Volkswagen ID.3 Pure Performance

No longer available

This electric vehicle is no longer in production and not available to buy new. The Volkswagen ID.3 Pure Performance was available from August 2021 until January 2022. Financial data like price, leasing and company car tax were applicable to the final year of availability of the Volkswagen ID.3 Pure Performance.

Pricing

The Volkswagen ID.3 Pure Performance had a Recommend Retail Price (RRP) of £28,945 and an On The Road Price (OTR) of £29,635. The OTR Price includes VAT, first year of VED, vehicle first registration fee, number plates and delivery. The Volkswagen ID.3 Pure Performance was eligible for a Plug-In Car Grant (PICG) of £1,500. The OTR Price including the PICG for the Volkswagen ID.3 Pure Performance is £28,135.

Drivetrain and Performance

The Volkswagen ID.3 Pure Performance is a full electric vehicle (BEV). The maximum power of the Volkswagen ID.3 Pure Performance is 110 kW (148 hp). The maximum torque is 229 lb-ft. The Volkswagen ID.3 Pure Performance is rear wheel drive and can accelerate from 0 to 62 miles per hour in 8.9 seconds. The top speed is 99 mph.

Battery and Charging

The battery of the Volkswagen ID.3 Pure Performance has a total capacity of 55 kWh. The usable capacity is 45 kWh. A range of about 170 miles is achievable on a fully charged battery. The actual range will however depend on several factors including climate, terrain, use of climate control systems and driving style.

For example: sustaining high speeds in cold weather could result in a range of around 120 mi. However, driving at low speeds in mild weather will increase the range to around 250 mi.

Charging is done using a Type 2 connector and the on-board charger has a maximum power of 7.2 kW. This charges a fully depleted battery back to full in around 7 hours 30 minutes. Charging the car using a regular wall plug will take around 23 hours 15 minutes.

Rapid charging is possible through a CCS connection. The maximum rapid charge power is 101 kW. The battery can't be charged continuously at this power. In an average rapid charge session the average charge power will be around 76 kW. This charges the battery from 10% to 80% in around 30 minutes. A rapid charge like this will add about 115 miles of range.

Energy Consumption

The combined (motorway and city) energy consumption of the Volkswagen ID.3 Pure Performance is about 265 Wh per mile. By comparison, this energy consumption is the equivalent of a fuel consumption of 153 mpg in a traditional petrol car.

The actual energy consumption will depend on several factors including climate, terrain, use of climate control systems and driving style. For example: sustaining high speeds in cold weather could result in an energy use of around 375 Wh per mile. However, driving at low speeds in mild weather will increase the efficiency to about 180 Wh per mile.

CO2 Emission

The Volkswagen ID.3 Pure Performance emits no CO2 during driving. This only includes direct emissions from the vehicle itself. The energy needed to charge the battery might have been (partly) generated by the use of fossil fuels. Vehicles with an internal combustion engine will always emit CO2 during driving. Additionally, CO2 is emitted during the production and transport of fossil fuels.

More information from Volkswagen

The link below will open the page of the ID.3 on the official Volkswagen site.

Go to the ID.3 on the official Volkswagen website.

Preceding model

The model shown on this page is the successor of the Volkswagen ID.3 Pure Performance, which was available to order from May 2021 until August 2021. The previous model was £15 less expensive, had similar range, same acceleration and was similar in energy consumption.

Preceding model Volkswagen ID.3 Pure Performance