NEW VW ID.7 review – VW’s best EV? | What Car?

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Is the VW ID.7 the best electric car to come from the German manufacturer? It sounds good on paper. It has a massive range and lots of space inside, but what's it like? And does it justify a fairly hefty price tag? Watch to find out.




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[ma]

Looks far better in the tourer form, but definitely a massive improvement on the legacy ID cars from 2020-2023.

[ISuperTed]

Their best EV, quite possibly. However, who’s going to buy them at £60k plus? They’ll be discounting them massively for fleets and will sell tiny volumes to private buyers gullible enough to get one. Whilst I think it’s a nice EV, these will be 50% off within 18 months. Worth £40k at the most.

[stevenham]

I just find the VW electric offerings have a real cheap look about them to me and a few others at least. The exteriors look cheap and the interior isn’t the best in person especially when keeping the prices in mind. This one’s a bit better internally at least but it doesn’t scream top end

[chillout]

I'm still trying to figure out why VW charges so much for this car. As great as the ID.7 is, I think £60K is just VW trolling us. That means a fully loaded GTX will nudge £70K 😱 That's a hard pill to swallow.

[AlistairHughes]

Does that high safety rating only apply to cars with the Interior Pack? As it's required to give center and curtain airbags in the rear, and currently costs £2K.

[mortenbach]

Fair review and great car, the best out there at the moment imo! However, why compare to the smaller M3 and much smaller I4? It’s like comparing a Passat to a Golf size car…be fair in terms of size and compare to BMW i5, Mercedes EQE or Tesla Model S.

Also, the pricing seems to be quite different in the UK compared to continental Europe where the i4 usually is significantly more expensive and the M3LR is just very slightly less expensive…

[clwydian]

Surely as a hatchback you should be comparing with the Model Y not the Model 3?

[sevensixtysteve]

It may be VWs best EV but it its still stuck with a lot of the baked in design decisions that both VW and other manufacturers now acknowledge make no sense. The lack of physical controls are an issue for safety and usability, particularly when your software isn't very good. For me though, the design of the exterior is just as weird as it is on other IDs. The strange, blobby shape is awkward (although not as bad as the 5) and also almost completely forgettable. Who is this car for at that price ? - there is nothing on this car that would make me want to buy it. It would probably make a great Uber though due to that rear legroom.

[chasf]

Only reason to buy this for the comfortable adult size rear seating, which is rare for an EV. Otherwise a complete waste of resources.

[cabottaxi]

Far too many new cars fitted with large screens. Doesn't seem much different to texting on a mobile phone. 
At £51000 I can't see many private individuals queuing outside VW dealers waiting to sign up for one.
Secondhand values of these will fall through the floor.
Are no manufacturers making estate cars these days ? Not everyone wants an SUV.

[valentinnegroiu]

What about a conparison with nio et 5…pls

[oo]

How is this screen even legal, it’s worse than using your phone while driving

[brooklynelite]

Everything about this car and beautiful tourer wagon is perfect except there's no gas version which would have gotten more people to buy. Volkswagen please make a gas version of all your ID models you won't loose money you may gain more plus extra.

[steveaparicio]

Not for me, infosystem and crap buttons are such a let down for a premium car

[verynick]

Why is the miles different than there vs US?

[taomahNEGEV]

After the miserable fiasco of ID. 3 VW finally managed to pull itself together and produce a worthwhile electric car but IONIQ 6 still beats it.

[petershorney]

Nice car, stupid price, great review.

[anemeth]

Sorry to say, but to me Doug is a much better, enjoyable presenter

[mikadavies]

So instead of paying £51, 000 upwards.... Why NOT buy a VW Passat from £35, 000?
So until VW can sort out their iD products at the ICE prices, it is a hard and definite NO from me.

[menifo]

I just can't see how electric cars make much sense over combustion engines with the huge depreciations they suffer plus the high repair costs in case of an accident, not to mention the insane batteries replacement costs.