{"id":36162,"date":"2022-11-16T00:04:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T05:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=36162"},"modified":"2022-11-16T00:04:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T05:04:04","slug":"volkswagen-id3x-electric-crossover-rendering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=36162","title":{"rendered":"Future Volkswagen ID.3 X Comes Into View Via Rendering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last month Volkswagen CEO Thomas Sch\u00e4fer announced the company was \u201chard at work\u201d creating an ID.3 crossover model (possibly called ID.3 X) to slot below the ID.4 in the lineup. He also announced that the vehicle would arrive before 2026 sporting a \u201cdramatically different\u201d design to its hatchback counterpart that would give it its own identity.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t know exactly what that means right now, but Motor.es created this rendering trying to preview what a taller <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/volkswagen\/id-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">ID.3<\/a> with unique styling might look like. Their interpretation shows a distinctly mini SUV-esque vehicle with plenty of ground clearance, doors that cover the sills, and a greenhouse whose shape seems halfway between that of the ID.3 hatch and ID.4 crossover.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/volkswagen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">Volkswagen<\/a> design will surely evolve more by the time the high-riding ID.3 debuts, though, so even if the shape of the body could be similar to this rendering, the vehicle\u2019s fascia will surely show an evolution of the current design. By the time the ID.3 X arrives on the market, Volkswagen will already have launched <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/618886\/volkswagen-id3-facelift-2023-physical-buttons\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22618886%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22volkswagen-id3-facelift-2023-physical-buttons%22%7D\">the ID.3 facelift<\/a>, which is due out next year, and that could give some indication about the X model\u2019s look.<\/p>\n<div itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" class=\"msnt-photo-thumb-gallery trinity-skip-it inline \"> <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"2026 Volkswagen ID.2 X Motor1 Render\"\/> <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"msnt-photo-thumb-gallery-main-photo\"> <a href=\"\/photo\/6499037\/2026-vw-id2-x-render-1\/\" class=\"msnt-photo-thumb-gallery-main-photo-box\"> <picture class=\"lazyload\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/KbJRY1\/s4\/2026-vw-id.2-x-render-1.webp 1x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/KbJRY1\/s3\/2026-vw-id.2-x-render-1.webp 2x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/KbJRY1\/s3\/2026-vw-id.2-x-render-1.webp 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/KbJRY1\/s4\/2026-vw-id.2-x-render-1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/KbJRY1\/s3\/2026-vw-id.2-x-render-1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/KbJRY1\/s3\/2026-vw-id.2-x-render-1.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/KbJRY1\/s6\/2026-vw-id.2-x-render-1.webp 1x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/KbJRY1\/s4\/2026-vw-id.2-x-render-1.webp 2x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/KbJRY1\/s4\/2026-vw-id.2-x-render-1.webp 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/KbJRY1\/s6\/2026-vw-id.2-x-render-1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/KbJRY1\/s4\/2026-vw-id.2-x-render-1.jpg 2x, https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/mgl\/KbJRY1\/s4\/2026-vw-id.2-x-render-1.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.motor1.com\/images\/static\/16x9-tr.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"2026 VW ID.2 X Render 1\" width=\"16\" height=\"9\"\/> <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture> <\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"value\">4<\/span> <span class=\"label\">Photos<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It will also be built on <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/579992\/volkswagen-meb-platform-improvements-announced\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22579992%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22volkswagen-meb-platform-improvements-announced%22%7D\">an updated version of the MEB platform<\/a>, currently used to underpin all VW brand EVs. This should grant the model improved range, charging and performance characteristics over today\u2019s ID.3. It should also feature improved interior materials, better software and even more advanced safety and semi-autonomous driving features.<\/p>\n<p>What Volkswagen is going to call this model has not been confirmed, but speaking to Autocar about the new crossover\u2019s name, Thomas Sch\u00e4fer explained that<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"9\">\n<p>It\u2019s one option and not an unlikely option that the SUV part is an X but it\u2019s not 100%. It has to be consistent across the range, and because our range is still quite big and overlapping here and there, we need to sort it out. But it looks as if it would make sense with the numbering and X.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<section class=\"relatedContent-new trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"related-content\" data-widget-size=\"content\" data-params=\"%7B%22type_id%22%3A0%2C%22title_id%22%3A%22%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22621680%22%2C%22title%22%3A%222024%20Volkswagen%20ID.%20Aero%20Spied%20Again%2C%20Shows%20Big%20Center%20Touchscreen%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%222024-volkswagen-id-aero-spied-again-shows-big-center-touchscreen%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FP3orwX%2Fs5%2F2024-volkswagen-id-aero-spy-shots.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22621604%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Volkswagen%20Delivers%20500%2C000%20ID.%20EVs%20One%20Year%20Ahead%20Of%20Schedule%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22volkswagen-delivers-500000-id-evs-one-year-ahead-schedule%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FbgzwBr%2Fs5%2Fvolkswagen-achieves-global-deliveries-of-500-000-id-electric-vehicles.jpg%22%7D%7D%5D%7D\">   <\/section>\n<section class=\"trinity-skip-it\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"video_mstv\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizer\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAYAAAA7KqwyAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAABpJREFUeNpi\/P\/\/PwMlgImBQjBqwLAwACDAAOVfAw9\/ZDvcAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\"\/>  <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month Volkswagen CEO Thomas Sch\u00e4fer announced the company was \u201chard at work\u201d creating an ID.3 crossover model (possibly called ID.3 X) to slot below the ID.4 in the lineup. He also announced that the vehicle would arrive before 2026 sporting a \u201cdramatically different\u201d design to its hatchback counterpart that would give it its own [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36163,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/36163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}