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Volkswagen ID 3 could get a convertible derivative. The company has hinted at a plan to expand its electric ID 3 range with the new variant, and is gauging support for the new model with a social media campaign.
ID 3 could become the brand’s first all-electric convertible EV
Carmaker undertaking social media campaign to gauge interest
Could arrive with the facelifted ID 3 which is due in 2023
Posting on LinkedIn, Volkswagen CEO, Ralf Brandstätter, suggested that an open-roof version of the brand s electric hatchback could provide an entirely new, extraordinary feeling of freedom . He added that the concept is a very tempting idea , and that Volkswagen is considering how it could be taken to production.
Pure-electric Volkswagen ID.3 convertible previewed
Pure-electric Volkswagen ID.3 convertible previewed
March 02, 2021
German car-maker confirms it is plotting a battery-powered drop-top based on latest ID.3 hatch
Volkswagen has previewed a convertible version of its new Volkswagen ID.3 hatch on social media in an attempt to gauge whether or not there’s a market for a zero-emissions drop-top.
It was posted first on Volkswagen brand CEO Ralf Brandstätter’s Linkedin profile, with the accompanying words that such a car could “provide an entirely new, extraordinary feeling of freedom”.
The renders of the proposed 2023 Volkswagen ID.3 Convertible were then reposted by Volkswagen Group chief Herbert Diess on Twitter, with the caption: “We’re thinking about an e-convertible, maybe an ID.3 convertible. What do you think?”