2027 Volkswagen ID.3 GTI
Announced
79 kWh GTI 326 PS
Battery
- Battery Net energy content, which is the figure Volkswagen quotes.
- 79 kWh
Range
- Range WLTP combined, up to. Volkswagen quotes 601 km, and marks it a forecast value on a car that is not yet on sale.
- 373 miles
- Efficiency Worked out from Volkswagen's preliminary forecast consumption of 14.5 kWh/100 km.
- 4.3 mi/kWh
Charging
- Max fast charge power
- 183 kW
- Fastest charge time 10 to 80% on a 183 kW charger.
- 29 mins
Performance
- Top speed Electronically limited. Volkswagen quotes 200 km/h.
- 124 mph
- Acceleration Volkswagen quotes 0 to 100 km/h, which is 62 mph. Launch Control is standard.
- 5.6 secs
- Motor
- 240 kW
- Horsepower Metric horsepower, as Volkswagen quotes it: 326 PS is 322 bhp.
- 326 hp
- Torque
- 545 Nm
- Sound generator In GTI mode the background lighting turns red, the instruments switch to a power display with a speedometer in the middle, and the sound of a combustion engine plays behind it.
- Yes
Details
- Seating
- 5 seats
Dimensions
- Length
- 4,265 mm
- Width Without mirrors, as Volkswagen's drawing marks it.
- 1,809 mm
- Height
- 1,544 mm
- Boot volume Volkswagen quotes 383 to 1,267 litres.
- 383 litres
- Boot volume (max) With seats down
- 1,267 litres
- Wheelbase
- 2,766 mm
Tech
- V2L (3-pin socket) Through an optional adapter, which turns the charging socket into a 3.6 kW supply.
- Yes
- App
- Yes
- Android Auto
- Yes
- Apple CarPlay
- Yes
What you get
Chassis and drive
- DCC adaptive sports chassis Standard
- Progressive steering Standard
- Launch Control Standard
- GTI driving profile, alongside Eco, Comfort, Sport and Individual Standard
- 20 inch Wörthersee alloy wheels Standard
Interior
- Premium sport seats in the Superclark tartan check Standard
- Rear seats in the Superclark tartan check Standard
- GTI sports steering wheel with a red 12 o'clock marking Standard
- Red topstitching and a red stripe across the dash panel Standard
- GTI instruments Standard
- Massage and memory function for the premium sport seats Optional
- Panoramic sunroof Optional
Charging and towing
- PowerSocket adapter for vehicle-to-load Optional
- Removable bracket for a bicycle carrier, 75 kg drawbar load Optional
Driver assistance
- Park Assist Pro with memory function Optional
- Travel Assist, which brakes for a red traffic light Optional
Exterior
- IQ.LIGHT LED matrix headlights Standard
- Illuminated light strip with the VW logo between the headlights Standard
- Red stripe above the light strip, and red elements in each outer edge of the bumper Standard
- High-gloss black honeycomb air intake grille Standard
- High-gloss black mirror caps and side members Standard
- Roof, roof spoiler and boot lid in the body colour Standard
Screens and audio
- 12.9 inch touch display, Innovision infotainment Standard
- Digital Cockpit Standard
- Rotary knob on the centre console for volume and track Standard
- Button strip for the air conditioning under the display Standard
- 480 watt Harman Kardon sound system Optional
- Augmented reality head-up display Optional
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The Volkswagen ID.3 GTI in Tornado Red · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
ID.3 GTI, and the red stripe above the light strip · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
ID.3 GTI from behind: roof, spoiler and boot lid in the body colour · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
ID.3 GTI from the side, on its 20 inch Wörthersee wheels · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
ID.3 GTI on the road · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
ID.3 GTI at speed · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
ID.3 GTI, rear three-quarter · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
ID.3 GTI pulling away · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
Inside the ID.3 GTI · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
The 12.9 inch display, and the rotary knob on the console below it · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
The premium sport seats · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
The Digital Cockpit in GTI mode · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
The GTI badge on the steering wheel · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
The Travel Assist controls, and the red stitching around them · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
The Superclark tartan check, a new reading of the 1976 Golf GTI seats · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
The tartan stripe across a seat cushion · Tornado Red · © Volkswagen
Videos
Volkswagen ID.3 review
Review by Mr. EV · Watch on YouTube
The original ID.3, not the 2026 car.
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Specifications correct as of 16 September 2026. Source: Volkswagen ID.3 GTI world premiere, 16 September 2026.
