New Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer aims to be the do-it-all family EV from £52,240
Volkswagen has joined the growing all-electric estate genre with an all-electric alternative to the Passat Estate
Pricing for the new Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer has been revealed, as the all-electric estate joins the ID.7 hatch in the brand’s EV model range. The ID.7 Tourer is available to order now in just one trim level – Pro Match – with the Tourer Pro S and a high-performance Tourer GTX version both scheduled to arrive in the summer.
At £52,240, the Tourer costs £690 more than the hatch, which is also only available in Pro Match form for the time being. The ID.7 Tourer enters a fledgling all-electric estate market alongside cars like the value-focused MG 5 EV and the more premium Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo. Closer competition will arrive soon though, in the shape of the BMW i5 Touring and the Audi A6 Avant e-tron.
Broadly speaking, the Tourer Pro Match gets the same level of equipment as the hatch. There are LED lights front and rear, plus diamond-cut 19-inch alloy wheels, automatic air conditioning and heated front seats with a massage function. Also included is a keyless start system, ambient lighting, heated steering wheel, in-built sat-nav, a head-up display, and a rear-view camera. Like the hatch, the panoramic sunroof is an optional extra and can be switched between clear and opaque at the flick of a switch. Unlike the hatch, the Tourer gets roof rails as standard.
Inside, a 15-inch infotainment screen is standard on all models and features the same new user interface as the hatch bringing much improved usability and functionality. As well as being faster-reacting and easier to navigate, the larger display also allows for a static climate control section at its base, and while the controversial slider switches remain, they are now back-lit and usable at night. VW will also integrate ChatGPT to underpin its new voice assistant software.
Like the hatch, the main screen is joined by a small colour display mounted in front of the steering wheel, which alongside a heads-up display with augmented reality functionality, combines to create a comprehensive digital interface. VW’s also paid close attention to the materials and finishes, both of which represent a huge improvement over the quality seen in other ID models.
The ID.7 Tourer's most distinguishing feature over the regular ID.7 is the bigger boot, which is rated at 565 litres with the rear seats in their normal position, rising to 605 litres with the seatbacks at their most upright. When folded flat this increases to 1,714 litres – bigger than an MG5, but shy of the latest petrol-powered Passat estate, which trumps the ID.7 by 200 litres with the seats down.
There’s further storage under the ID.7’s boot floor, but those hoping for a Tesla-style frunk will be disappointed as there isn’t one, which is generally ideal space to store the charging cables.
Fans of the ID.7’s design will like the new Tourer, as the two share the same fundamental aesthetic. The long-roof proportions help accentuate the contrast-coloured roof and silver roof rails, which pair a neat tail and the same dramatic rear lighting.
Under the metal, VW’s ID.7 Tourer shares the hatchback’s underlying MEB-derived chassis, with the option of two battery packs paired with a single 282bhp motor. At launch, only the 77kWh pack is available, which Volkswagen says is good for up to 374 miles of range. With that comes 175kW peak charging capability, which will top the batteries up from 10-80 per cent in 28 minutes.
Above this will eventually sit a larger 86kWh model that ups the maximum range to 425 miles. It also gets a faster charging rate of 200kW, which means it takes an identical 28 minutes to top up from 10-80 per cent – despite the bigger battery pack.
We expect the ID.7 Tourer will manage to match the hatchback’s 6.5-second 0-62mph time. That’s for the base car, of course, with the slightly heavier 86kWh model likely to be a little slower in a straight line.
While this single motor variant is the only option for now, VW is on track to offer a twin-motor GTX variant in the near future giving the ID.7 335bhp and all-wheel drive capability that many will find useful in colder climates. All ID.7 Tourers are also rated to pull up to 1,200kg when fitted with the optional tow bar.
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