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Battery size: 77 - 86kWh 
Official miles per kWh: 4.9
E-Rating™: A+
Max charge rate: 175 - 200kW
Official WLTP range: 384 - 430 miles
Pricing
The ID.7 is well priced in the electric saloon car market and comes with a lot of equipment as standard. While there is the choice of Pro Match and Pro S trim levels, the equipment levels are the same – the only difference is that the Match gets the 77kWh battery while the Pro S has VW's new 86kWh pack.
So, that means you get 19-inch wheels, a 360-degree parking camera, three-zone climate control, massaging front seats, LED matrix headlights, and the VW badges on the nose and tailgate even illuminate at night. Prices are pegged at £51,550 for the Pro Match and £55,450 for the Pro S; the sportier GTX with its twin motors and racier styling comes in at £61,980. The Tourer estate version comes with a £690 premium.
Running costs
Volkswagen says the new motor fitted to the ID.7 improves efficiency, but in our tests the car only averaged 3.2 miles per kWh in the 77kWh Pro Match version, and 4.0 miles per kWh in the bigger batteried Pro S, which equates to 246 miles and 344 miles respectively – that’s someway off the 381 and 436 miles claimed by VW. So far our tests have only been abroad – we will conduct fuller, more representative tests on UK roads and report back.
The ID.7 compares nicely with other similar electric saloons, costing less than £20 to fully charge from a typical 7kW home wallbox. When you remember the ID.7 Tourer is one of a tiny number of electric estate cars on the market, that figure looks even better value.
Insurance won’t cause the earth, either. Falling into insurance groups 38 to 42, the ID.7 is on par with the less spacious Polestar 2, and will be significantly cheaper than the Mercedes EQE and Tesla Model to insure as both sit in far higher insurance groups.
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