Volvo and VW have new cars on the way
The ID.3 GTX and ID.7 GTX Tourer set to arrive here in the second half of this year.
Volvo Ireland has given a static preview of its EX90 flagship electric car which will come to Ireland in Q3 of this year.
It will have more standard levels of safety than any Volvo car before it and will be initially launched in a twin-motor AWD version with up to 517hp, and 910Nm of torque, powered by a 111kWh battery. The preliminary WLTP range quoted is up to 600km, according to the company. Charging from 10 to 80pc will take 30 minutes.
The 7-seat flagship SUV will bring the fully electric range from the company to four models, joining the EX30, EX40 and EC40, the last two recently renamed from their previous nameplates.
Volvo aims to be fully electric by 2030 and the percentage of its fully electric models sold in Ireland last year hit 27pc.
Pricing for the EX90 will start at €117,910.
Meanwhile, Volkswagen has unveiled two new additions to its ID. model family with the ID.3 GTX and ID.7 GTX Tourer set to arrive here in the second half of this year.
The new models will have an individual exterior design including their own front and rear light signatures, sporty design details in the interior and powerful performance drives. The sportiest models from the all-electric ID. The product line has already borne the GTX label since 2021 with the designations GTI, GTD or GTE.
Every fifth newly registered ID.4 and ID.5 in Europe is a GTX model.
VW will launch the rear-wheel drive ID.3 GTX in two variants. The top model is the ID.3 GTX Performance compact sports car while the ID.7 GTX Tourer is the most powerful model in the product line. It has a dual-motor AWD system.
Full pricing and specifications for both models will be announced closer to launch date.
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