Move over, Golf R wagon, because there’s a new long-roof performance king in the Volkswagen lineup. The ID.7 GTX Tourer becomes Wolfsburg’s most powerful production wagon, eclipsing the 315-horsepower Golf R Variant. Too bad he won’t come to the United States.
VW’s first high-performance electric wagon delivers a combined 335 hp from a pair of electric motors, enabling all-wheel drive. Most of the heavy lifting is done by the rear engine as it produces 282 hp while the front motor produces another 107 hp. The German brand claims that the front electric motor only starts when necessary and comes to life in fractions of a second. Power transfer is achieved through electronic differential locks and a custom AWD controller.
The dual-motor setup allows the ID.7 GTX Tourer to tow up to 3,086 pounds, while the single-motor, rear-wheel-drive variant introduced last month can only haul 2,204 pounds. While the lower model also comes with a 77.0 kilowatt-hour battery in its base form, the GTX gets the upgraded 86.0 kilowatt-hour pack as standard. It can be charged at up to 200 kilowatts of direct current, allowing a 10 to 80 percent charge in less than half an hour. Maximum range isn’t mentioned, but we suspect it’s less efficient than the rear-wheel-drive model with a larger battery, which can go 426 miles on the WLTP cycle.
Oddly enough, VW doesn’t provide performance details either. We estimate that 0 to 62 mph is achieved in either the low six-second range or the high five-second range, considering the regular rear-wheel-drive ID.7 sedan and that just 282 hp takes six and a half seconds .
Like the ID.3 GTX also revealed today, the ID.7 GTX Tourer takes on a slightly sportier look with redesigned bumpers, gloss black accents and special wheels. The electric sports wagon comes with 20-inch alloys as standard, but you can opt for a larger 21-inch set. The interior is adorned with red accents as well as GTX logos on the seats and steering wheel.
You don’t sacrifice any practicality when purchasing the GTX since it has the same 21.3 cubic feet of cargo capacity as the standard ID.7 Tourer. The same goes once you fold the rear seats, which increases maximum luggage volume to 60.5 cubic feet. Just like the regular electric wagon, a nifty panoramic sunroof available at extra cost changes from opaque to transparent.
Since VW has already ruled out bringing the regular ID.7 Tourer to the US, don’t hold your breath to see the GTX derivative either. In Europe, the electric sports wagon will be marketed this spring.
