Living with a Volkswagen ID7: is this the ultimate electric cruiser?
April 27, 2025 by Jamie Edkins
Car changing is a big deal
We’ve been given the keys to a Volkswagen ID7 for six months to find out what it’s like to live with. Is this the best electric car for eating up motorway miles? We’ll find out.
If you’re looking for an electric family car for covering long distances, the Volkswagen ID7 is likely to show up on your shopping list. In a sea of SUVs on the market these days it stands out with its low-slung fastback body, but is it worth considering over something like a Skoda Enyaq or a Peugeot E-5008?
| Cash* | £49,000 |
| Average savings* | £2,200 |
| Lease* | £454 per month |
| Used* | £33,000 |
*Prices correct at the time of writing
To find out, we’ll be living with a Volkswagen ID7 for six months, and to really get a feel for this car we’ll be trying two different versions. The first three months will be spent in the sporty GTX fastback, before swapping into the single-motor estate version for the second three. For now though, let’s take a closer look at our new ID7 GTX.
It’s powered by a pair of electric motors putting out a combined 340hp, and it’s good for 0-60mph in 5.4 seconds. It’s also fitted with a rather large 86kWh battery, and the claimed range is 366 miles. It’ll be interesting to see how close it can get to this figure, as well as compare the efficiency between this and the single-motor version.
This car is finished in “Scale Silver Metallic” paint with a contrasting black roof, and it’s a no-cost colour option. We reckon it looks pretty sleek, but it’s perhaps not the most exciting colour. The 21-inch alloy wheels fitted to our ID7 will set you back £620 over the standard 20-inch rims.
Step inside and you’ll find GTX sports seats which are heated, ventilated and massaging, and you also get heated rear seats. There’s also a premium Harman Kardon sound system, and most of the cabin controls are routed through the massive 15.0-inch touchscreen.
As for options fitted to this car, we have the “Exterior Pack Plus”. It costs £1,100 and includes adaptive dampers to improve both comfort and handling, a power tailgate and a clever sunroof which can darken at the touch of a button. A strange collection of features to bundle together, but we reckon it’s worth having.
Our car also has a retractable tow bar for £1,050 and a three-pin charging cable which could prove handy in a pinch for £190. This brings the total cost of this ID7 GTX to a rather hefty £64,970. That makes it around the same price as a mid-spec Polestar 4 or an Audi A6 e-tron, two cars with a slightly posher brand image than the VW.
The single-motor ID7 Tourer we’re swapping into will be getting on for £8,000 cheaper than this, so it’ll be interesting to see how the two compare. Keep an eye on this page for all the latest updates.
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