Volkswagen has given a flavour of its upcoming ID.7 GTX variant, which is due next year and will provide a flagship for the sporty saloon.

First details of the ID.7 GTX

The new ID.7 “electric limousine” was officially uncovered last month, revealing that the rival to the Tesla Model 3 and Hyundai Ioniq 6 will deliver up to 435 miles of range along with charging rates of up to 200kW when it launches this autumn.

The GTX will dial up both performance and styling further and is due to receive its world premiere at the IAA Mobility trade show in September.

Volkswagen’s GTX brand is used for the sporty top-of-the-line models of the ID. family; the ID.7 will be the third VW to offer such a version, after the ID.4 and ID.5.

As the flagship ID.7 variant, the GTX will get a dual-motor all-wheel drive system and a host of sporty black and red design elements. On the exterior, these bring black gloss elements, together with a standard black roof paint finish and darkened windows, while the interior features red GTX contrast stitching on the seats, dash panel and doors.

As with VW’s other GTX models, the vehicle dynamics manager is responsible for intelligent control of the dual-motor all-wheel drive system in the ID.7, not only for the powertrain, but also all braking, steering and chassis control systems, depending on the selected driving profile. VW says it will “offer a large bandwidth between comfort and sportiness thanks to the possibility of driving profile selection”, underlining its status as the flagship model in the ID. family.

Specifications for the dual-motor four-wheel drive powertrain haven’t been announced. The launch versions of the regular ID.7 will feature a rear-mounted 286hp single motor that’s newly developed and is the most powerful and highest-torque electric drive motor in a Volkswagen ID. model so far. This is linked to a 77kWh battery for the entry ID.7 Pro model, giving up to 382 miles while the Pro S derivative gets an 82kWh pack for the headline 435-mile range but range for the GTX will likely be lower.