VW CEO shares images of ID X hot hatch concept on LinkedIn

Ralf Brandstätter shared details of the model, which is an ID.3 with parts from the ID.4 GTX.Volkswagen ID XVolkswagen CEO Ralf Brandstätter has shared images of a new electric hot hatch concept car on his LinkedIn page.Called ID X, it appears to be a fun project that was thought up by engineers on the firm’s electric vehicle division.It’s based on an ID.3 hatchback, but uses the powertrain from the ID.4 GTX, which Volkswagen is calling its first electric performance car.(VW)As such, it replaces the ID.3’s 62kWh battery with an 82kWh version, while power has been bumped to 323bhp. It has all-wheel-drive, which likely means this power hike has been achieved through the use of the GTX’s twin-motor system, though the power output here is about 40bhp higher.In his LinkedIn post, Brandstätter said: “We just introduced the ID.4 GTX. Our first electric performance model is very well received. Even with our engineers – because with it they have discovered the fun of developing high-performance electric cars. And so we just let them do it.”Brandstätter says he has been testing the running prototype and was ’thrilled’ by its performance, with a 0-60mph time of 5.3 seconds making this very fast indeed, helped…
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