When we reviewed the Volkswagen ID.4 GTX last year, we found that although it had all the ingredients one would find in a performance electric vehicle (EV), it didn't quite live up to expectations with its generally dull driving demeanour. The ID.5 GTX tested here uses pretty much the same ingredients but cloaked in a more stylish coupe SUV shape..
last year, we found that although it had all the ingredients one would find in a performance electric vehicle , it didn't quite live up to expectations with its generally dull driving demeanour.
In high performance GTX trim as tested here, the ID.5's design seems to work slightly better than the fairly nondescript ID.4 GTX. The car's sloping roofline and rear spoiler make a better effort to give off a sporty impression, while the black wheels, roof and trim details of the GTX add a little bit of aggression to its vibe.
Perhaps the only minor drawback is the slightly restricted view out the rear window for the driver due to the sloping roof, but to be fair it's not like the ID.4 was particularly great in this aspect either. Material quality isn't the greatest too, with the car featuring more than a few low-rent plastics that feel out of place on a German car at this price point.The ID.5 GTX shares its sister car's electric drivetrain, which means a dual motor setup with a combined power output of 335hp and 545Nm of torque. Its 0-100km/h sprint time is identical too at 5.4 seconds.
You get the sense that it can cover all of its 533km range quickly and easily without much effort, but it does so with a sort of clinical efficiency that doesn't quite live up to the car's sporting pretensions. That said, the four-wheel-drive system does offer plenty of traction and stability to keep you in check when taking on a bend at speed.That really depends on what you're looking for. If you want an electric coupe SUV that looks fairly sporty, is reasonably fast, has a decent enough range, and is still somewhat practical, the ID.5 GTX is a car that ticks all of those boxes.
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