The electric car is coming but if the lacklustre sales of existing electric and hybrid options on sale are to be believed, SA is some way off adopting zero-emissions motoring
With the now benchmarked 2030 deadline committed by more manufacturers for total electrification, one way or the other this stand-off between SA citizens and evolution will eventually come to a close.
With this in mind, VW SA is continuing on its phase 1 exposure programme which started in 2020 with a fleet of e-Golfs which were used for research purposes and testing by motoring media and Volkswagen dealers in an effort to gain insights into living with an electric vehicle in SA. The ID.3 is a huge step up from the Golf 8, a noisy and vibrating dinosaur by comparison. The interior is evidently roomy thanks to less bulky components, like a conventional engine and a full size DSG transmission. Clever packaging sees the ID.3’s four wheels pushed further into the corners and this has resulted in the ID.3 wheelbase of 2,766mm versus the Golf at 2,631mm. Supplied
Thrusting both the ID.3 Pro with 107kW and 275Nm of toque and the ID.3 Pro S with 160kW and 310Nm off the line is typically electric with instantaneous deployment of its torque when scooting out of the pit lane. But on the main track both ID.3 models certainly felt designed exclusively for road usage more so for than track exploits. There is a sportier ID.X model but it’s not in the current fleet.
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