The Volkswagen Group is more than happy to put some pressure on its SUVs. In a literal sense. The group presses down what can be squashed and so it is no surprise that the electric Volkswagen ID4 also gets a little brother with a sportier-looking roofline next to it. For the first time in the picture: the Volkswagen ID5!
Those who are not enthusiastic about SUVs and crossovers will undoubtedly have nothing to do with the latest trend in SUV land: coupé SUVs. Although SsangYong was somewhat derided years ago for the Actyon with its steeply sloping roofline and striking front and rear, ‘coupé’ versions of SUVs are increasingly common appearances. Mercedes-Benz has Coupé flavors of the GLC and GLE, BMW has sat on the roof of the X3 and X5 for the X4 and X6 and even a brand like Porsche is happily following the squash trend with the Cayenne Coupé. Skoda has a coupé version of the Kodiaq on the menu in China and Volkswagen already sells the Teramont X and Tayron X in that country, but in Europe coupé SUVs from the Volkswagen Group are virtually unknown. That will soon change. The Skoda Enyaq will have a coupé brother and the recently unveiled Volkswagen ID4 will also be joined by a model with a more sloping roofline. The latter has now appeared for the first time in front of the lens of our spy photographer.
Volkswagen ID.6
In a conference call, Volkswagen CEO Ralf Brandstätter recently confirmed to Techzle that the brand is expanding its ID family, which now consists of the ID3 and ID4, with the ID5 next year. Indeed, a coupé version of the ID4. Volkswagen seems to have developed a passion for crazy sticker sheets in a short time. For example, the brand recently did its best to send the ID6, a seven-seater version of the ID4 with three rows of seats, disguised as a Peugeot 5008, on the road, and Volkswagen has also put on its fun for the camouflage work of the ID5. Although the car can clearly be recognized as a Volkswagen, the brand has tried to give the ID5 a Kia Stonic-like muzzle.
Volkswagen is said to have sporty GTX flavors of both the ID4 and ID5 in the barrel. The car in these pictures could just be the ID5 GTX. At the bottom of the rear bumper we take namely two openings that suggest that the outlets of the exhaust system are housed here, something that the already known ID4 does not have. In addition, we see a rear spoiler at the bottom of the rear window, although it is possible that this design element is not purely reserved for the sporty GTX version. The ID5 will be at dealers next year.