[Auto] Volkswagen ID5: behind the wheel of the new electric SUV Coupé

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PUBLISHED ON MAY 21, 2022 AT 9:00 AM UPDATED ON MAY 21, 2022 AT 9:00 AM BY NICOLAS BRIOUZE

 

 

In the ID family, that of the electric Volkswagens, after the small ID3 and the family SUV ID4, here is the coupe SUV, ID5. Engine ! Or rather contact!

 

No salvation without a coupe-SUV in its range. To be convinced of this, it suffices to see the number of pachydermic BMW X4 & X6 and other Mercedes GLC & GLE Coupé, or more commoner Renault Arkana, crisscrossing our streets and our roads. Whose interest we continue in vain to grasp. The bright idea of VW is to offer such a machine in an electric version. Nothing could be simpler, just take an ID4 and lower the roof to offer the essential touch of sportiness that will remind the good father of his GTi years! The SUV coupé is a bit like a cap worn upside down, it makes you “young”! In short, this ID5 whose mission is nothing less than to “redefine the codes of premium” (!) is none other than an ID4 with a dynamic look – rear line and coupé-style spoiler, sports shield with lowered diffuser and domed wings – and optimized Cx (a flattering 0.26). If its size is unchanged, with 4.60 m long, its trunk not only loses nothing in volume, but even gains 6 liters, to 549 liters, expandable up to 1,561 liters! In short, family sport since the habitability allows, like the ID4, to comfortably embark all the members.

This ID5 is a good family SUV…
And driving, what does it look like? Softness, silence, comfort and space in a zen, neat cabin, where nothing protrudes, and which can be flooded with light by an optional panoramic glass roof. Still, when it comes to pleasure and emotion, all of this remains very platonic; a remark that can be addressed to many other electric models. Hence, no doubt, this need to move “sportiness” to the trunk! After this observation, it is clear that this iD5 is a good family SUV. Super silent, very smooth to ride, comfortable – despite our 21'' rims – and endowed with a certain dynamism thanks to its transmission to the rear wheels (unlike the GTX which becomes 4×4 by adopting a second engine on the axle before), it only suffers from a somewhat tight cavalry. If the 204 hp and 310 Nm sparks under the hood of a small ID3, they must here propel more than 2.1 tonnes (including 493 kg of batteries). As proof, during our second test run at dawn on the small Austrian roads, we had trouble following our hare who, ironically, was driving an ID3! There remains, of course, the possibility of choosing the most expensive GTX, with 299 hp and 460 Nm. Good surprise on the consumption side since at the end of our two mixed test runs, carried out in the city, on Austrian roads and motorways , without any particular restriction, our average was 18.7 kWh – a figure very close to that announced by VW (17.8) – which corresponds to a real autonomy of 411 km, compared to the 513 “maxi” announced . What almost make this ID5 the main vehicle of the home, as Volkswagen would dream.
It remains to talk about the essential equipment and connectivity without which the boho-geeks-ecologists cannot leave their car park. For the first time on an ID, Software 3.0 improves a number of functions: the Travel Assist 2.5 is thus able to learn the route of a small departmental road by exchanging information with other connected VW models, the Park -Assist Plus can memorize up to five previously learned parking locations, it optimizes lane change assistance on the motorway (however, we were unable to make it work…), and trip planning which will soon be able to make the charge automatic, without a card (the flow will begin as soon as the plug is connected). Or does it reduce the recharging time. Level 2 semi-autonomous driving, intelligent Matrix-LED headlights, “augmented reality” head-up display are also part of the equipment… standard or optional.

Verdict
For those who wish to travel with the family, comfortably, silently and without emitting the slightest gram of CO2, this ID5 could become an alternative to a thermal car… Provided that you pay more than €50,000.

To buy
Volkswagen ID5 Pro Performance test
Version tested: €53,050 (Pro Performance)
From: €51,450 (Pro)
Average manufacturer consumption/average of the test (kW/100km): 17.8/18.7
Autonomy manufacturer/actual (km): 513/411
CO2/bonus-malus: 0/2,000 €
Fiscal horsepower: 5 CV
Country of manufacture: Germany

Range offered
Electric: from 170 to 299 hp, from 51,450 to 57,950 €

Conduct
Motor: permanent magnet synchronous electric motor, 77 kWh lithium-ion battery
Transmission: rear-wheel drive, single gear + reverse gear
Power: 150 kW – 204 hp
Torque (Nm): 310
Charging time: 29’ on DC 135 kW socket (5-80%), 7h30 on AC 11 kW socket (0-100%) & 42h45 on AC 1.8 kW (0-100%)
Weight (kg): 2,117
Length.xwidth.xhigh. (m): 4.60×1.85×1.61
Wheelbase (m): 2.77
Turning circle: 10.20 m
Max speed (km/h)

 

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