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Volkswagen ID.7 Vizzion 2024.

Volkswagen has expanded its ID line with a new sedan, which is an alternative to the popular Passat.

Dates for the start of sales of the new Volkswagen ID.7 Vizzion sedan have been announced

An electric alternative to the Volkswagen Passat, the 2024 Volkswagen ID.7 Vizzion sedan will debut at the Guangzhou Auto Show in November.

At the same time, sales of the new product will begin, the assembly of which is carried out by the FAV-Volkswagen enterprise.

The cost of the model in China is also known — from 2.56 to 3.48 million rubles at the current exchange rate.

The mid-size sedan will be available with front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.

In the first case, a 204-horsepower engine is used in combination with a 77 kWh battery.

The cruising range on the CATL cycle is 700 km. As for the all-wheel drive version, one of the engines received an output of 107 hp, the second — 201 hp. Range – 600 km.

The advantages of such a sedan include an impressive range, excellent dynamics and performance.

The Travel Assist 3.0 ADAS system makes the car easier to drive, which can be deactivated if desired by pressing a button on the steering wheel.

There is a 15-inch screen in the center, and there is also a head-up display in the cabin.

Until the end, the manufacturer does not indicate exactly what body the new Volkswagen ID.7 received.

Some claim that this is a sedan or a fastback, while others talk about a liftback with a massive fifth door.

One thing is certain: in the near future the company is preparing for the premiere of the ID.7 electric car in a station wagon body.

Official deliveries of the new station wagon should begin in 2024.

It is worth recalling that not so long ago, photographs of the serial Volkswagen ID.7 electric car, as well as a table with the main characteristics, surfaced in the database of the Chinese Ministry of Industry.

The length of the new product is 4956 mm, width 1862 mm, height 1537 mm, and the wheelbase is 2965 mm. It turns out that we have an electric full-fledged business class.

If you believe the nameplate on the rear of the new electric car, the model will be called ID.7 Vizzion, which immediately resembles the first concept.

They want to establish production itself at the VW-FAW plant in China. According to photographs from the Chinese Ministry of Industry, the basis for the new product will be 18″ or 19″ rims.

Also, according to available data, the new Volkswagen ID.7 will be rear-wheel drive with one electric motor or all-wheel drive with two electric motors.

To date, only one rear-wheel drive version has received certification in China.

Its power is 95 hp and peak power is 204 hp. The maximum speed is 155 km/h, and the curb weight is 2122 kg.

The total weight of such an electric car is 2590 kg. The heart of the electric car will be a nickel-cobalt-manganese battery with a capacity of 77 kWh.

According to WLTP cycle measurements, the ID.7 can travel 700 km on a single charge without recharging.

The interior of the new ID.7 electric car did not receive the best moments from the ID family, which had previously received negative reviews from owners.

An example of this is the touch buttons on the steering wheel and the touch climate control unit.

The multimedia system display is 15″, while the dashboard display is narrow and does not protrude beyond the edge of the front panel. A plus will be a head-up display on the windshield.

The company disclosed information about the new APP550 power unit, which was first tried on the new ID.7 electric car, but what specific configurations this unit will receive has not yet been declassified.

Let us remind you that the new APP550 is a compact module that includes an inverter, an electric motor and a gearbox.

According to the manufacturer, peak power will be 286 horsepower and 550 Nm of torque.

In fact, this is one and a half times more than the previous version of electric motors for the MEB platform.

A feature of the new installation is combined cooling, the use of oil and liquid options, while there is no pump in the oil system.

The manufacturer installed a different start with a denser winding and increased the thickness of the wire.

Plus I added powerful dense magnets. They plan to start production of such a module at the Volkswagen GC plant in Germany.