Video Summary
Here are the key points from the video review:- The Volkswagen ID.3 GTX is the electric GTI equivalent.
- The King’s Red color is a throwback to past GTI colors.
- The GTX has a sporty front with a wider mesh structure in the lower part.
- It has a black contrasting roof.
- The GTX comes standard with 20-inch wheels.
- The battery now has 2kWh net more, increasing from 77 kWh to 79 kWh net.
- There is a normal version and a performance version of the GTX.
- Both GTX versions are rear-wheel drive, not all-wheel drive.
- The normal GTX has 286 horsepower.
- Acceleration is 6 seconds from 0 to 60.
- Top speed is 180 km/h or 112 mph.
- The GTX performance version has 326 horsepower, the strongest EV motor by Volkswagen.
- The GTX performance version reaches 0-60 in 5.6 seconds.
- The GTX performance version has a top speed of 200km/h or 125 mph.
- IQ lights are standard for the GTX.
- Additional vertical lights in the lower front are a special GTX feature.
- Recharging is 175kW DC peak.
- Charging from 10% to 80% takes 26 minutes. Preconditioning is possible.
- During ideal conditions, the reviewer saw about 16 kWh per 100 km, about 4 miles per kWh. The updated battery allows for a 500km or 300 miles range.
- Weight issues have been resolved so a user can choose a panoramic roof, a five-seater model, and a bicycle rack at the same time.
- The new high gloss black key fob is not the reviewer’s favorite design.
- The new door closing sound is solid.
- The material for the door’s interior has been updated to soft touch.
- Some controls still are not physical buttons on the interior.
- All ID.3 models get a bigger, 13-inch display.
- New ID.3 also uses data from Wikipedia and may eventually use data from ChatGPT.
- A sub-woofer is located underneath the rear floor, in the area normally dedicated to the spare tire.
