Volkswagen ID.3 Review, For Sale & News in Australia

Volkswagen ID.3 Review, For Sale & News in Australia

Volkswagen ID.3 News

OPINION
Car won't start because you haven't paid your monthly subscription fee? It could happen soon as Tesla, VW and Chinese brands start to bring in subscriptions for features that used to be free | Opinion
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CONCEPT CARS
Your new Favorit electric car? Skoda reveals retro-futuristic hatchback concept which could be its take on the 2025 Volkswagen ID.3 to battle the BYD Dolphin and MG4
29 May 2025
UPCOMING MODELS
'Medium SUV has to be the focus': 2025 VW ID.4 and ID.5 to remain German brand's only electric cars for the time being despite ID.3, ID.7 and more being available overseas to battle MG4, BYD Seal and more
3 Apr 2025
UPCOMING MODELS
Where is VW's affordable electric hatch? 2025 Volkswagen ID.3 small car to rival the MG4 not a certainty for Australia anymore as electric ID.4 and ID.5 take priority
15 Dec 2024
UPCOMING MODELS
Why this European brand is changing batteries in its affordable electric car: 2025 Volkswagen ID.3 swaps to LFP in China to compete on price with MG4 and BYD Dolphin
17 Oct 2024
SPECULATION
VW to drop GTX for performance electric cars: EV successors to Volkswagen Polo GTI and Golf R to keep historic nameplates - report
14 May 2024
UPCOMING MODELS
2024 Volkswagen ID.3 electric hatchback updated again with new long-range variant to rival the MG4, Cupra Born and Tesla Model 3, but when will it finally land in Australia?
8 May 2024
UPCOMING MODELS
2024 Volkswagen ID.3 GTX revealed as VW shows off its Golf-GTI successor ahead of the MG4 XPower rival's international launch
14 Mar 2024
TRENDING
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19 Jan 2024
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Volkswagen ID.3 FAQs

What electric car should I buy?

We can understand your feelings about the centrally-mounted screen in the Tesla, though you do get used to it surprisingly quickly.

As for the other models you’ve mentioned, we’ve had to get the crystal ball out to attempt to answer you!

The Polestar 2 will be on sale by the end of 2020, if all goes to plan. The company will be pushing hard to make that happen. 

The VW ID3 is likely not going to be here until 2021, likely the mid or latter part of that year. It certainly has a lot of potential, and with pricing set to start below $50,000, it could well be The People’s (Electric) Car. 

There are other options coming, though it depends on your diary and your budget.

You could consider the Tesla Model S, which may have been around for a while, but that also means it has a more traceable reliability history. It has a digital instrument cluster in the regular spot as well.

Have you looked at the Jaguar i-Pace? It has a claimed range of 470 kilometres, though it is on the pricey side of the equation, starting from about $125,000.

Indeed, a high price tag is a common theme among those EVs with big battery capacity and expansive driving range, because you’re basically covering the cost of the batteries with your money.

For instance, there’s the Audi e-tron quattro, which is due here in early 2020. That model will have a range of “more than 400 kilometres”, and - we suspect - a price tag above $120,000. 

The Mercedes EQC is about to go on sale, too. Range for that mid-size SUV is pegged at about 450 kilometres, but again, you can expect a high price tag.

If 2021 isn’t too long to wait, there’s the Volvo XC40 Recharge coming then. Based on our previous experience with Volvo XC40s, it’ll be a great small SUV, with predicted range of 400km - though we think that’s understating it, because it has a 78kWh battery pack, and it has AWD too.

At the more affordable end - though admittedly still not quite meeting your expectations for range - there’s the very impressive Hyundai Kona Electric, which has a WLTP range of 449km, and a price tag of around $65k. It isn’t all-wheel drive though.

And MG is about to launch a real upstart in the segment, with the ZS EV hitting showrooms soon for $46,990 drive-away, albeit with a range of 262km. It’s also FWD only. 

The Mini Cooper SE will also arrive in mid-2020, with pricing set to be less than $60k. But again, a range of 270km will likely rule it out for your needs, and its 2WD as well.

Another new small EV due next year is the Mazda MX-30. Pricing is still to be confirmed, and range isn’t great at about 300km. It’s FWD too. 

In short, at this point in time - and out towards the end of 2020 - it looks like you’ll either need to spend a big amount of money on a premium EV to get the best range possible, or you’ll have to get used to the Model 3’s screen. You could always get an aftermarket head-up display fitted…

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