Volkswagen ID.3 real-world review. How far can VW's benchmark EV really go on one charge?

VW is expecting the new Volkswagen ID.3 to be the new benchmark for electric family cars, just as the original Golf was when it was launched back in 1974. What I wanted to know is what's the ID.3 like to live with over a week and how far can it really go on just one charge? Find out here..
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[benedictmarshall]

So refreshing for a YouTube video not to start with “Hi guys”! No overacting. Just a simple, calm description.

[nightshifted]

Harry’s subtly becoming the best source of car reviews in the world...

[fredbarron]

I loathe touch screens in cars, they simply aren't suitable for something like a moving vehicle.

[PrimeMatt]

1800kg!!! How can these touch screens be legal! They are so dangerous, more so than using your own phone, which is not legal.

[RomainSandt]

When you drive a petrol car, the range changes all the time, depending on resting fuel and instant consumption.

[paulamblerart]

"...what`s the difference between using a mobile phone or fiddling with that display whilst driving...?" X=0.

[iMANTlS]

From all the last century's lethal supercars, only an ID.3 took Harry's blood.

[geriatricmotorcars]

The frozen Screen did it for me '
No thanks
Imagine getting stuck and relying on that '
Take you hand of the wheel and ping ..
Could not embrace that

[sandyneedham]

Harry is civilized and polite (and practical) about a range of cars, not only super cars, but more modest ones too. He and Jay Leno are the class acts in this automotive review business.

[Atombender]

In Germany, you get a €9, 480 environmental bonus - €3, 000 + 16% VAT from VW and €6, 000 from the government - when buying an ID.3. The government bonus applies to any electric car with a net MSRP of less than €40, 000. That's a massive incentive but also shows how desperate the government is to get as many e-cars on the road as possible.

[thetruth]

It is a sin if you touch your phone in the car but I guess it is OK to scroll through a menu on a cars ipad adjusting your heater?

[GadgetMart]

Messing with that screen is a lot like texting on your phone

[oiuklwerh]

All of that is very interesting but I still would take that golf.

[seanfyodorovich]

That stupid touch screen is exactly why I drive 20 plus year old cars. I don't want any of that crap.

[johnathankain]

We all lived with nonsense range / mpg in ICE cars because refilling takes 5 mins. When getting more range takes much longer, they need to be more accurate.

[ChocolateFrog]

The infotainment is unforgivable. Rotary dials for volume and temperature at a minimum.

[vokstar]

The range in electric cars sounds a bit like the quoted MPG figures

[ianthomas]

My Dad(RIP), told me: "never buy the 1st, model of any car, there crap". Good review Harry. Thanks.👍👍

[markbutcher]

Fiddling with that touch screen while driving is just as bad as texting on your phone. 6 points please

[Adam_Lynn]

It's a VW, it just works.... apart from when you can't do anything becasue the screen locks up.