RE: VW previews flagship EV saloon with new ID.Aero

[Robertb]

ChrisCh86 said:

All of you lot moaning about 'forgettable' design...

at least this doesn't look like the BMW iX!!!

Dare I say it, I drove past a BMW dealer the other day and saw an iX. Didn't look half as bad as I'd originally thought, and at least it has some character. Other manufacturers seem hell-bent on making their mainstream EV range inoffensive to the point of utter blandness.

[Stealthracer]

At last, an EV that actually looks like a proper car instead of a bloody great tank.

[Wab1974uk]

Another humdrum EV white goods of a car.

The future of cars, really is going to be st

[wilkij1975]

Just another EV that no one will be able to afford.

But it's the way forward and at some point I'd like one. Trouble is, I live in a terrace with no off street or allocated parking. Not sure how charging points will work in the many, many terraces like this across the country.

[AmyRichardson]

Vee12V said:

Looks incredibly bland to my eyes.

This seems to be problem at the minute; a design can be distinctive (e.g. you can't mistake a Tesla for anything else, the brand has strong visual cues), balanced and otherwise well executed, but if it's not visually busy and aggressive then it's perceived as boring.

So we end up with modern BMWs...

[ajap1979]

AmyRichardson said:

This seems to be problem at the minute; a design can be distinctive (e.g. you can't mistake a Tesla for anything else, the brand has strong visual cues), balanced and otherwise well executed, but if it's not visually busy and aggressive then it's perceived as boring.

So we end up with modern BMWs...

Or the Hyundai Ioniq 6...

[ajap1979]

wilkij1975 said:

Trouble is, I live in a terrace with no off street or allocated parking. Not sure how charging points will work in the many, many terraces like this across the country.

The way petrol stations have worked for many decades?

[anonymous-user]

Wab1974uk said:

Another humdrum EV white goods of a car.

The future of cars, really is going to be st

If this wasn't an EV then it would basically be a new passat. A humdrum ICE car..........

[Jader1973]

ajap1979 said:

wilkij1975 said:

Trouble is, I live in a terrace with no off street or allocated parking. Not sure how charging points will work in the many, many terraces like this across the country.

The way petrol stations have worked for many decades?

It would have to be a fking massive charging station to be able to deliver the same hourly throughput as one petrol pump though.

And there would have to be something to do while the car charged.

Maybe everyone gets a free Ginsters to keep them occupied?

[anonymous-user]

Jader1973 said:

It would have to be a fking massive charging station to be able to deliver the same hourly throughput as one petrol pump though.

And there would have to be something to do while the car charged.

Maybe everyone gets a free Ginsters to keep them occupied?

OMG! NO! IMPOSSIBLE TO SOLVE PROBLEM THAT NO ONE HAS THOUGHT ABOUT !!

ah, no wait, it's already not just been solved but has been actually implemented:



https://www.gridserve.com/electric-vehicle-chargin...


and no, that's not a one off:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzzxkP-hfCA

UK's largest charging hub now open

[ajap1979]

Max_Torque said:

OMG! NO! IMPOSSIBLE TO SOLVE PROBLEM THAT NO ONE HAS THOUGHT ABOUT !!

[D4rez]

ajap1979 said:

Max_Torque said:

OMG! NO! IMPOSSIBLE TO SOLVE PROBLEM THAT NO ONE HAS THOUGHT ABOUT !!

Haha brilliant

[VS02]

Silvanus said:

I'm assuming with the ever increasing ID range, the conventional line-up of cars like the Passat and Golf will be phased out over time? Would there be any point in an EV Golf and an ID hatchback? I've also heard rumours there will be a retro ID with nods to the beetle

I highly doubt that the Golf nameplate will disappear after how famous it is. I can see the first true EV Golf to look like like a mash between Golf features and the ID3’s aerodynamic bodyshell. The ID.3 name will either go or be repurposed into something else. Same with the Polo, and the Touareg.

I reckon the Passat will be killed off though, sales have been dropping like a stone in the past 20 yrs. A new name will freshen up the range no end.

[boholoblanka]

This looks nice. with three isofix points or room for three childrens seats please

[blearyeyedboy]

boholoblanka said:

This looks nice. with three isofix points or room for three childrens seats please

Actually, 3 isofix would be a game changer for many. Good call.

[glazbagun]

It looks like a monstrously fat XL1 from 2013. Like the termite queen.

[glazbagun]

AmyRichardson said:

Vee12V said:

Looks incredibly bland to my eyes.

This seems to be problem at the minute; a design can be distinctive (e.g. you can't mistake a Tesla for anything else, the brand has strong visual cues), balanced and otherwise well executed, but if it's not visually busy and aggressive then it's perceived as boring.

So we end up with modern BMWs...

I think Hyundai and are doing a beter job than VW & BMW.

I don't like Mercedes' EV, but their other designs are their best in years.

[blearyeyedboy]

glazbagun said:

I think Hyundai and are doing a beter job than VW & BMW.

I don't like Mercedes' EV, but their other designs are their best in years.

Agreed. The Ioniq 6 preview videos that landed on YouTube this week make this look dated already.

[SDK]

Max_Torque said:

OMG! NO! IMPOSSIBLE TO SOLVE PROBLEM THAT NO ONE HAS THOUGHT ABOUT !!

ah, no wait, it's already not just been solved but has been actually implemented:



https://www.gridserve.com/electric-vehicle-chargin...


and no, that's not a one off:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzzxkP-hfCA

UK's largest charging hub now open

That charging station is nearly 2 years old now, remember when it opened in October 2020.
There are lot's more of those around too now