VW ID.7 GTX fastback confirmed with 335bhp and 370-mile range
Volkswagen has confirmed that the fastback version of its ID.7 model is getting a GTX variant.
The firm had already announced a performance-focused version of the ID.7 Tourer and has now confirmed details of the regular ID.7 GTX as well.
Like the Tourer, the ID.7 GTX gets an upgraded all-wheel-drive powertrain, bespoke styling and a new larger battery. The firm also confirmed that less powerful Pro S versions of the ID.7 will get the same battery, offering up to 440 miles of range.
The ID.7 GTX features two motors delivering a total of 335bhp – 53bhp more than regular models – giving the large five-door a 0-62mph time of just 5.4 seconds, identical to that of the estate version.
Like the estate car, the fastback gets chassis and steering tweaks to improve handling and can be specified with VW’s dynamic chassis control for further adjustability.
It also gets a host of external and internal upgrades over regular versions of the ID.7. Like the estate, there’s a GTX-specific bumper and honeycomb grille along with illuminated badges at the front and rear. Matrix LED lights are standard, with trademark GTX arrowhead running lights, and a new 20-inch alloy wheel has been designed for the range-topping model.
Inside, there are heated seats with red contrasting topstitching and perforated GTX lettering on the backrests, and a GTX-specific version of the multi-function steering wheel with a red centre panel and red topstitching.
Both the ID.7 GTX and ID.7 Tourer GTX will come with a new 86kWh battery as standard. VW says the performance version of the fastback should be able to eke 370 miles of range from that unit, compared with the 440 miles offered by the less-powerful Pro S models. The Tourer GTX should return 363 miles of range, compared with 528 from the Pro S variant.
Volkswagen hasn’t announced UK specifications or pricing for the ID.7 GTX yet but we’d expect a price tag of at least £60,000 when it goes on sale later this year alongside GTX versions of the ID.3 and ID.Buzz.
