Volkswagen ID.7 Receives Historic Top Score In ADAC Vehicle Test

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• The unbiased testers have by no means rated a car as “very good” earlier than
• The flagship mannequin from the all-electric ID. household acquired an total rating of 1.5
• Greatest rankings within the classes engine/drive (1.0), security (1.1) and atmosphere (1.2)

It’s the flagship mannequin from the all-electric ID. household and is now additionally prime scorer within the prestigious ADAC car check: the Volkswagen ID.7 has grow to be the primary ever car to attain a mean rating of 1.5 and thus an total score of ‘very good’ within the unbiased check carried out by engineers from Europe’s largest vehicle membership.

Yearly, specialists from the “Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club e.V.” (ADAC) put round 100 automobiles via their paces, testing them in response to greater than 350 standards in seven fundamental classes. The ID.7 acquired excellent scores within the classes of engine/drive (1.0), security (1.1), atmosphere/ecological check (1.2) and luxury (1.5). The electrical saloon additionally impressed within the different fundamental classes that contributed to the general score: For example, the areas of driving traits (2.1), physique/baggage compartment (2.3) and inside (2.4) have been rated as ‘good’. For the reason that two classes of atmosphere/ecological check and security have the very best weighting, the general rating for the ID.7 was 1.5, leading to its historic total score of ‘very good’.

Kai Grünitz, Member of the Board of Administration chargeable for Technical Improvement at Volkswagen model: “We are very proud and delighted with this fantastic result. The vehicle test performed by the ADAC is extremely important and is held in very high regard in view of the organisation’s status as an independent body. In this respect, I am convinced that this rating can play a part in persuading a large number of potential customers to opt for our all-electric saloon.”

The check was performed on a Volkswagen ID.7 Professional⁰¹ with an output of 210 kW (286 PS). It significantly impressed with its excessive vitality effectivity: with a consumption of simply 18.1 kWh/100 km within the mixed operation a part of the ADAC Ecotest, the electrical saloon is among the most economical fashions within the mid-sized class. It due to this fact acquired a rating of 0.7 for the sub-category ‘Consumption/CO₂’ and, consequently, was additionally awarded a full 5 stars within the Ecotest, which has been an integral a part of the ADAC car check for greater than 20 years. This score was exceeded solely within the sub-category ‘Active safety — Assistance systems’, which acquired the perfect rating of 0.6. And final however not least, with a beginning value of 53,995 euros, the ID.7 Professional is cheaper than the earlier best-rated fashions from opponents.

“For us, it’s great to see that safety, efficiency and comfort are not just a question of price,” says Dino Silvestro, Head of Automobile Testing on the ADAC Expertise Centre in Landsberg am Lech. “Due to our comprehensive testing methods with modern test laboratories, our vehicle test is one of the ADAC’s most comprehensive consumer protection tests and enables all test results to be compared without restriction — regardless of the vehicle class and price.”

Press launch from Volkswagen.