The Volkswagen ID 5 is the more aerodynamic sibling of the ID 4. Does it stand out in the German car maker's swelling SUV portfolio? We tested its sportiest form to find out
Still, this is an impressively quick car, and no doubt about it – which is surprising really, because in terms of power-to-weight, with 136bhp per tonne, it’s roughly on a par with your average family hatchback.
With the chunky underfloor battery giving a low centre of gravity and weight shared fairly across both axles, there’s more than a hint of dynamic agility to exploit, particularly given how easy it is to build speed between corners. If the ID 5 GTX’s dynamics win out over rivals anywhere, though, it’s in confronting those everyday obstacles – unfinished roads, potholes, expansion joints and speedbumps – that so often highlight the inherent rigidity of a skateboard-style architecture.
But it also gets an advanced route-mapping function that can ensure you reach your destination with a predetermined amount of charge left in the battery by planning a route that takes in a specific number of charging stations and calculates exactly how long needs to be spent at each.
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