Volkswagen Crossover

We’re waiting for VW to make it official.

The Volkswagen Taos compact crossover will be reveled in October ahead of the start of sales in 2021, positioned below the Tiguan. The Volkswagen Atlas is a big, three-row beast of an SUV with its wide body and horizontal design elements. The 2020 VW Atlas Cross Sport is only slightly less so. The new variant shrinks the SUV. The VW T-Cross is effectively a taller, beefier-looking Polo. Previewed by the drop-top T-Cross Breeze Concept at 2016’s Geneva Motor Show, VW’s smallest SUV to-date rides on the same MQB.

Volkswagen is pushing hard into electric vehicles with its ID sub-brand. The company already offers the ID.3 and the ID.4, and soon there could be an ID.5. The next ID model to arrive will be an ID.4 variant, making its exact name difficult to pin down. It could be called the ID.4 Coupe, the ID.4 GTX, or the ID.5. While its name remains a mystery, its appearance does not, as the latest batch of spy shots show the crossover wearing little camouflage.

Volkswagen Crossover Vehicles

This isn’t the first time our spy photographers have spotted the coupe-like crossover out in the wild without any coverings. Previous spy shots have shown the model time and again looking ready for production, but VW has yet to officially reveal it. That could change soon as the company has announced it’ll reveal the ID.4 GTX later this month – if what we call the ID.5 here is actually the ID.4 GTX. We’ll know soon enough.

The shots show us a crossover that looks very similar to the ID.4, though VW did tweak its styling. It sports a more rakish rear window paired with a different tailgate that accommodates the sleeker design. Below that is a bumper with fake dual exhaust, suggesting this is the sportier variant. The ID.5’s interior should be similar to what’s available in the ID.4.

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Volkswagen Crossover Atlas

The sharing should go beyond looks as the ID.5 will share its powertrains with the ID.4. That means the new model will arrive with a rear-wheel-drive variant making 201 horsepower (150 kilowatts) with an all-wheel-drive, dual-motor setup available with 302 hp (225 kW). We’ll better know VW’s plans going forward on April 28 when it pulls the covers off the ID.4 GTX, and we get our first good look at that model. VW has already said it won’t bring the ID.5 to the US.

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After the ID.3 hatchback and ID.4 crossover, the Intelligent Design lineup of electric vehicles will be consolidated by a three-row crossover. ID.6 is how Volkswagen calls the newcomer, and Auto Shanghai 2021 is where the German automaker will reveal the family-sized EV in all its glory.

Volkswagen Cross Sport

The low-light teasers reveal two variants for the front grille, LED signature lighting, and pronounced haunches. Leaked in full by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in February 2021, the ID.6 features at least two five-spoke wheel options and a panoramic moonroof with a front panel that slides and tilts. At least three variants will be offered in the Chinese market: the 1st Edition, Pro, and the Pure based on the aforementioned leak.
Under the skin, the ID.6 is rocking a rear-mounted electric motor that outputs 150 kW (204 PS over in Europe and 201 horsepower in the United States). Based on the ID. Roomzz concept introduced a couple of years ago in Shanghai, the newcomer features an overall length of 4,876 millimeters (192 inches) while the wheelbase spans 2,965 millimeters (116.7 inches).
Exclusive to China for the 2022 model year, the ID.6 may arrive stateside if Volkswagen intends to steal customers from Tesla’s three-row Model Y. The Intelligent Design lineup will further welcome the ID.4 GTX performance crossover and coupe-styled ID.5 in the near future, along with the ID. Buzz Microbus revival and the ID.1 econobox for more cost-sensitive customers.
Similar to the five-seat ID.4, the seven-seat ID.6 will be manufactured by the German automaker’s joint ventures with FAW and SAIC. As a brief refresher, Volkswagen entered the Middle Kingdom in the mid-'80s after signing a 25-year contract to make passenger vehicles in the Shanghai municipality.
Last, but certainly not in the least, the MIIT spilled the beans on the battery capacity as well. 82 kilowatt-hours are more than adequate for a compact-sized crossover, but nevertheless, the driving range won’t match that of the ID.4 with the same battery. For reference, the European version of the ID.4 Pro is rated from 508 to 522 kilometers (316 to 324 miles) on the WLTP.