Volkswagen ID Xtreme concept car hints at adventure-ready ID 4

Volkswagen has disclosed a punchy off-road strategy auto termed the ID Xtreme, dependent on the ID 4 GTX, to test public view for a extra adventurous line of ID automobiles.

Visually, the bull bars up front, chunky off-highway tyres and a roof-mounted LED light bar mark the ID Xtreme out as an off-roader as opposed with the street-biased ID 4 GTX on which it’s based mostly.

Under the pores and skin, the ID Xtreme’s energy has been boosted by 87bhp around the GTX to 382bhp, courtesy of an uprated rear motor and software revisions. Merged with the visible modifications, this is possible to reduce the ID Xtreme’s array by a noticeable margin – even though how significant is not acknowledged, presented the notion takes advantage of a second-hand battery pack.

This is mainly because the ID Xtreme repurposes an aged ID 4 test vehicle (fairly than converting a model-new example) to minimise the carbon footprint. An aluminium undertray totally seals the system to guard those batteries, which are located under the cabin in the MEB system.

A specifically created sounds maker has also been equipped into the wheel housings to give the ID Xtreme some acoustic existence. How this functions is unclear, but a related gadget was examined on Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon’s Hyundai Kona EV, manufacturing a sound signature fairly reminiscent of V10-period Method 1 autos.

This technology could be utilized in potential VW autos – or sector-broad – to preserve pedestrian basic safety by preserving ‘engine’ appears, albeit at much more sociable sounds ranges than on Paddon’s rally car or truck. 

Silke Bagschik, head of the MEB products line, said: “For several of our customers, automobiles are considerably much more than just a suggests of transportation. With the ID Xtreme, we are boosting electrical mobility from VW to a new functionality amount.”