VW ID3 1st range test

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[@marcgirard7551]

Always love it when Bjorn reviews German cars! The German accent and words is hilarious!

[@band1tt]

Norwegian

[@mazhats]

Yeah his German is getting better 😂, but he has to extend his knowledge of German swear words.

[@GA-wq8xq]

If this was about Africans then it would be racist and cultural appropriation! I don’t mind but the woke snowflakes might.

[@FS-me8mj]

I thought he is Chinese

[@WaylonSmithers85]

His denglish is great "What is das?! Scheiße!" 🙈😂👏🏻

[@SuperGURU_Ben]

Not Denglisch but his eGerman (English German) is very gut ;)

[@user-bl4oq7fd8d]

@@SuperGURU_Ben Engerman

[@band1tt]

Actually Norwenglish with Asian twist😁

[@user-bl4oq7fd8d]

@@band1tt it's Norwegian Engerman with an Asian twist xD

[@band1tt]

When a Norwegian speaks English it’s not uncommon with a sprinkle of different languages and Norwegian phrases translated into English loosing its meaning😁 we come from a culture where nothing on tv is dubbed, subtitles are standard, we pick up some words here and there and incorporate that into the English mix😄

[@alf_1779]

I drove a VW ID3 1st yesterday for a short trip, and I was very impressed with the driving experience. I actually prefer it over my Tesla Model 3.

[@f36443]

I have to ask: Why would you prefer this over the Model 3?

[@AlexandruJalea]

@@f36443 I am curious too. Hazarding a guess here: ride quality - feels softer? Something else?

[@torbenbrenden]

Sold my Model 3 Performance to get a ID. 3. Max 1st. Reason: Need the rear hatch, and paint quality just isn't there on the Model 3. Also, VW allows undercoating without risking warranty. Did I mention the seats in the Model 3 are very soft and that the interior is very sombre and dark at night? Gotten used to the warm fuzzy feeling of the i3, so it will be nice to get something that can match that.

[@garyallsopp6369]

@@torbenbrenden Lack of a tailgate was a deal breaker for the Model 3 for me too - So disappointed. Model Y will come too late; Enyaq is the front-runner for me at the moment.

[@torbenbrenden]

Gary Allsopp Enyaq looks like it has the makings of a runaway success. Strong looks, and great practicality.

[@YusukeShirogane]

Im waiting for my ID.3 delivery. Im excited!

[@Darx97]

Srdjan Smudja lucky

[@jerrycampion]

Me too

[@tomvedstedvonsild9954]

ditto!

[@georgepelton5645]

Awesome test result for the ID3! I like the ambient lighting at night, even on the most basic model. Bjørn's reporting style is great as usual, and I love his enthusiasm!

[@shifty277]

Thanks for doing these types of videos and making a real world apples to apples comparison. Thumbs up!

[@therandomtester9561]

The locks I guess is the same as many other cars, you can set it up with unlock only drivers door with 1 click, all doors with 2 clicks or all doors with just 1 click..

[@0tispunkm3y3r]

Yeah VAG stuff can be set to do that. 1 click driver, double click all, click and hold doors unlock and all the windows come down. Not all do that, but you can program it if you have VAGCOM.

[@eirik500]

Customisable in the car setup in my e-tron also.

[@P44man]

And for those who wonder why, its to lower the chance of a car jacking, when someone uninvited jumps in to the passenger seat.

[@CardizoneSemblance]

I was waiting for this video for some time. Looking forward to the Plus and Max ID3 range tests. Good job Bjorn

[@wobdq248]

As a german I like your german :-)

[@edjustice7755]

BN thank you for your time and effort that you put into your videos! Very Much appreciated. Gr8 content and information sharing. Thank you!!

[@TrainsFerriesFeet]

I can't believe I wasn't subscribed yet. That's taken care of now. The ID3 is adorable so of course we won't get it in the U.S. Sigh.

[@J0hn1o1o]

Maybe with some extra tax ;)

[@Shinare73]

Dammit, why don't we ever get anything good?!

[@nakfan]

But you will get the ID.4 in the US, and that is a very good car (according to Nextmove) with better interior quality, more space, higher SUV like seating position and not that much more expensive .. So don't worry 😊

[@TrainsFerriesFeet]

@@nakfan Correct; it's really the ID Buzz that I want. I need something before the Buzz comes out and that might be the ID4. It's not as cute as the ID3, though, IMO.

[@mychevysparkevdidntcatchfi1489]

Chevy Bolt EV is selling new for $22K in SoCal. Check out quality chevy in escondido.

[@eagdhj]

just drove my brand new ID 3 home from vw couldnt be happier! greetings from sweden!

[@nunolp9067]

Amazing range test. Good Job! I want this car!!!

[@user-in1gn6fw2eab]

I have already been in one multiple times. Just a great car. A worthy successor to the Golf. The top spec is really great. Especially electric seat adjusting in every Dimension and heated steerinf wheel. Very nice.

[@0tispunkm3y3r]

Yep. Just a good car like the golf. Doesn't do anything spectacular or shouty. Just quietly gets on with being a good A-B car. That is what a lot of reviewers seem to be missing. They've driven Tesla's and Porsches and they are WoW! But the golf was never about wow, it's a bit plain, but that is why it works so well.

[@user-in1gn6fw2eab]

@@0tispunkm3y3r exactly

[@DG-uv3zw]

@@0tispunkm3y3r Yeah, and you only pay 50k eur lmao...

[@0tispunkm3y3r]

@@DG-uv3zw EVs are, in general, very expensive for what they are. but it is the price of new technologies.

[@DG-uv3zw]

@@0tispunkm3y3r Model 3 and Model S performance are bargain for what they are!(talking US prices...)

[@pauliusvolcokas8338]

Amazing! I think it will win against tesla in Europe at least by number in sales. Best of luck!

[@james-uc7lh]

@doogieAfro I think it's unlikely for a non-European brand to dominate in Europe once companies like VW release mass-market EV's

[@stalliontheplumber7406]

Well, if it had the same charging infrastructure, definitely! But I'm not sure as per now.

[@davetravels9273]

doogieAfro and price. You can get one for around 30k Euro after incentives but including 16% VAT. Of course they can easily hit 40k+ but so can a Golf.

[@Francis-yc9nc]

@doogieAfro roads in europe are smaller, parking house with small parklot is much easyer with a ID.3. Winter you will have less problems with a id.3 because the rear breaks wont get rusty. You have everywhere a garage and contact to the sales/service.

[@user-in1gn6fw2eab]

I would really love to see a test of the best trim. Especially the travel assist, it works great, especially on the Autobahn.

[@ansgarfinn500]

I love the Design of the ID.3 ! Nice Car. Thanks for testing, Björn.

[@BatteryLife]

Amazing!

[@user-in1gn6fw2eab]

How is your one so far?

[@Macmonkey1000]

Thought Bjorn would do better on the smaller rims Chris. Must be down to the cooler temp up there.

[@BatteryLife]

@@user-in1gn6fw2eab Likes Dislike video coming up tonight ;)

[@user-in1gn6fw2eab]

@@BatteryLife nice

[@MacBaerFFM]

Thanks for this positive review, Bjørn, and showing that a ID.3. _can_ be charged to 100% - because two ancient fossil era car magazines in Germany dared to not only jump on the "poor quality and thus value for money / cheap materials" but also that the ID.3. cannot be charged further than up to 75% at the CCS charger. I noticed the atmosphere has really heated up, fossil driver/e-haters commenting *every* freaking news on E with hate and envy (the premium we can get here on a new EV around 10TEUR) and the mass media continuously fails on reporting important details like charging speed, charging standards etc when "testing" e-Vehicles. Do I envy ID.3 owners? To some extent, yes. Looks like a great everyday-car.

[@garyallsopp6369]

ICE heads are falling back to their last defence now - Noise! There getting rinsed on everything else now. Anything with less than 8 cylinders is just an annoying buzz anyway!

[@muhammadirfanataulawal7630]

They must be confuse it with VW's recommendation to charge only up to 80% for daily city use

[@Kelsdoggy]

Great looking car. Very big interior!! Go VW!! Best of luck

[@ChaimLoecher]

Ive been waiting for this, thanks... but after watching Bjorn. now I need to wait for the larger battery review and range test.

[@TechnologyMove]

Same here

[@lucashurkmans2206]

You’re absolutely at it with the videos lately. Thanks

[@stijnvandewerken5045]

Hi Bjørn, the problem you had with the key is not the child lock. The key is configured to only open the drivers door when you press the key once. When you press twice, all doors will open. I think you can configure this, but I’m not sure.

[@Holtemann]

SO why is the rear passenger door behind the driver door open then?

[@NaughtyGoatFarm]

Nice but it would have to be much cheaper than a Tesla model 3 to consider it. No autopilot is a killer.

[@NorbertL85]

It is for security reasons, that (i believe the word is carjacking?) when you get in the car, that from the other side no one can steal bags or something else. Yes you should be able to configure it how to behave on first unlock

[@DanLMH]

I'm very mucho looking forward to the coming barrage of ID3 vids

[@f-22r]

Good work Bjorn.

[@masterma2663]

Love the video because it’s so neat and clean

[@stalliontheplumber7406]

Thanks for the video, Bjørn! 👌

[@gabrielpataki3894]

Thank you Bjorn !

[@mdiazp23]

Impressed on how efficient ID.3 can be! Can’t wait to test the 82 (77nett) kwh battery! It must be very close to Model 3 Long Range version!

[@CreRay]

Great test, finally the first are in! This changes my opinion on the ID3 considerably, not ground-breaking but still impressive results indeed. Good job VW👍 .....and Bjørn ofcourse, our benchmark in EV testing😀

[@dh2rl]

Björn, your german is awesome! I love it!!!

[@tymanot]

Great Video. Thank you Björn.

[@global_nomad.]

great to see all these incremental improvements across and between manufacturers. As expected the ramp up is rapid in the early phase and will presumably plateau sometime in the future, though a long way to go yet....ICE had a 100 years of improvement and still going..

[@FullSimDriving]

Great news for the car we have all been waiting for, I hope they can ramp up production and it will make it down under soon-ish

[@gzippy]

Tack Björn, vi har också väntat på denna recensionen!

[@tatoum9743]

So far so good 👍

[@robinnilsson188]

Only issue with this video is it’s to short... ;) Love watching the range test, Gelio, 1000km challenge and other “road trip” videos. Great content. Thanks for doing it!

[@mariano3113]

I agree as I like the longer videos, since I find Bjorn to be both informative and entertaining. I do think he does a superb job of catering to a wider audience with the shorter segmented videos and the longer video and endurance live streams.

[@ivand911]

You can re-watch his full live range video and 1000km challenge on Tesla Bjorn live.

[@NeilBlanchard]

Excellent stuff - thank you!

[@madsdgdhg]

Good shit. Hope you get the chance of testing the "new" e-Niro and see if there's any improvement over the e-soul. Cheers.

[@carlhellesen9866]

Seems like a good car, but the software interface is horrible. What were they thinking. 90% of the screen is filled with an animated car. Why would you want to see that while yore driving? And you only get to see two or three numbers in each tab. To make things worse, before you actually get to see the stuff you want, you have to wait for that animation to finish. They want to keep your eyes off the road for as long as possible? In my view, this is a total deal breaker. It would drive me nuts.

[@Hagledesperado]

In my 2015 Golf I can disable the animations (and I have), so I guess you can do that here too. But yeah, the interface is not brilliant. And the app support is straight out atrocious.

[@DanielZajic]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Those vehicle animations are useless; not good design to waste UI real estate.

[@Darx97]

Looks nice in black

[@mkkm945]

VW is officially the 2nd best EV company after this car is in mass production along with ID4. Good efficiency, good range, good charging speed - easy to live with everyday and in a relatively cheaper price than other shieeeett.

[@joea4234]

Great review. Can you review the newer i3 please? I believe they have tweeked the new 2020 model fir improved efficiency, jut like the new mini. I am obtaining 128Wh/km from my new std i3 after 2400km

[@BMA967]

My skoda is the same with the locking/ unlocking. Maddening!

[@frisowiggers5265]

Björn did it again now with ID3 a good comparison. TQ

[@cdbuiles]

what are your impressions about its driving dinamycs?

[@HomeCinemaJunkie]

This car will be everywhere soon. At work they have allready been popping up.

[@CAESARbonds]

Why don’t they use e-ink displays for those charge posts. The developers and ceos never use their products. Illegible displays are so annoying

[@stevenbradford6138]

I totally agree, it is not like they need fast refresh rates or even color for that matter. I wonder how much money they would save due to not needing a back light during the day.

[@colla555]

Or transflective displays.

[@ubermensch8022]

Or a shroud

[@siddharthchakravarty2099]

E ink display fade quite early and easily. So it's better to just use led dot displays

[@Daniel-dh5ep]

So this is the mid size battery option, right? There will be a version with a bigger battery?

[@couperino]

Great video my friend !

[@Ray88G]

Thank for making all of these videos.. Now I even know thst lighter wheels are pointless.. Its the rubber or rolling resistance and aerodynamics of the car!

[@nicolaetusinean4541]

I was looking for this video! Right on time. I drove an ID.3 Plus today and what I noticed is that it is full of software bugs. For example the interior lights did not work (there was a beep sound when tried to turn them on). Another example is that initially I did not fully close the driver car and it refused to go in Drive mode and it displayed a warning message, so I opened-closed the door again, now it went in Drive mode and after driving about 500m I was wondering why I hear so much noise from the outside and I tried to close the window just to find out that the window was closed, but the driver door was not. No warnings. Haha. Even my 10 years old Citroen automatically locks the doors or displays a warning when a door is not closed. However, I like the car. I hope that it has OTA updates like Tesla so they can fix all the bugs. If the price is really 37000 euro and now I see that the range is 400km, I definitely consider to buy it. Can't wait to see more videos from you about this car. Thank Bjørn!

[@muhammadirfanataulawal7630]

OTA will come after ID.4 delivery started AFAIK, it's one big finished update

[@GA-wq8xq]

Fundamentally is a good car, software can be fixed easily and in just a few months. Yes it should be right first time, but can be fixed.

[@maskedpotatoes]

Dang, with incentives this is gonna be a hit in Europe... Compact, efficient, long range (I mean, 410+ km of real world range on the 58kWh battery? That's goood)... I can see them phasing out the golf for this and then slashing the price.

[@christoph6225]

over 400km if you drive 90km/h. real world autobahn would be like in the high speed test 250-270km range ;-)

[@allowambeBOWWAMB]

I wish they had the golf body

[@martijnvangammeren1868]

@@christoph6225 Even that is good if you compare with other cars. It charges also quite fast so it's a very good allround car for normal commute and a weekend trip and even holiday.

[@maskedpotatoes]

@@christoph6225 Nobody drives 100% on highway only, so getting about 400km of real world range with a mix of city and highway is pretty reasonable. And even if you drive 130 on a trip, that's still 2 full hours of driving on a single charge... taking a 15 minutes break every 90 minutes of driving is a good habit anyway, so if you plug it in 15 minutes at a fast charger every 90 of driving, you're probably looking at about 500 km of combined (driving + short break) range before a real charge stop (30+ minutes) is needed. And this is on the medium battery... with the 77 kWh we can probably expect about 510-520 km of mixed range and about 360-380 km at 130 (probably 400+ at 110), at a price below 40k with incentives, which is fantastic!

[@user-yn5sk5ru5g]

I'm impressed. Yes, it has flawslike every car, but for me this seems like a winner. And a possible replacement for my e-Golf in 4 years. Unless i'm rich then, i'll get something nicer

[@TheRe9lay]

Get a Tesla, better car, more quality

[@JackoBanon1]

@@TheRe9lay Tesla? Quality? Are you serious?

[@TheRe9lay]

@@JackoBanon1 dont be mad because u cant afford it

[@JackoBanon1]

@@TheRe9lay I sold my Model 3 Performance after one year because I only had problems with it and the next Tesla subsidiary was 120km away.

[@Maverick5588]

Looks good

[@simonreeves2017]

This is such an important car for the VW group. I hope the long wait has been worth it. I think the interior looks a bit cheap, I don't like gloss back plastics in cars, but that's just my taste. Exterior looks good. I run a BMW i3, good car, but not perfect - main criticism is the excessively hard ride, the VW looks to be much better in this respect. However the i3 interior is a lovely place to be.

[@Ikbeneengeit]

I'd love to buy this car! But I can't afford to buy new. Maybe in a few years when they're on the second hand market.

[@paulo.galvao]

In second hand half price... Wait 5 years. I have buyed a ZOE with 4.

[@okazakijap]

This car is much better then I have expected.

[@GreatCreative]

Would love to see a topographical overlay of your test routes - showing elevation gain & descent. In BC, we have a lot of mountain passes and consumption can be pretty surprising - even alarming - at times. You're tests are great research for those of us deciding on our next EV (thank you), but knowing the elevations would be a nice addition for comparison.

[@bjornnyland]

Then you need to look at Geilo test.

[@GreatCreative]

Bjørn Nyland Will do! Thank you.

[@dancar02]

I hope VW brings the ID3 TO The US. Excellent review.

[@Soordhin]

No, it won't. But it will bring its brother to the US, the ID.4.

[@Francis-yc9nc]

Id.4 are getting 3 years free charge with electrify america: media.electrifyamerica.com/en-us/releases/112

[@Stune5]

How does the efficiency compare to Model 3 Long range?

[@Apemania69]

Best part about VAG cars are that you can use tools to unlock hidden features etc :)

[@HenriZwols]

And you won't get an "Incompatible modification of the vehicle detected” message when you do.

[@andreasfrose9150]

realy nice car!! And the high is 1,56m almost as high as the Model Y!!!

[@anderseide3471]

Almost as high as the BMW i3 as well 👌

[@thrax8964]

chinese battery!

[@MrUlski]

I got a feeling that vag made the mistake of making the new skoda nicer than this vw - so I look forward to hear you compare the 2 when you get to test the skoda

[@jandawa2293]

Hi Björn. We also made a 1000 km Challenge in Germany. We had the ID 3 Max with 20 inch wheels. We needed 11 h 15 minutes. 40 % of the Autobahn where under Road construction, also we had a very cold night with 5 degrees. We had to drive 1015 km for 1000 km on Odometer. 23,1 kwh/100 km average consumption were displayed. Also we are fighting against closed backdoors ;-) But one thing we're not happy about the drumbrakes: at one point we had to made a heavy brake from 160 to 70 km/h und the drumbrakes are vibrated very hard! And we thought, the car will never stops. The whole car was vibrating a lot! This is s...this situation we have on our Livestream.

[@jandawa2293]

@@abraxastulammo9940 ok. Maybe only a problem for german Autobahn. But this was not funny for us!

[@jandawa2293]

@don storm you are not living in Germany? Very normal on German Autobahn. My Ioniq and my Kona don't have this behavior. Sorry man. But don't fell in love with a car, where the brakes a like in a 40 years old VW Käfer. So we are very disappointed from the drumbrakes in the ID3

[@marvin9352]

11:31 Does anyone know the song? 🤔 Shazam didn't help

[@finnurth]

No back up camera? Back up cameras have been mandatory in the USA since May 2018 and will become mandatory in Europe in year 2021, or at least rear detection system. Does this version of ID3 have rear detection system of any kind?

[@finnurth]

@@johnsdiychannel8436 But does it come with rear back up sensors of any kind? Some distance warning as standard?

[@juefie3621]

There was many promotion in all the heads. VW wins the Promotion factor 😉

[@idanceforpennies281]

I like the Bjorn new ABBA song: Super Trooper, I'm a-gonna ban you, if you can't be true; like I always do, or I'll always screw you too"

[@1991dsd]

I’m looking forward to know the real range of the 45kw id3 and a review of it!!!

[@nunobairro5623]

Tesla model 3 ST+ at 120km/h, what range could be expected ?

[@fields1]

Any idea when the 77kWh version will be released for you to test? Also, I’m completely SHOCKED that a backup camera isn’t A. Mandatory equipment in the EU, B. Not standard on a car that costs this much and is so “tech” centered... I’m really looking forward to VW’s ID.4 USA reveal today! I hope it’s got impressive specs, a low price and decent availability!

[@Maximiliano.Montero]

Tesla: An iPad on wheels. Fancy and expensive VW: Windows 7 on wheels. It gets the shit done

[@Johan-di9zg]

Best comment so far

[@james-uc7lh]

I love this analogy

[@ruscris2]

More like windows vista on wheels

[@antimatter4733]

@@TheSteinbitt only non intuitive if you're slow

[@JAM_2024]

VW: Windows Vista. Full of bugs and lag.

[@Strange_Brew]

This guy is cool!

[@andraskopf268]

I love your German!!!

[@RobvanGils]

How do you get that range i get maximum 260km on one charge...

[@mister_jon_jon]

Is the Mazda MX-30 available in Norway?

[@bjornnyland]

No

[@7necromancer]

Please test the new etron S and etron sportback S ♥️

[@ashkanmc11]

I was waiting for this video for a very long time, please make more videos from ID.3 and compare it with Tesla model 3

[@AWildBard]

I've been waiting for Bjorn's review of this car. Since I don't speak German.

[@Darx97]

Great car

[@odysseus277]

What is the expected range (km) and consumption for a Model 3 SR+ at 120 km/h?

[@ivand911]

185-190 wh/km.

[@kardy12]

It’s good that they’ve managed to do a decent first attempt at a first “proper” EV.

[@muhammadirfanataulawal7630]

@timemachine_194 Also 1 meter turn radius difference is significant if you live in tight city or countryside with tight turning

[@kardy12]

timemachine_194 There is nothing “American” about the Model 3’s dimensions, unless you think the BMW 3-Series is also “American” in its dimensions. The Model 3 is simply, like the 3-series, a bigger car than the ID.3, which is the size of the VW Golf. If that suits your needs better, it’s good that VW is providing an EV alternative for that segment of the market.

[@kardy12]

timemachine_194 Sorry, but these tired old stereotypes don’t serve any purpose. The fact is that the dimensions of the Model 3 are very similar to a BMW 3-Series. Are you contending that the BMW 3-series is an “American” car? The ID-3 is a smaller car that fills the same segment of the market as the VW Golf. There is plenty of space in the market for EVs of different sizes. Different people have different priorities, and I really don’t see the point of this kind of condescension about other brands based on national stereotypes.

[@kardy12]

timemachine_194 You’re still dancing around the point that you are trying to cast the Model 3 as some sort of stereotypically “American” car when the fact is that it is not that dissimilar to a car like the BMW 3-Series. Which is very much a mass market car, by the way. And there is nothing “American” about sportier and more powerful cars either - performance is basically what BMW, Mercedes and Audi have long emphasised and strongly utilised in their branding for DECADES for crying out loud! So please, enough with the BS peddling stereotypes about “American” cars. And the truck market has nothing to do with the sedan market either.

[@kardy12]

timemachine_194 It’s a mass market car in many countries, not just the US. But apparently you are determined to perpetuate tired old national stereotypes to satisfy your smug sense of superiority over those silly “Americans”. And let’s just pretend that Germans don’t care about performance and speed despite three of the major German brands emphasising performance in their marketing, including in Europe.

[@pauliustumas4104]

Where is the stylish Vw interior? It looks like lupo :-D

[@glenf4115]

Please add a day/night column to the range worksheet.

[@TA-uj7ez]

The range seems to be twice as much compared to the e-Golf 2020 which im driving daily now! I drive 100km per hour and the e-Golf usually goes maximum of 130km of range. On a normal\cold weather with some wind. Typical weather for West\Nord Europe.

[@jarekjaroszewski9241]

Perfect

[@Ray88G]

Nice.. That what we want to see from manufactures.. Just electric drive train, bare car.. No power suckink electronics - perfect.. Even manual seats

[@mistermister2085]

Totally agree. I don't have an EV, but i don't need all the fancy stuff. Just something basic with some range.

[@reinerw.1158]

Theye „power sucking“ electronics make no difference at all. You could change your seat electrically the whole year 24/7 before running out of power

[@reinerw.1158]

Test Test k think he is missing the point of why they left out many of these things

[@reinerw.1158]

Test Test he kinda implies that VW left these things out to get more range, but it simply to reduce cost. The small electronic gimmicks in modern cars have basically no impact on range at all

[@Ray88G]

@@reinerw.1158 The main reason why I'm so excited is the cost but if you say that all of those fancy electronics won't impact battery life then that something to think about.. I looked at the price and still price.. Not far from model 3 price wise

[@j.pclever5637]

All the infotainment system is very tricky. Not so user friendly...and it should show the battery %. Hope VW will fix it soon, because i like it very much

[@ivand911]

You see the range left. Why you need percentage?

[@plushiie_]

If this is the base model, its impressive

[@ront3639]

For this is a VW you have to check the consumption reported by the car against the values from the cargingpoint.

[@bjornnyland]

I did and it was correct.

[@mr.w5805]

Thanx I saw this car in the showroom, the metalsheets behind c-block are thin and also too much light when you sit in the car, everythings starts, 2 screens and so on. Also you sit much up in the back. But its a nice car anyway.

[@rubencoen1094]

nice vid :)

[@jurgensauter88]

Regarding consumption: please be reminded that on a plain vanilla highway drive there is not much recuperation so yo should see values similar to an e-Golf for example. The picture is different on a up-and-down the hills drive or stop-and-go: there you have lot of recuperation. Because the ID. 3 has the motor in the back and is back powered the recuperation is less efficient than with a front wheel driven car like the e-Golf or Kona. So you should see a higher consumption for the ID. 3 versus e-Golf or Kona by principle. Wind resistance and tire dimensions may add to the difference. Regarding SW bugs and usability improovements: I wouldn't expect much! VW has missed the chance to involve experienced e-Golf drivers to develop the ID. 3 UI (both SW and HW) up to now and the current state of the SW and touch usability is miserable, as well as the speech interface is awkwardly slow with an obviously underpowered processing unit.

[@paulkaye5076]

Why should rear wheel drive matter to the regen efficiency?

[@chrisroberts1440]

Interesting that it is using about twice the power output at 120km/h than 90km/h, you would expect the air drag to be about 1.8 times higher so with some other friction or inefficiency that makes sense. I stuck some numbers into a spreadsheet and the average speed allowing for a charging stop so you could cover the same distance at 120km/h as you could without charging at 90km/h is very sensitive to the charge rate. Using 90% charge at 90km/h to cover 375 km is the same as running at 120km/h if you spend an hour charging stop (I allowed 6 minutes extra for manoeuvres and hookup), that is an average of 27kW to put just enough in for the range needed. If you can get an average 50kW charge you average 100km/h saving 26 minutes all together, but of course still need to buy that extra 25kWh to do it. It turns out that providing you have the rapid chargers then running at 120km/h is quicker overall, but it is going to cost quite a bit more to save 25 to 40 minutes.

[@stevedutcher3875]

What is there autopilot like?

[@NeilBlanchard]

The backup camera on the ID.3 is under the VW badge / latch handle, right?

[@bjornnyland]

Yes, but not available on this car.

[@NeilBlanchard]

@@bjornnyland Okay, understood. I have to say, that VW engineers were clever to put the camera there - it stays clean.

[@user-in1gn6fw2eab]

Never clicked so fast

[@simonevitali8892]

Hi Bjørn thanks for your videos. The Wv ID.3 is a very good car in the 62kwh configuration. I would be happy if you did a range test with Model 3 Long Range RWD. Thank you

[@bjornnyland]

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[@simonevitali8892]

@@bjornnyland I saw thanks, but the car you tested didn't have the original aero rims and it had winter tires. With original rims, summer tires, higher temperatures the result would be very different. I live in Italy and have a Long Range RWD which currently has 72.5 kWh available. At 110 / 115km with summer tires and a temperature of around 25 ° I managed to travel 458km with 91% battery.

[@Holger-die-Waldfee]

Kia e-Soul 64 : 15,3 = 4,18 = 418km not 430 or?