Volkswagen ID 7 Tourer electric estate priced from £52,240

Volkswagen has opened orders for the new ID 7 Tourer, pricing the sleek electric estate from £52,240 - slightly higher than the ID 7 saloon in the UK.  The Volkswagen ID 7 Tourer is one of few electric estates on sale today. The German car maker hopes it will broaden the appeal of its flagship EV and solidify its position in the executive market. Standard equipment includes LED headlights, roof rails, 19in alloy wheels, keyless entry, 30-colour ambient lighting, a heated steering wheel and a reversing camera. Other features include a 15in touchscreen with sat-nav.  Related articles Volkswagen also confirmed the most punchy ID Tourer Pro S, which features a bigger 86kWh battery with 425 miles of range, and the performance ID 7 GTX, will arrive in the summer.  Described as the “electric all-rounder of the new era”, the Tourer will arrive in the second half of 2024 to take on the BMW i5 Touring and forthcoming Audi A6 E-tron Avant.  Measuring 4961mm long, 1862 mm wide and 1536mm tall, the estate is proportionally identical to the ID 7 saloon but is shorter, wider and taller than the next-generation Volkswagen Passat, for which the Tourer serves as an indirect electric alternative. It has a 545-litre boot, marginally smaller than the BMW’s 570 litres, but that rises to 1714 litres with the back seats folded to give the Tourer a load-lugging edge over the likes of the Peugeot E-308 SW and MG 5 estates. Visually, the Tourer builds on the aerodynamically optimised styling of the ID 7, with its long, rakish silhouette netting a drag coefficient of 0.24 – just 0.1Cd more than the saloon.  The ID 7 Tourer is be offered in two trims: the Tourer Pro will arrive with a 77kWh battery capable of charging at speeds of up to 175kW for a 10-80% charging time of around 28 minutes.  Topping the line-up is the Pro S, which utilises Volkswagen’s larger 86kWh battery for a WLTP range of 426 miles - just 9 miles less than the saloon version, and the longest range of any electric estate on sale. The S can also charge slightly quicker, with a maximum speed of 200kW.  Both versions feature Volkswagen's latest APP550 electric motor, developing 282bhp and 402 lb ft of torque, on the rear axle - which should give a 0-62mph time of just under 7.0secs. A performance-oriented, four-wheel-drive GTX variant is expected to be added later.  Inside, the Tourer uses the same 15in touchscreen infotainment display as the saloon, which was heavily updated in a bid by Volkswagen to improve its usability, graphics and processing times.  It also gets Volkswagen’s new IDA voice assistant system, which uses ChatGPT to offer more ‘human’ and conversational interactions – although this will come as an over-the-air update post-launch.