Official sketches define modifications to Volkswagen’s electrical hatchback, deliberate for launch in Europe in March 2023, and in Australia in 2024.
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The facelifted 2024 Volkswagen ID.3 has been previewed forward of its European arrival in March 2023 – and Australian launch due in 2024.
Coming two and half years into the ID.3’s life, the mid-life modifications embody a revised exterior, an upgraded inside with a bigger infotainment show, the newest technology of Volkswagen’s software program package deal and, following criticism of the standard of the unique mannequin, the adoption of extra upmarket supplies.
As reported beforehand by Drive, the ID.3 is deliberate to launch in Australia with the mid-life facelift, due someday in 2024 – after the ID.4 and ID.5 arrive on the finish of 2023.
“The design has matured, and we’ve upgraded the materials used in the interior”, says Imelda Labbé, Volkswagen Board Member for Sales, Marketing and After Sales.
Sketches launched by Volkswagen reveal the facelifted ID.3 receives a new-look entrance bumper with new vertical air ducts on both facet of a redesigned central air consumption, in addition to lightly-revised LED headlamp graphics.
The bonnet of Volkswagen’s first devoted ID-branded electrical mannequin has additionally been reworked, with the black panel on the base of the windscreen changed by a brand new colour-coded panel with higher contouring.
At the rear, the refreshed ID.3 adopts altered LED tail lamp graphics.
Inside, the prevailing ID.3’s 10-inch infotainment show makes manner for a bigger 12-inch unit. It is mounted inside a restyled dashboard and now options illuminated controls inside its base – a key omission from the present mannequin, as admitted by VW’s passenger-car CEO final week.
The bigger show is supported by the latest-generation of Volkswagen’s ID infotainment software program that’s claimed to present improved response instances and a extra seamless consumer expertise.
It additionally connects to an non-compulsory Travel Assist system, a package deal that features adaptive cruise management, lane-following help and emergency help, optimised based mostly on knowledge collected by 1000’s of present Volkswagen automobiles. The non-compulsory Park Assist Plus system additionally receives a brand new reminiscence perform.
Following criticism of the present ID.3’s inside high quality, Volkswagen has additionally supplied the facelifted mannequin with what it describes as “higher quality materials”.
Together with modifications to the looks and inside of the ID.3, Volkswagen has confirmed manufacturing of the facelifted mannequin shall be prolonged past the prevailing manufacturing websites in Dresden and Zwickau to embody the German automotive maker’s primary Wolfsburg plant, all in Germany.
German prospects shall be in a position to order the facelifted Volkswagen ID.3 from 1 December 2022. An Australian launch is due in 2024.
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2024 Volkswagen ID.3 facelift teased, coming to Australia
2024 Volkswagen ID.3 facelift teased, coming to Australia
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2024 Volkswagen ID.3 facelift teased, coming to Australia