expertise might make it into manufacturing vehicles at a later date. I can see this as one thing that police vehicles and EMS automobiles might use however surprise if it could be too distracting for typical automobiles.

As for the VW EV sedan type issue, will probably be going up towards the BMW i4, Hyundai Ioniq 6, Tesla Mannequin 3/S, and Mercedes E Class automobiles. All vital will likely be pricing and availability in addition to issues like inside and the way it drives, which we’ll hopefully be studying extra about quickly.