Volkswagen ID Xtreme concept car hints at adventure-ready ID 4

Volkswagen has disclosed a punchy off-highway notion automobile known as the ID Xtreme, centered on the ID 4 GTX, to examination public view for a much more adventurous line of ID cars.

Visually, the bull bars up front, chunky off-road tyres and a roof-mounted LED mild bar mark the ID Xtreme out as an off-roader in contrast with the street-biased ID 4 GTX on which it is based.

Underneath the pores and skin, the ID Xtreme’s ability has been boosted by 87bhp more than the GTX to 382bhp, courtesy of an uprated rear motor and computer software revisions. Blended with the visual alterations, this is likely to reduce the ID Xtreme’s vary by a apparent margin – whilst how sizeable is not known, presented the strategy utilizes a next-hand battery pack.

This is due to the fact the ID Xtreme repurposes an outdated ID 4 test auto (somewhat than converting a brand name-new example) to minimise the carbon footprint. An aluminium undertray completely seals the entire body to secure people batteries, which are situated below the cabin in the MEB platform.

A specifically developed sounds maker has also been fitted into the wheel housings to give the ID Xtreme some acoustic presence. How this is effective is unclear, but a identical unit was analyzed on Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon’s Hyundai Kona EV, generating a seem signature rather reminiscent of V10-era System 1 vehicles.

This technologies could be applied in upcoming VW cars – or industry-wide – to maintain pedestrian protection by preserving ‘engine’ appears, albeit at much more sociable sound stages than on Paddon’s rally car. 

Silke Bagschik, head of the MEB product line, reported: “For lots of of our consumers, cars are a lot much more than just a implies of transport. With the ID Xtreme, we are elevating electrical mobility from VW to a new functionality level.”