VW ID7 sedan aims to join 300+ mile range club

BEV will go on sale this year in Europe and China, and will be exported to U.S. starting in 2024 as a 2025 model.

Volkswagen Group’s new global flagship BEV sedan, the ID7, promises to be the German brand’s most efficient vehicle ever, with a more competitive range, an extremely aerodynamic shape and an interior packed full of innovative successors to currently popular analog equipment. The U.S. version, the VW ID7 Pro, will come equipped with an 82-kWh battery pack capable of fast-charging at up to 170 kW. It will be powered by a 282-hp permanent magnet synchronous motor and two-stage single-speed gearbox, a powertrain combination that the brand newly developed for the ID7. In Europe, the roughly Passat-sized ID7 is expected to have a range of up to 700 km. However, the spokesman said the brand was targeting a range of 300 miles under the EPA test cycle for the 2025 ID7, though a specific rating is not yet available.