Volkswagen ID.3 Debuts

Bummer for the US market on the initial launch, but let them work the bugs out on the European market first and then bring Rev 2.0 of the controller software to the US Market.

Nice range and price, but why is it ugly?  You wouldn't make a gas car that looked like that, so why make an EV that looks like that?  They should make their EV's look like the Arteon if they want them to sell.

Looks like a next generation Golf. Which it is. VW has been milking the same 2-box compact shape for 45 years now.

1 hour ago, smk4565 said:

Nice range and price, but why is it ugly?  You wouldn't make a gas car that looked like that, so why make an EV that looks like that?  They should make their EV's look like the Arteon if they want them to sell.

Maximum room for maximum aerodynamic efficiency. 

15 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

Maximum room for maximum aerodynamic efficiency. 

It is less aerodynamic than an S-class, or an E-class, or C-class or an A-class, take your pick.  So I am not sure what aerodynamic efficiency was gained with this body shape or that tri-tone paint.

1 minute ago, smk4565 said:

It is less aerodynamic than an S-class, or an E-class, or C-class or an A-class, take your pick.  So I am not sure what aerodynamic efficiency was gained with this body shape or that tri-tone paint.

It looks like a Golf... What was gained was more rear cargo room for a car of its size. 

9 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

It looks like a Golf... What was gained was more rear cargo room for a car of its size. 

It does, but the Golf looks better for $10k less, so why buy this?  Make it look like an Arteon and charge $35k for it and they would sell a crap ton.

The Arteon doesn't impress me like it seems to impress everyone else. I've seen zero in the wild other than the test car I had.  Better make it look like a Tiguan... then it would really sell. 

Looks ok except it has the dreaded front side window in front of the a pillar. That’s nerd status automatically. Overall pretty interesting though. 

1. That's not "in front" of the A-Pillar.
2. Rolls Royce uses that same treatment.