Volkswagen ID7 Tourer Car Review

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…the Volkswagen ID7 Tourer in higher power, higher specification GTX trim. The ID7 is the German firm’s estate version of the all-electric executive hatchback. Power and battery capacity are both up to 340hp and 86kWh in the all-wheel drive GTX over the regular Pro Match at 286hp and 77kWh. However, torque or shove is unchanged at 545Nm. While the 0-60mph is a second quicker at 5.5 seconds, the top speed remains limited to 112mph.

Standard equipment on the GTX includes three-zone climate control, keyless and entry (on all doors), adaptive cruise control, parking sensors front and rear, surround view camera, 19-inch alloys, LED headlights, heated steering wheel, heated and massage front seats, powered front seats with memory, 15-inch infotainment screen, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, 4x USB sockets and wireless charging.

Is The Volkswagen ID7 Tourer GTX Suitable For My Fleet

On the face of it, a shorter range, more expensive version of a car is usually less attractive to fleets due to lower efficiency and greater costs. However, the ID7 can be optioned with a tow bar and the GTX has a higher towing capacity, 1,200kg rather than 1,000kg, than the rear-drive version.

However, this has to be balanced with the real-world efficiency. We saw just 2.7 miles per kWh over 200 miles of mixed driving in wintery temperatures (mostly around 0degC). This means that even with an 86kWh battery, the range is 224 miles, more than 35% or 130 miles less than the claimed figure.

With a max charging speed of 200kW, this is usefully fast enough to keep stops on longer journeys to a minimal amount of time.

Leasing A Volkswagen ID7 Tourer GTX

Gateway2Lease is offering the ID7 Tourer GTX for £634 a month on a 3+36 contract with 10,000 miles a year. Maintenance costs are forecast at £39 a month, according to Gensen Reports.

Driving A Volkswagen ID7 Tourer GTX

Just like the less powerful, rear-drive, ID7s, the GTX has that same premium feel to both the interior materials and construction. However, being the quicker version, the ride, that was fractionally firm on the previous version we drove, is now a perfect match for the car.

The all-wheel drive of the GTX also adds more composure to the behaviour of the car and cuts uncouth wheel scrabble that can be an issue in the damp for the rear-drive model.

The additional power means the GTX is also noticeably quicker, but it’s still not blindingly fast, like some electric cars can be. And this is a good thing. Volkswagen has clearly concentrated on making the ID7 a fast cruiser, rather than a 0-60 machine. There’s always enough power but you don’t ever get that out of control feeling that can afflict some ultra-rapid EVs.

As with the rest of the ID range the GTX is quiet, refined and easy to drive. The large proportions (the ID7 is nearly 5m long), aren’t a worry, with the car easy to position and judge through gaps or when parking.

In estate form the boot is very similar in size to the hatchback version, 532 litres plays 605, but the estate rear door makes getting larger loads in more easy, and of course it’s more pet friendly.

Is it all perfect in the ID7 Tourer? Not quite. While VW’s infotainment system is rapidly improving with every update and most of the initial complaints from when the system was first launched in the ID3 almost five years ago have now been removed. We found the ID7’s system to be a little slow to respond to inputs which meant that sometimes you’d press an icon twice rather than once which then just reactivated whatever you were trying to turn off, or vice versa.

However, once you get used to this, it’s easy to slow your inputs.

Overall, the ID7 Tourer in GTX trim is a highly appealing range topper in VW’s electric car line-up. We just hope the real world range in warmer weather is closer to the claimed 359 miles.

FleetandLeasing.com Verdict On The Volkswagen ID7 Tourer GTX

Tourer version of the ID7 just adds practicality and more appeal to the big VW.