They won’t get left behind, but Toyota definitely will, for the company which innovated to bring the Prius into the world, their lacklustre when it comes to pure EVs is shocking. They are behaving like a petulant child.
@@cannygrowabeard Toyota perplexes me to no end. Toyota was ahead of the curve on hybrids. Toyota is not as centrally invested in ICE engineering as some others. Yet, Toyota is one of the least enthusiastic automakers for EVs. I'm willing to accept arguments for why smaller automakers aren't readily shifting from their ICE bread and butter, but Toyota is absolutely massive. Toyota has ample liquid capital to invest in EV R&D. Instead, Toyota mostly just offers compliance EVs.
The 8-Bit Guy VW has decided to not bring the ID3 to the US for the foreseeable future and will instead start with the ID4, which will be available next year.
@@jardarsundeolsen3123 Which is stupid. I couldn't care less about the ID.4, it's not the form factor I'm looking for. That goes for a lot of other people too.
Mark Haury yeah, it’s a pity. There’s an increasing market for smaller cars in North America, so hopefully they’ll bring the ID3 over sooner rather than later.
I'm so pissed off with ALL Australian Governments who have failed the EV industry in Australia. Australia brags about being an early adopter of technology but in this case they are moving at a snails pace.
I didn't realise there was an EV industry in Oz :) You have to protect all the car manufacturers from.....oh, hang on we got rid of those. But EVs can't do the sort of distances we do in Oz - oh, hang on they can and with the ever expanding fast charger network it makes those distances easy. EVs don't pay fuel duty - ah, now there is the kicker. They don't want to lose the tax from petrol cars, and don't want to be seen as the only even partially industrialised country to tax EVs rather than encourage them. Easy answer - don't promote them to keep their number low. I can't see this changing until you can't buy petrol cars any more, and as we are totally reliant on foreign made cars, this time is fast approaching. By keeping the price high, only a small number of Aussies will buy them - problem solved. Unfortunately, no political party other than the greens will change this so it is here to stay. Good job Australia.
@@js-hl5hv Actually the average car in Aus does about 15k a year so the range anxiety is a bit of a fluff argument (unless you are an interstate truckie) When I road motorcycles we generally had a 200-250 k range and it was no probs because the fuel was there. This lack of charging here is similar to when LPG was first introduced, traveling was a bit hit and miss. I know a bloke who has 5 of 200 Holden ecommodores that were developed but they were binned as well as the commodores that were show cased at the Olympic games in Sydney back then. There is also an Aus company called Tritium that makes the Electric charge points that export most of their stuff to Europe and the states. Plus we are in the top six of lithium reserves in the world.
@@Mymindisablank I probably should have said that I am an Aussie living (like most of us) on the east coast. The fast charger network is actually pretty good from Cairns through to Adelaide. Even the shortest range EVs can travel the east coast with a bit of forethought.
Yeah... I'm 193cm tall 6ft3, and I can sit upright in the rear in my eGolf but not in my ID.3. So really, the extra space in the ID.3 is not apparent in normal use cases.
I've had my ID.3 for about 2 weeks now and the software glitches are annoying (as Robert found out). There is a major release of the software coming out in December and I'm expecting that most of them will be fixed. It is a pity that Robert didn't drive it at night as this is when the car really shows so great features. The way the lights focus on the direction the steering wheel is pointing is just amazing.
How is the experience with the sliders and the captive steering wheel buttons. Are they as annoying as one thinks sitting in it once for 5 minutes or does is get used to quickly. The software was the reason I decided to stop considering it for now.
@@xbmcbergman I take it as auto-dimming high beam feature then. It's on my 2014 Model S, I turn it off as it's annoying as it keeps switching high beam on and off anywhere on-street or highway, probably annoying oncoming drivers. Annoying me as a driver as well. So off it goes and I just manually switch high beam as I see fit. Maybe I am getting to the age that all these automatic features start to annoy me. Although I do like the AP1 autopilot for highway driving.
In 2015, when I happened to work for Toyota PR I said VW will eventually come out of the dieselgate stronger than ever before. Now it turns out was right :)
Very true, but for ev’s to get cheaper we need more adoption. So I’m hoping this one becomes a succes. & then more money will be spend making a better & cheaper one. I was astounished the other day that a decade ago 100Kwh of your battery costed 1000$ now its a little above 100$. So yeah, the more EV’s on the road the cheaper they get. Still pricey but good for the future me thinks.
The jump from interior driving shots in the UK to exterior shots in Germany kept throwing me for some reason. My brain was worried that Robert had started driving on the wrong side of the road all of a sudden.
It's just a car, and that's wonderful. It doesn't have gull wing doors or go faster stripes. It doesn't have a celebration mode. It's just a car. That's why it is good.
Fully Charged is one of my favorite RUclips channels and I must say one of the best channels related to EVs and cars. Robert just rocks and its wonderful watching him host the shows. I still remember the first FC video I had seen was the one on Nexon shot in Korea and it got me hooked to EV tech. No other channel comes close to the presentation, the camer work and Robert's dry British wit and sense of humor.
Thanks for the review 👍. As for a 'mass market' EV, probably only if the price comes down a fare amount. Still too expensive for many especially when there are other cars for less that can do the same.
depends how you look at it. If you have solar panels you can charge "for free" (not really but you know what I mean). Furthermore the maintenance is 1/3 of a petrol or diesel. Road tax is zero (for the moment in Belgium). So once you bought it it is cheaper to run. You first do need to have the cash of course... not easy
Cost of ownership is significantly cheaper. In the UK, private lease deals means that it's not much more per month than the equivakent Golf. And for compan car drivers, it's significantly cheaper (only £12 per month for me in 2021/22). But overall I agree, manufacturers are charging much more for their EVs than they should. But then they have to face writing off billions in investments in ICE technology and for the new factories for EVs.
But the build quality of the Golf is better than the ID.3 (as mentioned in severall ID.3 video's) as long as you're good with that .. For me (driving a Golf 7.5 on a daily basis) the build quality was a huge turnoff.
@@ardonjr Well it is always dangerous to take the obvious short comings and judge the rest. Besides that those are the first production cars, a lot of parts where just a decision to cut costs down as much as possible on things that don't really matter, like colour under the front hood. On the other side I never heard anything about the essentials so you might have the lesser quality essential parts in the Golf, only the Future will show.
@@Ismalith I would agree with you if only the base model has such cheap build quality. But also the Max version has cheap plastics on the doors and dashboard.
@Comeonuseyourbrain I wrote 'As mentioned in several videos'.. So no not yet but does that make my point invalid? Think not. Some videos even compare the Golf 7.5 (which I own) with the new ID3 so you can see for yourself. But hey.. if you don't care about interior quality.. be my guest and order an ID3. I don't mind.. but I'm just pointing it out for others to think about it. To each his own.
10:08 look at that... a PROPER view into a boot! I can see the boot we are being told about.. Much better.. (It's the simple things in life), though, strange how the colour of the car changes...
I really wish car reviewers would give us relevant boot dimensions (length, width, height) instead of cubic capacity. I'm not filling it up with milk, I'm moving Ikea flatpacks, bicycles or boxes, and knowing those dimensions is rather useful since the capacity to move stuff is part of my selection criteria.
As a tesla fanboy, i am very happy to see this one actually seems like a good option that will be produced at scale (not just fancy expensive prototypes or frauds cough**Nikola**cough). Considering Tesla doesn't have a compact model yet - this will be very popular specially in the EU markets. It will be interesting to see the 25k tesla. This does however moves the overall EV market forward and that should make everyone happy.
@@ivand911 Yes. I am not very aware of the european markets. although given the success of M3 and its rate of innovation the 25k tesla when it does come out will most likely be the best option at that price point (EV or ICE). I was curious to know, the range (or range per $) is considered a big factor (probably most important) here in the US, but i am guessing it is different in EU given the compact nature of your cities. What would you say is the most important features for an EV or any car for that matter?
@@EarthlingNo7 In my eyes, the car has nailed the 3 key features for any EV, and that is, Range,efficiency and charging speed. According to Bjorn Nyland, the middle battery size is more than enough for most people because of those three features.Once the software is sorted out,it will be a very good car.
Ivan Dobrev Very true, there are a lot of smaller EVs, the difficulty is that you can’t get hold of the really small ones (less than €20,000) and the mid ones, such as the Honda, the mini etc don’t look like good value compared to the ID.3, the Corsa E and the 208. The Tesla Model 3 competes with BMW 3 and 5 series cars in my head, size wise at least.
I went to see this car. I was not blown away. Nothing said to me buy me I am special!. It's to much money for what it is.Even the dealer agreed that the cost was to much and the price point had been set to high. It's not the car for the masses unless they bring the price down by a significant amount.
@@DumpTruck500but why not just get an MG or a leaf? .we have waited to long for Volkswagen to make good after diesel gate.only to be given this . Its not a car for the people if the people can't afford it. The initial cost of the car is to much compared to other manufacturers out there. I already have Nissan leaf tekna and the id3 has not got enough wow factor to pull me away.If they could beat Nissan for price then it's worth thinking about.
I found it to be quite poorly made very plasticky and rattled inside. It’s nothing like a golf. The golf is much more refined. Range aside I much prefer the e-golf
Thanks Mr Llewellyn, excellant video, as per usual, no punches pulled. Looks like a good replacement to the Golf. Not sure I agree that VW have owned up to/ accepted diesel gate, but....
@@thispaulrules Since just after Scrapheap Challenge ended, I think. Never saw him in Red Dwarf. They celebrated the 10th anniversary of Fully Charged in Summer, 2020, but Robert's other channel ran for a while, beforehand.
Why weren’t the software problems sorted out by quality control or at the research and development stages. What else have they not got right before release ? Time will tell.
This is the second review of this car to suffer with software glitches on test - I would wait for the first batch of recalls before buying one of these.
Lovely car BUT those touch controls o. The steering wheel & on the dash NEED to be actual buttons not touch sensitive ones, can you work with gloves & operate without looking, with physical buttons no problem.
Actually robert VW haven't admitted anything in fact in regards to the uk litigation they are still saying they didn't do anything wrong ( illegal ) and are fighting the compensation claims despite being brought to rights in the USA and settling claims they're doing their best to drag it out indefinitely .
The difference between the US & Europe is that the Americans hit them with a massive fine which then opened the door to litigation. As a big corporate, their lawyers will be advising them to deny liability. They’ll probably pay out some compensation to owners while still denying liability. That’s how it works. They could also be stringing it out for a while. That means owners who were affected will have sold the car on & it’s less likely they’ll claim.
@@hughmarcus1 Exactly, they're behaving just like any other big American or international Corporation - think of Apple, or Microsoft, Exxon, Shell when they have been caught out misbehaving. The US loves to sue foreign corporations, they're much kinder on their own. VW shouldn't have cheated (they were not the only ones) but they were right to fight for their own company in the US in whatever way they could. Good work for lawyers though. International corporatist ethics are explained in a very slim volume indeed. VW have got the message, and they are going to catch up with Tesla whose cars do not have a very good reputation for build quality - that could ultimately prove very expensive for their bottom line.
Robert and your love for VW has been evident for years in many of your videos on the channel. Its a perfect fit for you. Its certainly a car I would love to own as well. When they start to become used and within my budget I can see me owning one. Love it.
Please review your statement at 3:00 about ID.3 being lighter than the Tesla Model 3. Tesla Standard Range Plus Model 3 -- the trim most comparable to the 58 kWh ID.3 -- is actually slightly LIGHTER (1612 kg for the 3 vs. 1650 kg for the ID.3).
Good morning Robert from Lismore NSW, VW is the only car 🚙 manufacturer that I support other than Tesla. Elon musk and Herbert Diess of VW will get together and share Tesla battery technology they will be the first vehicle manufacturer to work Tesla. When will be the have VW in Lismore NSW, next 23 to 25 September 2021.
Luckily, businesses and people are ignoring the PM, much like they do everywhere! Your PM thought that the tesla grid battery was a joke, and it most obviously isn't.
I’ve watched a ton of id3 reviews but Robert grinning from ear to ear in one is a joy. Couldn’t agree more with the sentiment - the Tesla m3 and mY are the best out there, no doubt at all, but... I want this!! Or maybe it’s spicy brother the El Born, that looks ace.
if this is the MEB equivalent of a golf hatchback, I could see myself in the MEB equivalent of the Skoda Octavia estate in 5 years time, hope lots of people/fleets buy/lease them new so I can get a good deal a few years down the road, this gets me excited and relieved for the future
Heat pump. An option on ALL trim levels at £1250!!!! Granny charger. An option £295!!! Typical German car manufacturer - everything useful is an extra. I have decided on an eNiro, same price, everything included, 7 year warranty and 282 miles range.
Thanks for review! A nitpick / question: At around 3:00 you compare it to the Tesla Model 3 and states it is a much smaller and lighter car. I guess it depends on your definition, but the according to Wikipedia, the ID.3 is 1,600 kg. A Tesla Model 3 SR+ is 1,611 kg. 11kg in difference isn't much. The LR RWD is 1,730 kg, but my guess is the weight of the ID.3 mentioned on Wikipedia isn't for the model with the big battery pack and as such, the best comparison is with the standard range.
The lane-departure warnings annoying Robert. I've seen in other reviews that these can be switched off but only by delving into the menus each time you drive. Can owners confirm that? The Zoe has a button on the dash to switch between lane-departure warning/lane-steer/off. And it remembers the chosen setting next time. The debate goes on about touch screen versus buttons.
I think the euro ncap safety regs for new cars designed in 2020 and onwards legislate to have several taps to turn off lane assist, i think to discourage people to turn it off, for whatever reason
Every reviewer should mention that unfortunate fact that ID.3 turns into a 4seater with the largest 77kWh battery. Golf/Passat size family hatchback which can accommodate just 2 children in the back. 😟 (Though to be fair that 58kWh option might be sufficient for most needs and cheaper)
Great car, very well built. Gonna change my VW polo match auto, after 22years ownership, with no mechanical problems. VW expensive, but not in the long run. My new id3 will be great, guaranteed!
Another great video with an honest, (you're bang on with your 'dieselgate' comments at the beginning I think), sensible and objective review. I had no idea VW have spent as much as you say they have on their EV platform development. Truly staggering numbers!😲 I think the ID.3 will become a top selling car for VW, like the Nissan Leaf and Hyundai Ioniq Electric have. Let's be honest; most people interested in driving an EV just don't need and certainly can't afford a Tesla or Polestar2.
this is really not much cheaper than the SR+. (~2 grand). It has the same range but much slower and more basic features.. Good hatchback, but still less storage than M3.
A little thing I really like is the direction selector (forward/backward) at the steering wheel. No technical necessity to place it between the front chairs.
But what is it with all that geeky touch screen shit in all these electric cars. I've never driven a laptop before and I should imagine you have to take your eyes off the road to program the stupid thing . What happened to good ole plain and simple switches that you could memorise where they were so you didn't have to take your eyes off the road . But I should think the geeks love that sort of shit. And that's why I would choose a Kona any day of the week over this car.
I received my id.3 on its UK release data, about 3 weeks ago. I put a (refundable) deposit down on a 1st edition more than a year ago and eventually decided to go with it! So, I thought I'd try to answer some of the common questions I'm seeing in the comments just in case that's useful? - The white dash and steering is entirely optional - you can choose black, even in the 1st edition - There are a mixture of materials inside. Some are cheaper than others but overall it's nice in there, particularly at night with the ambient lighting which is fully customisable RGB. I think the interior looks nicer in person than it does on camera. - The price of the 1st edition was indeed high - I've been saving for a long time for my first ever new car. But the base model is rumoured to cost under €30,000 euros, which equates to under £23k with the government grant. That's best case of course and the duties will likely go up after the Brexit withdrawal period :( - Yes, the worst thing is the software. We were given the option of receiving our cars this year only if we join the "first movers club" and accept that "some features will be missing". However, what we actually got was a whole host of features that don't work properly. It's very slow, there are loads of bugs and random warnings for worrying things like airbags. OTA updates are not yet available and the first "major update" is due in January, which will involve a trip to the dealership. - This car is not intended to be a "T-killer". It is, however a very nice car to drive and the performance (particularly 0-30mph) feels great. There are two options for power ~150bhp and ~200bhp. The 1st edition is the higher power. Figures: 7.0s to 62mph, top speed limited to 99mph. - You can't attach a tow bar to the 1st edition but apparently upcoming version will support one - There are separate buttons for climate control and there are steering wheel buttons for the radio etc. The only problem with the buttons just below the screen is that they don't light up at night! - The boot is "longer" than most hatchbacks but is a bit shallow - i.e. high load floor. - The reversing camera is not 360 but has a wide-angle mode. The parking sensor graphic loads over the top of it, though, so you have to swipe it out of the way! - Although the battery is larger than the quoted "usable" 58kWh, they still only recommend you charge to 80%. It gets there in 34 minutes from flat, though, so pretty good. - It does have cup holders! :) In fact there's loads of space in the centre console thingy due to the lack of drive shaft. The glove-box is tiny though.
Wish they’d bring it to Australia along with the ID.4. It would probably go for fleet money here which would move a few of them. Hopefully they’ll fix the software glitches asap....
I’m biased (I work at a VW dealership) but the ID3 really is a very special car to drive. Everyone that’s test driven our demo car in the 10 days we’ve had it so far has come back with a stupidly big grin.
Test-drove it a couple of weeks ago... was thoroughly impressed! Like you I've had a few Golfs and this one really felt like a Golf from the future... and the turning radius... man... :-P
No mention of the annoying controls then? No physical warning button for example... I watched the Carwow review of it earlier, and it seemed much more balanced. Please, point out the problems with cars, otherwise it's nothing more than an advert.
People don't understand how BIG Volkswagen really is. Tesla gets so much press you can get the impression they are somehow equals, but of course they are not. Tesla produced some 370K cars last year. VW produced 10.2 million cars last year. Hell, the sole factory making ID.3's can put out 300K cars per year by itself, almost Tesla's entire production capacity. When a big company like VW decides to go for something, they have muscle to put behind it. They are going to catch up with Tesla way, way, way faster than the Tesla fanboys think they will. It's funny with all the self-proclaimed experts who show up in the comment sections of all ID.3 reviews, to inform us how VW have got everything wrong with the pricing and/or design and/or marketing of this car, happily predicting its inevitable failure. I guess the world's biggest car manufacturer should have listened to some uneducated random internet dudes before putting 33 billion into EV's eh? Silly them.
Big doesn't equate to fast. Often the opposite in fact. But we have been hearing how the big boys are coming, and they will squash Tesla, for years. It hasn't happened yet. I hope they do catch up because Tesla can't convert the world to electric cars by itself. Meanwhile I am left with that image of parking lots full of VWs getting updated software one car at a time.
@@CorwynGC Yes it does, assuming they actually put their resources into something, which VW is clearly doing with EV's. Perhaps you didn't quite read my post: Tesla total production: 370K, VW total production: 10200K. But you think software updates is a problem that will hold them back? I guess the Elon cultists will always keep believing.
@@panzerkami2381 Your wishing it so, does not make it so. Read your post, it didn't give any evidence for your assertions. I don't think software updates will hold them back; VW has said that software updates ARE holding them back. Elon haters will always keep believing.
That white steering wheel and dashboard are really bright on camera. I'd imagine that it would cause glare for the driver when you're driving towards the sun.
"In a much smaller, lighter car" Smaller it may be, but with a weight of 1794 kg for the 58 kWh 1st edition model, it's actually heavier than the 50 kWh Model 3 which is 1655 kg. So heavy is it in fact, that the 78 kWh version is a 4 seater only to prevent the car from being overloaded.
This is a VW. They are more solidly built. The battery back has its own chassis. Its more expensive and makes the car heavier, but it massively improves structural rigidity.
Joshua Lewis It really doesn’t feel heavy though. I’ve driven the 1st Max. Still feels agile. I drive a 120ah i3s which weighs 1290kg. The ID3 feels better to drive.
Adrian Jasper Bürkner It is because of weight. I looked at some schematics, the battery casing seems to be the same size for all models. They just fill it with the neccesary modules. So the 77kwh has less loading weight because the ID3 has the same typerating for max weight, despite battery size.
I love the look of it and for me is the best EV under 50.000 euros. And the best of all also belongs to the same Group - my dream car - Porsche Taycan Turbo S.
Great review, great concept for a car. I like that your ideals for efficiency, functional design, and interface lean toward practical. Just a concept here though, N.A. will get it’s bloated inefficient flavour of the day. Please tell VW there are a lot of (LEAF driving) North Americans that would buy the id3 and ignore the chubby id4.
Your are a fan and this will be a biased view, is an understatement. You are practically drooling over it. I don't like the toy like cheap plasticky looks. They are still not upto Tesla standard in the battery and power train dept, not sure where the 33 billion went.
And when ICE cars pay for their environmental damage in advance, making them double in price. Then EVs will seem cheap by comparison. Personal transportation is a privelige and a luxury. Prepare to pay.
@Sendit Sunday thanks for that tip! The Dacia Spring will be released in Europe in 2021 based on the Renault K-ZE mini-SUV sold in China for €8k. Renault CEO said they were working on a €10k EV for europe. It hasn’t got a great range “at least 200km” but the price point is finally relevant to those of us on a budget!
Very surprised at the comment that the best feature you have seen in the last 10 years of reviewing cars is the blue turn here feature. Really?!? Last 10 years and that is the best user interface feature ? Wow
I loathe being beeped at by technology. Otherwise a contender... However, I'm still not convinced VW have learnt lessons from poor corporate behaviour. When asked recently about slave labour being used to make their components in Uyghar, the CEO pretended not to know about it and seemed not to care.
Be careful mentioning ethical concerns on FC videos, their responses are often very frosty and along the lines of "well your phone was made in China/we support all countries equally etc". It's one thing that always disappoints me about the channel.
Somehow, I don't think Robert will be trading in his Tesla car of the future for a VW. They have 10 years of catching up to do before they can compete with Tesla on an equal playing field...
@@Charlie-UK Not paying attention to anything said in the video or not watching the video at all kinda disqualifies your whole comment. So does the blatantly obvious fanboiism. Tesla might be 1-2 years ahead in regards to efficiency, it's yeeeeeears _behind_ in terms of build quality.
@@fryke Unfortunatelly, Patrick. Thats not where the money is. The money is in the software. At which VW, car company of the past, has abjectly failed to produce anything equal to a Tesla offering. Your obvious lack of knowledge disqualifies You, from commenting further in this this arena...
A good review, an great that VW ave pushed the EV closer to the masses, however Bobbie didn't even touch on what is possibly the biggest problem with this car (and its new Golf brother!). Having looked at a number of other videos and reports on this car, it seems that the main 'central' HMI is a total own goal. t has no physical buttons at all (OK Tesla do that, and do it well because they have a enormous screen that they can actually fit a load of bits on screen at the same time), but so overly complicated and un-intuitive. Apparently some journalists have sat and fought for 15 minutes to try to turn the air-con on and gave up and had to ask the WV people how to do it! Added to that, there are touch sensitive 'sliders' for the heaters, which are apparently almost impossible to use when on the move, and are unlit, so at night they completely disappear! And they're also placed in the exact place you'll rest your hand when trying to use the main screen... I haven't had the chance to try it myself yet, however It sounds like it is bordering on dangerous as to how much you're going to have to look away from the road to undertake even the most simple of tests (like turning up the fan). Never mind being stopped by the police for following the speed limit on the dodgy sat nav, I'd be more worried about crashing into a hedge whilst trying to turn off the heated seats! I think I'll wait for the face lifted one in a couple of years time when they've added a couple of rotary dials and physical buttons back in...
@@mattgrant9479 maybe for the heated seat (which you'll use occasionally, maybe more in an EV than ICE in terms of more efficient heating), but not for fan adjusting etc. And the point is that the button (haptic feedback i believe rather than physical) is a) unlit, so utterly useless when it's dark, and b) in the place you'll constantly be resting your hand to use the main screen, so you're going to end up with a toasted arse every time you go to prod the sat nav! You don't have to be an expert in ergonomics to see it's a clear and obvious design flaw. And whilst I've not personally tried it, the fact that basically every review I've seen about this HMI (in the Golf or ID.3) from well established and experienced car journalists have derided the system (including a certain Mr Smith, previously of this parish during in his podcast with Mr Porter), must mean it's more than just a fleeting opinion by some numpty (me!)?
I was looking forward to trading-in my five year old golf and buying the iD3, however I believe the software glitches are a very serious safety issue and should not be under estimated. I'm told there will be a software update in 2021 so for the sake of a couple of months, I'll wait 'till then and see what happens before purchasing.
That’s a good channel. Made me think that it would be nice to have some nighttime reviews of cars too as the internal lighting and headlights bring out a different personality in cars you don’t get through daytime only driving.
Is it just me? Or did a lot more road noise come in through the car than most of the other cars shown on this channel? I don't care, but it was the first car in a long time where I could hear the car.
My wife got one VWid3 Life the simpler version she loves it. We tried alot of different electric cars even Tesla and she liked this most. Said it just feels well done just done right thanks VW
Funny how dieselgate could be the best thing to happen to VW. They won't be left behind in the EV revolution.
In a decade they may be the only legacy car maker left in existence.
They won’t get left behind, but Toyota definitely will, for the company which innovated to bring the Prius into the world, their lacklustre when it comes to pure EVs is shocking. They are behaving like a petulant child.
@@davidlazarus67 Why do you think that?
David Lazarus why on earth do you think that?
@@cannygrowabeard Toyota perplexes me to no end. Toyota was ahead of the curve on hybrids. Toyota is not as centrally invested in ICE engineering as some others. Yet, Toyota is one of the least enthusiastic automakers for EVs.
I'm willing to accept arguments for why smaller automakers aren't readily shifting from their ICE bread and butter, but Toyota is absolutely massive. Toyota has ample liquid capital to invest in EV R&D. Instead, Toyota mostly just offers compliance EVs.
The white steering wheel will stay clean for like, a day.
It'll stay clean in MY hands - where do you put yours...........?!!!
@@andymccabe6712 😂
The white steering wheel version has less piano black, though.
VW told me they treat it to withstand staining.
@@theta2170 so, clean for 2 days?
I thought I've had enough of ID.3 videos, and I've really watched a lot. But Robert is unmissable!
Who else does an audible impression of a door shutting? That had me smiling for ages.
Please, please, please. Volkswagon, bring this car to the USA. I will buy one.
sorry... YOU will get the id.4 instead ... coming soon to the USA !
The 8-Bit Guy VW has decided to not bring the ID3 to the US for the foreseeable future and will instead start with the ID4, which will be available next year.
@@jardarsundeolsen3123 Which is stupid. I couldn't care less about the ID.4, it's not the form factor I'm looking for. That goes for a lot of other people too.
Mark Haury yeah, it’s a pity. There’s an increasing market for smaller cars in North America, so hopefully they’ll bring the ID3 over sooner rather than later.
Nice to see you here 🙂
I drove this last week. I can't forget it. So "soft" if that makes sense. And the power. It's unlike anything I've driven.
Soft power is a thing.
9.38 I shouldn’t laugh but he goes to sit in the back saying how spacious it is and bangs his head 🤣 we love you Robert. Don’t change.
That's not true. I am 5'11" and the headroom is great in the back!
@@anemeth9281 He banged his head on the doorway, not the roof. Not the same thing. Still funny.
Needs an estate version before considering one, a car that doesn't think rear seat passengers comes without heads!
And now you know how the charecter of Kryten got his head shape.
I had to laugh (sorry Robert) do you think it is a little awkward because the skateboard design has substantially raised the floor height?
Should’ve called it a “ Volts wagon” a missed opportunity there.
They've been using that in their ads.
I'm so pissed off with ALL Australian Governments who have failed the EV industry in Australia. Australia brags about being an early adopter of technology but in this case they are moving at a snails pace.
I didn't realise there was an EV industry in Oz :) You have to protect all the car manufacturers from.....oh, hang on we got rid of those. But EVs can't do the sort of distances we do in Oz - oh, hang on they can and with the ever expanding fast charger network it makes those distances easy. EVs don't pay fuel duty - ah, now there is the kicker. They don't want to lose the tax from petrol cars, and don't want to be seen as the only even partially industrialised country to tax EVs rather than encourage them. Easy answer - don't promote them to keep their number low. I can't see this changing until you can't buy petrol cars any more, and as we are totally reliant on foreign made cars, this time is fast approaching. By keeping the price high, only a small number of Aussies will buy them - problem solved. Unfortunately, no political party other than the greens will change this so it is here to stay. Good job Australia.
@@js-hl5hv Actually the average car in Aus does about 15k a year so the range anxiety is a bit of a fluff argument (unless you are an interstate truckie) When I road motorcycles we generally had a 200-250 k range and it was no probs because the fuel was there. This lack of charging here is similar to when LPG was first introduced, traveling was a bit hit and miss. I know a bloke who has 5 of 200 Holden ecommodores that were developed but they were binned as well as the commodores that were show cased at the Olympic games in Sydney back then. There is also an Aus company called Tritium that makes the Electric charge points that export most of their stuff to Europe and the states. Plus we are in the top six of lithium reserves in the world.
@@Mymindisablank I probably should have said that I am an Aussie living (like most of us) on the east coast. The fast charger network is actually pretty good from Cairns through to Adelaide. Even the shortest range EVs can travel the east coast with a bit of forethought.
@@js-hl5hv You shouldn't say stuff like that.....grrr I haven't left Melb in 7 months.
Snails have overtaken us
I'm sorry, but I can't stop laughing at 9:33. "So much room in here, this is as big as a Golf." and then he BANGs his head on the door.
Yeah... I'm 193cm tall 6ft3, and I can sit upright in the rear in my eGolf but not in my ID.3. So really, the extra space in the ID.3 is not apparent in normal use cases.
This gushing review seems a bit over the top. Nice car, but nothing special other than it's be 1st ev for the masses.
He used to bang his head on all the Golfs he owned too.....
@@Brian-om2hh Now it makes sense, why they didn't edit it out.
He bangs his head on evrey door. It’s his thing.
I've had my ID.3 for about 2 weeks now and the software glitches are annoying (as Robert found out). There is a major release of the software coming out in December and I'm expecting that most of them will be fixed. It is a pity that Robert didn't drive it at night as this is when the car really shows so great features. The way the lights focus on the direction the steering wheel is pointing is just amazing.
Yep. And you never have to dip either. My favourite feature so far.
@@markiliff dip?
How is the experience with the sliders and the captive steering wheel buttons. Are they as annoying as one thinks sitting in it once for 5 minutes or does is get used to quickly. The software was the reason I decided to stop considering it for now.
@@WilliamPitcher British for dim
@@xbmcbergman I take it as auto-dimming high beam feature then. It's on my 2014 Model S, I turn it off as it's annoying as it keeps switching high beam on and off anywhere on-street or highway, probably annoying oncoming drivers. Annoying me as a driver as well. So off it goes and I just manually switch high beam as I see fit. Maybe I am getting to the age that all these automatic features start to annoy me. Although I do like the AP1 autopilot for highway driving.
Hmm after watching this I’m unsure, did Robert like this car? Did he ever own a Golf?
Robert said in the very beginning that he owned every Golf over 25 years.
don't mind me sitting here with a r/woosh/ sign in my hands. like this comment if my services is required.
He did admit to being biased. But I think it's a nice car. People will like it.
@@dreworoirden7675 Yeah, but did he own a Golf though? And did he like this car?
@@Diggnuts To be fair I think he prevaricated and left it really ambiguous. He'll get splinters in his arse sitting on the fence like that!
9:37 checking the trim with your head there Robert?
I think it looked at him funny - and he head butted it .....!
Well spotted
XD
Do a new series of scrap heap challenge were people make EVs! 😁
In 2015, when I happened to work for Toyota PR I said VW will eventually come out of the dieselgate stronger than ever before. Now it turns out was right :)
Can you forecast anything that might be of use? Next week's lottery numbers maybe?
When you said 'What youre watching is fully charged' was the id3 at full battery? please say it was a practical visual pun XD
It was fully charged, and I get it but damn, didn't think of that. Rubbish at puns
@@fullychargedshow 80% charged is the new Fully Charged anyway. ;-)
Great but it's still out of reach of the majority of people at that price. My old Nissan Leaf will soldier on...
Same
Very true, but for ev’s to get cheaper we need more adoption. So I’m hoping this one becomes a succes. & then more money will be spend making a better & cheaper one. I was astounished the other day that a decade ago 100Kwh of your battery costed 1000$ now its a little above 100$. So yeah, the more EV’s on the road the cheaper they get. Still pricey but good for the future me thinks.
@@atohms 100kwh costed $1000! No way. More like 1kwh costed that.
The jump from interior driving shots in the UK to exterior shots in Germany kept throwing me for some reason.
My brain was worried that Robert had started driving on the wrong side of the road all of a sudden.
could have just flipped the footage in the edit....as most adverts do complete with their number plates x08080x
The wrong side of the road in the context of England. But actually the right side of the road obviously. 😁
Where were there exterior Germany shots?
It's just a car, and that's wonderful. It doesn't have gull wing doors or go faster stripes. It doesn't have a celebration mode. It's just a car.
That's why it is good.
@@HenriZwols I won't argue with that. We're a weird little island.
Fully Charged is one of my favorite RUclips channels and I must say one of the best channels related to EVs and cars. Robert just rocks and its wonderful watching him host the shows. I still remember the first FC video I had seen was the one on Nexon shot in Korea and it got me hooked to EV tech. No other channel comes close to the presentation, the camer work and Robert's dry British wit and sense of humor.
Thanks for the review 👍. As for a 'mass market' EV, probably only if the price comes down a fare amount. Still too expensive for many especially when there are other cars for less that can do the same.
Example ? Soul and leaf seem to have major downsides to this. Mg not even close
depends how you look at it. If you have solar panels you can charge "for free" (not really but you know what I mean). Furthermore the maintenance is 1/3 of a petrol or diesel. Road tax is zero (for the moment in Belgium). So once you bought it it is cheaper to run. You first do need to have the cash of course... not easy
Cost of ownership is significantly cheaper. In the UK, private lease deals means that it's not much more per month than the equivakent Golf. And for compan car drivers, it's significantly cheaper (only £12 per month for me in 2021/22). But overall I agree, manufacturers are charging much more for their EVs than they should. But then they have to face writing off billions in investments in ICE technology and for the new factories for EVs.
9:36 It's so much roomier! _substantially bumps head_
As a 60-year-old VW fan (who has had 10+ VW throughout my life), it was an easy sell to me! Next car is an ID.3!
But the build quality of the Golf is better than the ID.3 (as mentioned in severall ID.3 video's) as long as you're good with that .. For me (driving a Golf 7.5 on a daily basis) the build quality was a huge turnoff.
@@ardonjr
Well it is always dangerous to take the obvious short comings and judge the rest. Besides that those are the first production cars, a lot of parts where just a decision to cut costs down as much as possible on things that don't really matter, like colour under the front hood.
On the other side I never heard anything about the essentials so you might have the lesser quality essential parts in the Golf, only the Future will show.
@@Ismalith I would agree with you if only the base model has such cheap build quality. But also the Max version has cheap plastics on the doors and dashboard.
@@ardonjr
Well I can live with that, driving is more important to me, but I of course, someone who comes from a C-Class might not be ok with that.
@Comeonuseyourbrain I wrote 'As mentioned in several videos'.. So no not yet but does that make my point invalid? Think not. Some videos even compare the Golf 7.5 (which I own) with the new ID3 so you can see for yourself. But hey.. if you don't care about interior quality.. be my guest and order an ID3. I don't mind.. but I'm just pointing it out for others to think about it. To each his own.
So much roomier **bangs his head** than a golf! 😂😂😂
10:08 look at that... a PROPER view into a boot! I can see the boot we are being told about.. Much better.. (It's the simple things in life), though, strange how the colour of the car changes...
I really wish car reviewers would give us relevant boot dimensions (length, width, height) instead of cubic capacity. I'm not filling it up with milk, I'm moving Ikea flatpacks, bicycles or boxes, and knowing those dimensions is rather useful since the capacity to move stuff is part of my selection criteria.
Colin Richardson the steering wheel keeps moving as well
@@kaasmeester5903 you mean a 400litre 1x1x400 is not useful? LOL
@@kaasmeester5903 if i remember correctly mat watson does that/used to do that, fitting in luggage etc.
Kaasmeester You should check out Autogefühl reviews. They measure the dimensions of the boot. Seats up and down.
Love your videos. The iD.3 is probably going to be my first EV when it comes to Australia.
whether the range of the ID3 is sufficient for Australia? with air conditioning, the range is reduced.
looks fantastic, wish it was coming to the US
It’s coming to the US next year
@@angel163 i thought only the ID4 was?
Does it bother anyone that the charger is on one side at the rear so you always have to back in and can't charge at all if it's on the wrong side?
Unfortunately this will not sell super well in the US. Our fellow Americans are rather picky about how their cars look.
@@stevec5000 where is your gas tank, then?
As a tesla fanboy, i am very happy to see this one actually seems like a good option that will be produced at scale (not just fancy expensive prototypes or frauds cough**Nikola**cough). Considering Tesla doesn't have a compact model yet - this will be very popular specially in the EU markets. It will be interesting to see the 25k tesla. This does however moves the overall EV market forward and that should make everyone happy.
25k tesla will be to late. 2-3 years? There is many small EV cars in Europe now.
@@ivand911 Yes. I am not very aware of the european markets. although given the success of M3 and its rate of innovation the 25k tesla when it does come out will most likely be the best option at that price point (EV or ICE).
I was curious to know, the range (or range per $) is considered a big factor (probably most important) here in the US, but i am guessing it is different in EU given the compact nature of your cities. What would you say is the most important features for an EV or any car for that matter?
@@EarthlingNo7 In my eyes, the car has nailed the 3 key features for any EV, and that is, Range,efficiency and charging speed. According to Bjorn Nyland, the middle battery size is more than enough for most people because of those three features.Once the software is sorted out,it will be a very good car.
@@Seemples cool thanks for the info.
Ivan Dobrev Very true, there are a lot of smaller EVs, the difficulty is that you can’t get hold of the really small ones (less than €20,000) and the mid ones, such as the Honda, the mini etc don’t look like good value compared to the ID.3, the Corsa E and the 208. The Tesla Model 3 competes with BMW 3 and 5 series cars in my head, size wise at least.
A very compelling little car - way more appealing than the Nissan Leaf. Redemption never looked so good 👍
Oh yeah. The leaf is a JOKE at this point.
Bring on the IDBuzz. I need a family wagon / camper
That is due to arrive in 2022..........
Just buy mg5...
dot 🤮
@@dot7107 No thanks, it's Chinese.
@@vdubster as plastic as id3, but 1/2 ish of the price and it is wagon
I went to see this car. I was not blown away. Nothing said to me buy me I am special!. It's to much money for what it is.Even the dealer agreed that the cost was to much and the price point had been set to high. It's not the car for the masses unless they bring the price down by a significant amount.
Think of it as a new car and a lifetime's worth of petrol, given how cheap it is to charge
@@DumpTruck500but why not just get an MG or a leaf? .we have waited to long for Volkswagen to make good after diesel gate.only to be given this . Its not a car for the people if the people can't afford it. The initial cost of the car is to much compared to other manufacturers out there. I already have Nissan leaf tekna and the id3 has not got enough wow factor to pull me away.If they could beat Nissan for price then it's worth thinking about.
I found it to be quite poorly made very plasticky and rattled inside. It’s nothing like a golf. The golf is much more refined. Range aside I much prefer the e-golf
Thanks Mr Llewellyn, excellant video, as per usual, no punches pulled. Looks like a good replacement to the Golf. Not sure I agree that VW have owned up to/ accepted diesel gate, but....
Hi Kryters - you didn't mention the teleportation facility, which allows you to drive in different countries on the same test drive.........!!
Yes , noticed that :)
It may have been a slight smeg up :)
How long has Kryten been doing car reviews?!
@@thispaulrules a while but it's more about renewables rather than car reviews. Early/mid 2000's I think.
@@thispaulrules Since just after Scrapheap Challenge ended, I think. Never saw him in Red Dwarf. They celebrated the 10th anniversary of Fully Charged in Summer, 2020, but Robert's other channel ran for a while, beforehand.
06:00 Put the batteries in those trays.
"No, Mr Fawlty. Uno, dos, tres"
Ha! The too much butter scene.
I'm from Barcelona
Que?
Ohhh German... I thought there was something wrong with you 😂
I see your well cultured 👌🏼
Why weren’t the software problems sorted out by quality control or at the research and development stages. What else have they not got right before release ? Time will tell.
This is the second review of this car to suffer with software glitches on test - I would wait for the first batch of recalls before buying one of these.
All cars have problems, Tesla model 3 lose their back bumper, for example.
Lovely car BUT those touch controls o. The steering wheel & on the dash NEED to be actual buttons not touch sensitive ones, can you work with gloves & operate without looking, with physical buttons no problem.
Actually robert VW haven't admitted anything in fact in regards to the uk litigation they are still saying they didn't do anything wrong ( illegal ) and are fighting the compensation claims despite being brought to rights in the USA and settling claims they're doing their best to drag it out indefinitely .
They also recently denied using slave labour in Uyghur, even though it has been documented. And when asked the CEO seemed utterly uninterested.
Tragic.
So much to love about VW.
This spoils it all.
The difference between the US & Europe is that the Americans hit them with a massive fine which then opened the door to litigation. As a big corporate, their lawyers will be advising them to deny liability. They’ll probably pay out some compensation to owners while still denying liability. That’s how it works. They could also be stringing it out for a while. That means owners who were affected will have sold the car on & it’s less likely they’ll claim.
@@hughmarcus1 Exactly, they're behaving just like any other big American or international Corporation - think of Apple, or Microsoft, Exxon, Shell when they have been caught out misbehaving. The US loves to sue foreign corporations, they're much kinder on their own. VW shouldn't have cheated (they were not the only ones) but they were right to fight for their own company in the US in whatever way they could. Good work for lawyers though. International corporatist ethics are explained in a very slim volume indeed. VW have got the message, and they are going to catch up with Tesla whose cars do not have a very good reputation for build quality - that could ultimately prove very expensive for their bottom line.
John M you can find Int’l Corporate Ethics on the back of UK postage stamps 🤫
Clicked like before even seeing it, Fullycharged is always quality content!
Robert and your love for VW has been evident for years in many of your videos on the channel. Its a perfect fit for you. Its certainly a car I would love to own as well. When they start to become used and within my budget I can see me owning one. Love it.
Please review your statement at 3:00 about ID.3 being lighter than the Tesla Model 3. Tesla Standard Range Plus Model 3 -- the trim most comparable to the 58 kWh ID.3 -- is actually slightly LIGHTER (1612 kg for the 3 vs. 1650 kg for the ID.3).
Good morning Robert from Lismore NSW, VW is the only car 🚙 manufacturer that I support other than Tesla. Elon musk and Herbert Diess of VW will get together and share Tesla battery technology they will be the first vehicle manufacturer to work Tesla. When will be the have VW in Lismore NSW, next 23 to 25 September 2021.
EV's in Australia? Nah. The PM is all about gas! 🤮
With solar on your homes you could be so much less independent on fossil fuels and the corruption that follows.
Luckily, businesses and people are ignoring the PM, much like they do everywhere! Your PM thought that the tesla grid battery was a joke, and it most obviously isn't.
Just change your PM as soon as possible. He is a coalhead.
vote him out at the next opportunity
Coal gasifier on the truck bed?
I’ve watched a ton of id3 reviews but Robert grinning from ear to ear in one is a joy. Couldn’t agree more with the sentiment - the Tesla m3 and mY are the best out there, no doubt at all, but... I want this!! Or maybe it’s spicy brother the El Born, that looks ace.
if this is the MEB equivalent of a golf hatchback, I could see myself in the MEB equivalent of the Skoda Octavia estate in 5 years time, hope lots of people/fleets buy/lease them new so I can get a good deal a few years down the road, this gets me excited and relieved for the future
Check out the ID Space Vizzion. Might come in a similar look in 2 years.
@@azschalter just googled it, looks good, just thinking the Skoda/seat versions will be cheaper
Looking forward to the launch of the Skoda Enyaq (MEB platform) which might well replace my Octavia
Yes I'm liking the look of the Skoda Enyaq, based on the ID.4, again, hoping for some ex lease used deals in a few years
Similarly I'm awaiting the SEAT Leon version, to see what it's like.
Heat pump. An option on ALL trim levels at £1250!!!! Granny charger. An option £295!!! Typical German car manufacturer - everything useful is an extra. I have decided on an eNiro, same price, everything included, 7 year warranty and 282 miles range.
Thanks for review! A nitpick / question: At around 3:00 you compare it to the Tesla Model 3 and states it is a much smaller and lighter car. I guess it depends on your definition, but the according to Wikipedia, the ID.3 is 1,600 kg. A Tesla Model 3 SR+ is 1,611 kg. 11kg in difference isn't much.
The LR RWD is 1,730 kg, but my guess is the weight of the ID.3 mentioned on Wikipedia isn't for the model with the big battery pack and as such, the best comparison is with the standard range.
3:30 LOVE the Pause and Play symbols on the pedals!
Right, thats cool.
I thought I saw those as well. Kinda neat!
Smart
Only available on the First Edition - until the chinese find out
I saw that and thought it was so clever
The lane-departure warnings annoying Robert. I've seen in other reviews that these can be switched off but only by delving into the menus each time you drive. Can owners confirm that? The Zoe has a button on the dash to switch between lane-departure warning/lane-steer/off. And it remembers the chosen setting next time. The debate goes on about touch screen versus buttons.
I think the euro ncap safety regs for new cars designed in 2020 and onwards legislate to have several taps to turn off lane assist, i think to discourage people to turn it off, for whatever reason
I've seen more thorough reviews of the id.3, but few delivered more enthusiastically and with more charm ;-)
Every reviewer should mention that unfortunate fact that ID.3 turns into a 4seater with the largest 77kWh battery. Golf/Passat size family hatchback which can accommodate just 2 children in the back. 😟 (Though to be fair that 58kWh option might be sufficient for most needs and cheaper)
Great car, very well built. Gonna change my VW polo match auto, after 22years ownership, with no mechanical problems. VW expensive, but not in the long run. My new id3 will be great, guaranteed!
Another great video with an honest, (you're bang on with your 'dieselgate' comments at the beginning I think), sensible and objective review.
I had no idea VW have spent as much as you say they have on their EV platform development. Truly staggering numbers!😲
I think the ID.3 will become a top selling car for VW, like the Nissan Leaf and Hyundai Ioniq Electric have. Let's be honest; most people interested in driving an EV just don't need and certainly can't afford a Tesla or Polestar2.
this is really not much cheaper than the SR+. (~2 grand). It has the same range but much slower and more basic features.. Good hatchback, but still less storage than M3.
Can't wait for the more affordable Dacia to come out
Great news! Cit.
personally i dont like the look of the SUV wish it was a hatchback
A little thing I really like is the direction selector (forward/backward) at the steering wheel. No technical necessity to place it between the front chairs.
Copied from the BMW i3
It’s one of the things I miss from my i3. It’s just so sensible
But what is it with all that geeky touch screen shit in all these electric cars.
I've never driven a laptop before and I should imagine you have to take your eyes off the road to program the stupid thing . What happened to good ole plain and simple switches that you could memorise where they were so you didn't have to take your eyes off the road . But I should think the geeks love that sort of shit.
And that's why I would choose a Kona any day of the week over this car.
I received my id.3 on its UK release data, about 3 weeks ago. I put a (refundable) deposit down on a 1st edition more than a year ago and eventually decided to go with it!
So, I thought I'd try to answer some of the common questions I'm seeing in the comments just in case that's useful?
- The white dash and steering is entirely optional - you can choose black, even in the 1st edition
- There are a mixture of materials inside. Some are cheaper than others but overall it's nice in there, particularly at night with the ambient lighting which is fully customisable RGB. I think the interior looks nicer in person than it does on camera.
- The price of the 1st edition was indeed high - I've been saving for a long time for my first ever new car. But the base model is rumoured to cost under €30,000 euros, which equates to under £23k with the government grant. That's best case of course and the duties will likely go up after the Brexit withdrawal period :(
- Yes, the worst thing is the software. We were given the option of receiving our cars this year only if we join the "first movers club" and accept that "some features will be missing". However, what we actually got was a whole host of features that don't work properly. It's very slow, there are loads of bugs and random warnings for worrying things like airbags. OTA updates are not yet available and the first "major update" is due in January, which will involve a trip to the dealership.
- This car is not intended to be a "T-killer". It is, however a very nice car to drive and the performance (particularly 0-30mph) feels great. There are two options for power ~150bhp and ~200bhp. The 1st edition is the higher power. Figures: 7.0s to 62mph, top speed limited to 99mph.
- You can't attach a tow bar to the 1st edition but apparently upcoming version will support one
- There are separate buttons for climate control and there are steering wheel buttons for the radio etc. The only problem with the buttons just below the screen is that they don't light up at night!
- The boot is "longer" than most hatchbacks but is a bit shallow - i.e. high load floor.
- The reversing camera is not 360 but has a wide-angle mode. The parking sensor graphic loads over the top of it, though, so you have to swipe it out of the way!
- Although the battery is larger than the quoted "usable" 58kWh, they still only recommend you charge to 80%. It gets there in 34 minutes from flat, though, so pretty good.
- It does have cup holders! :) In fact there's loads of space in the centre console thingy due to the lack of drive shaft. The glove-box is tiny though.
Shibby Rj - Data?
This is the electric car I’ve been waiting for....
"That is _much_ bigger than a Golf's boot..." - 385 liters vs. 380 liters. So now we know. 5 liters equals "much". :)
Yes, the e-Golf boot is super!
EGolf was 341litres
I suppose he was talking about the eGolf, a compromise of a car.
@@CaroAbebe Okay, that could be, although he didn't say that, while he _did_ talk about generations of Golfs.
Never mind the software glitches, that interior's worse and far cheaper looking than the latest Kia's by a long way.
The white on the fascia etc must give terrible reflections in the windscreen giving a washed out look. Dark colours every time essential here.
Wish they’d bring it to Australia along with the ID.4. It would probably go for fleet money here which would move a few of them. Hopefully they’ll fix the software glitches asap....
I’m biased (I work at a VW dealership) but the ID3 really is a very special car to drive. Everyone that’s test driven our demo car in the 10 days we’ve had it so far has come back with a stupidly big grin.
Test-drove it a couple of weeks ago... was thoroughly impressed! Like you I've had a few Golfs and this one really felt like a Golf from the future... and the turning radius... man... :-P
Have you tried the Tesla model 3? And if so, can you list the pros and cons about each one?
The future is bright :)
Time has shown this to be a very bias review, he even knew what dealerships have plenty of ID3’s to test drive🤨Paid advertorial...
No mention of the annoying controls then? No physical warning button for example...
I watched the Carwow review of it earlier, and it seemed much more balanced.
Please, point out the problems with cars, otherwise it's nothing more than an advert.
People don't understand how BIG Volkswagen really is. Tesla gets so much press you can get the impression they are somehow equals, but of course they are not.
Tesla produced some 370K cars last year. VW produced 10.2 million cars last year. Hell, the sole factory making ID.3's can put out 300K cars per year by itself, almost Tesla's entire production capacity. When a big company like VW decides to go for something, they have muscle to put behind it. They are going to catch up with Tesla way, way, way faster than the Tesla fanboys think they will.
It's funny with all the self-proclaimed experts who show up in the comment sections of all ID.3 reviews, to inform us how VW have got everything wrong with the pricing and/or design and/or marketing of this car, happily predicting its inevitable failure. I guess the world's biggest car manufacturer should have listened to some uneducated random internet dudes before putting 33 billion into EV's eh? Silly them.
Big doesn't equate to fast. Often the opposite in fact. But we have been hearing how the big boys are coming, and they will squash Tesla, for years. It hasn't happened yet. I hope they do catch up because Tesla can't convert the world to electric cars by itself. Meanwhile I am left with that image of parking lots full of VWs getting updated software one car at a time.
@@CorwynGC Yes it does, assuming they actually put their resources into something, which VW is clearly doing with EV's.
Perhaps you didn't quite read my post: Tesla total production: 370K, VW total production: 10200K.
But you think software updates is a problem that will hold them back? I guess the Elon cultists will always keep believing.
@@panzerkami2381 Your wishing it so, does not make it so. Read your post, it didn't give any evidence for your assertions. I don't think software updates will hold them back; VW has said that software updates ARE holding them back. Elon haters will always keep believing.
That white steering wheel and dashboard are really bright on camera. I'd imagine that it would cause glare for the driver when you're driving towards the sun.
"In a much smaller, lighter car"
Smaller it may be, but with a weight of 1794 kg for the 58 kWh 1st edition model, it's actually heavier than the 50 kWh Model 3 which is 1655 kg. So heavy is it in fact, that the 78 kWh version is a 4 seater only to prevent the car from being overloaded.
This is a VW. They are more solidly built. The battery back has its own chassis. Its more expensive and makes the car heavier, but it massively improves structural rigidity.
Joshua Lewis It really doesn’t feel heavy though. I’ve driven the 1st Max. Still feels agile. I drive a 120ah i3s which weighs 1290kg. The ID3 feels better to drive.
@@kjellodnebreitebakk i3 is so light? Amaizing.
Djprojectus carbon fiber & plastic. Undercarriage is aluminum. Great cars. They’ll last a lifetime. Only parts that rust is the brakes.
Adrian Jasper Bürkner It is because of weight. I looked at some schematics, the battery casing seems to be the same size for all models. They just fill it with the neccesary modules. So the 77kwh has less loading weight because the ID3 has the same typerating for max weight, despite battery size.
The thumbnails are getting worse, why pull faces every time
I love the look of it and for me is the best EV under 50.000 euros. And the best of all also belongs to the same Group - my dream car - Porsche Taycan Turbo S.
Great review, great concept for a car. I like that your ideals for efficiency, functional design, and interface lean toward practical. Just a concept here though, N.A. will get it’s bloated inefficient flavour of the day. Please tell VW there are a lot of (LEAF driving) North Americans that would buy the id3 and ignore the chubby id4.
0:30 Why does this car look like a render even in real life? 🤔
I think it's the paint, it catches the light in a way that makes it look like an unlit model w/global light.
So it doesn’t have a ‘Beaker mode’ but, it does have the machine that goes Ping. Brilliant 🤓
Beeper*
@@RWBHere You don't know Beaker?
Having stopped watching full charged a while ago because of the appalling reviews, I'm reminded why I did that. What a ridiculous fanboy review.
see couple of comments above.
Your Euro bias was obvious. Look 77kw on a lighter car that goes 100 miles less than a model 3 is nothing to brag about. VW is 10 years behind.
Your are a fan and this will be a biased view, is an understatement. You are practically drooling over it. I don't like the toy like cheap plasticky looks. They are still not upto Tesla standard in the battery and power train dept, not sure where the 33 billion went.
No autonomy, no software. Nice toy to hang around
And VW will sell lots of them because of it.
8:17 I laughed very hard... very funny--- 🤣
I just want to say that this is the best RUclips channel period
Absolutely agree
Smart cars for stupid people. I want a dumb car. I know where I'm going when I go.
AGAIN ... YOUR USING COAL/PETROLEUM BASED ELECTRICAL GENERATION FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE? WTF?
They should have called it the VW Mea Culpa :) Looks like a great start, perfect size for most people, love it!
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Any idea when ‘affordable’ budget EVs will be released?
And when ICE cars pay for their environmental damage in advance, making them double in price. Then EVs will seem cheap by comparison. Personal transportation is a privelige and a luxury. Prepare to pay.
@Sendit Sunday thanks for that tip!
The Dacia Spring will be released in Europe in 2021 based on the Renault K-ZE mini-SUV sold in China for €8k. Renault CEO said they were working on a €10k EV for europe. It hasn’t got a great range “at least 200km” but the price point is finally relevant to those of us on a budget!
9:35 “it’s so much roomier than a golf” then twats his head on the way in haha
Doesn't say much for an ICE Golf then.
I have test driven this car !! and I was amazed at it, extremely clever car...so intuitive...I've ordered one :)
Very surprised at the comment that the best feature you have seen in the last 10 years of reviewing cars is the blue turn here feature. Really?!? Last 10 years and that is the best user interface feature ? Wow
9:37 - Roomier than a Golf (hits head getting into rear seat 😂)
I loathe being beeped at by technology. Otherwise a contender...
However, I'm still not convinced VW have learnt lessons from poor corporate behaviour. When asked recently about slave labour being used to make their components in Uyghar, the CEO pretended not to know about it and seemed not to care.
Be careful mentioning ethical concerns on FC videos, their responses are often very frosty and along the lines of "well your phone was made in China/we support all countries equally etc". It's one thing that always disappoints me about the channel.
As opposed to Elon Musk’s attitude to the Covid lockdown?
@@ChiroVideosTVlondon So it's an either - either? I only get two choices in this world?
Google seems to think Uyghar are a people not a place.
@@thesolarfutureenthusiast1102 Pathetic..
I feel that Fully Charged has been a journey that has led to this - Robert finally getting his forever car! Hope his Tesla lease has opt-out clauses!
Somehow, I don't think Robert will be trading in his Tesla car of the future for a VW. They have 10 years of catching up to do before they can compete with Tesla on an equal playing field...
@@Charlie-UK Not paying attention to anything said in the video or not watching the video at all kinda disqualifies your whole comment. So does the blatantly obvious fanboiism. Tesla might be 1-2 years ahead in regards to efficiency, it's yeeeeeears _behind_ in terms of build quality.
I think he’s more likely to upgrade the leaf to an id3 than swap out the Tesla. I’d put my money on a German model Y when the lease is up
@@fryke Unfortunatelly, Patrick. Thats not where the money is. The money is in the software. At which VW, car company of the past, has abjectly failed to produce anything equal to a Tesla offering. Your obvious lack of knowledge disqualifies You, from commenting further in this this arena...
@A N Other Absolutely, circa early 1990's. Apparently some car company in Italy 'sampled' the horse bit for their noisy, polluting red cars.
Very nice car, but for a resident of the poorest country in the EU Bulgaria will remain a dream.
A good review, an great that VW ave pushed the EV closer to the masses, however Bobbie didn't even touch on what is possibly the biggest problem with this car (and its new Golf brother!).
Having looked at a number of other videos and reports on this car, it seems that the main 'central' HMI is a total own goal.
t has no physical buttons at all (OK Tesla do that, and do it well because they have a enormous screen that they can actually fit a load of bits on screen at the same time), but so overly complicated and un-intuitive.
Apparently some journalists have sat and fought for 15 minutes to try to turn the air-con on and gave up and had to ask the WV people how to do it! Added to that, there are touch sensitive 'sliders' for the heaters, which are apparently almost impossible to use when on the move, and are unlit, so at night they completely disappear! And they're also placed in the exact place you'll rest your hand when trying to use the main screen...
I haven't had the chance to try it myself yet, however It sounds like it is bordering on dangerous as to how much you're going to have to look away from the road to undertake even the most simple of tests (like turning up the fan).
Never mind being stopped by the police for following the speed limit on the dodgy sat nav, I'd be more worried about crashing into a hedge whilst trying to turn off the heated seats!
I think I'll wait for the face lifted one in a couple of years time when they've added a couple of rotary dials and physical buttons back in...
@@mattgrant9479 maybe for the heated seat (which you'll use occasionally, maybe more in an EV than ICE in terms of more efficient heating), but not for fan adjusting etc. And the point is that the button (haptic feedback i believe rather than physical) is a) unlit, so utterly useless when it's dark, and b) in the place you'll constantly be resting your hand to use the main screen, so you're going to end up with a toasted arse every time you go to prod the sat nav! You don't have to be an expert in ergonomics to see it's a clear and obvious design flaw.
And whilst I've not personally tried it, the fact that basically every review I've seen about this HMI (in the Golf or ID.3) from well established and experienced car journalists have derided the system (including a certain Mr Smith, previously of this parish during in his podcast with Mr Porter), must mean it's more than just a fleeting opinion by some numpty (me!)?
I was looking forward to trading-in my five year old golf and buying the iD3, however I believe the software glitches are a very serious safety issue and should not be under estimated. I'm told there will be a software update in 2021 so for the sake of a couple of months, I'll wait 'till then and see what happens before purchasing.
A major software update is coming in december and I expect it to sort out most of the glitches.
Thanks for this video! Looks a lot like the Golf Plus.
👍 which was then renamed to golf Sportsvan in some markets
9:36 Look how much room is in the back! * *hits his head getting in* *
Lol!
Have you seen Battery Life channel? He liked it so much when he reviewed it, he bought one. Enjoyed you review as always.
That’s a good channel. Made me think that it would be nice to have some nighttime reviews of cars too as the internal lighting and headlights bring out a different personality in cars you don’t get through daytime only driving.
@@chillmeister Battery Life has done a night time drive to show the auto dip on the headlights
Ivan Layton yes, it was that video that made me think it’s something that is rarely covered during the usual reviews.
YOUR VW FACTORY SCAN ... NOT A SOLAR PANEL, NOT A WIND TURBINE IN SIGHT! JUST SAYIN!
Good to hear theres a real alternative to Tesla, we need as much variety and choice as possible
We really don't. We need to ban all cars.
@@garry8390 great idea
"This is so much roomier!"
And the next second... BANG! Head hit the roof 😂
:D
What about the poor software and controls that every other reviewer has complained about. Are you OK with these??
he complained about it in the video. Wrong speed limit 90mph in the UK lol, he pointed out it kept telling him to drive the car!.
Is it just me? Or did a lot more road noise come in through the car than most of the other cars shown on this channel? I don't care, but it was the first car in a long time where I could hear the car.
My wife got one VWid3 Life the simpler version she loves it. We tried alot of different electric cars even Tesla and she liked this most. Said it just feels well done just done right thanks VW