Orders for the facelifted Volkswagen ID 3 will open on 27 April after the keenly anticipated revisions to the electric hatchback were brought to market earlier than planned.
Well-publicised issues prompted Volkswagen to take "a significant and noticeable leap forward in terms of quality, materials and system stability”, Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer told Autocar in October last year. He added: “We’ve listened very carefully to the ID 3 community. [The facelifted ID 3 is] a car that delivers what the Volkswagen brand promises.”
Prices will start at £37,115 for the standard ID 3 Pro and £42,870 for the Pro S. In a bid to streamline production, the ID 3's line-up has been slimmed to just those two models.
Both versions of the ID 3 now feature the latest generation of Volkswagen’s ID software package, with revised menus that are intended to reduce complexity and make it easier to operate.
The previous car's 10.0in central touchscreen has now been replaced with a 12.0in screen, and the optional cloud-based speech recognition system has been upgraded to provide it with faster reaction times. The optional head-up display now supports augmented reality functions, giving the driver live directions and traffic information when they are due to make a turn. This was first seen on the Volkswagen ID 4.
Higher-grade materials and re-patterned better-quality plastic are also used inside. Upper-trim models also receive new materials for the top section of the dashboard.
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I always love the casual way that VW talks about improving the ID quality, interior trim and software like they didn't realise it was poor when they launched it. "We've listened to our customers" actually means we sold them a half-finished, cost reduced car that they complained about so the next customers will get a better one and the early adopters can continue to suck a lemon. Our ID3 was by far the worst new car we've ever had. I wouldn't trust that this was in any way better especially as so many issue come from fundamental design decisions and a lack of software development talent and investment. I would buy virtually any new EV over an ID3.
Scrolling indicators! Woowww! I wonder how many complained about the old ones?
Whereas plenty of complaints about the old controls and what changes? Nothing
'old controls and what changes, nothing' emmm I suggest you read the article
VW advertised this as as sub-£25k model when they were developing it. I fail to see £37k when it has the interior finish of a Dacia.