VW expands its electric vehicle offerings with the ID.5 electric SUV

Electrek.co by Fred Lambert November 3, 2021

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[{"selector":"#anim-8f0ae08d-659f-414c-ae12-d66d25318bf5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] If you are familiar with the design of the ID.4 you could easily get confused, since the ID.5 looks almost identical.

[{"selector":"#anim-f39d9009-0afa-4199-a382-d8873cd80fae","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] While it features a new nameplate, the ID.5 is basically the ID.4 with a coupe-style back. The overall dimensions are roughly the same.

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