The Volkswagen ID.3 now gets a GTI version with 326hp, making this the most powerful series-production VW with the GTI badge. It’s also the first GTI model to get rear-wheel drive. Customer bookings will begin in early 2027, and the GTI version offers unique design elements and features as compared to the regular ID.3 Neo on which it’s based. The unveiling of this high-performance version of the ID.3 also marks 50 years since the ‘GTI’ nameplate’s debut in 1976.
- 79kWh battery pack supports DC charging up to 183kW.
- 0-100kph in a claimed 5.6 seconds.
- Gets vertical LED elements, gloss-black accents and Wörthersee wheels.
- Sport seats with check pattern, red stripes on the dash and 12 o’clock steering marking.
Volkswagen ID.3 GTI powertrain
The first fully electric GTI gets all of the ID.3’s performance-enhancing features as standard
The Volkswagen ID.3 GTI is equipped a 79kWh lithium-ion battery pack that’s available with the range-topping variant of the regular ID 3 Neo as standard. This energises a single rear-mounted electric motor that generates 326hp and 545Nm of torque, enabling a 0-100kph sprint in a claimed 5.6 seconds.
The top speed of the ID.3 GTI is electronically limited to 200kph. Eco, Comfort, Sport and Individual drive modes aside, the ID.3 GTI gets launch control, progressive steering and adaptive dampers as standard, too. Supporting DC fast charging of up to 183kW, Volkswagen says that the 79kWh battery pack of this ID.3 can be topped up from 10-80 percent in around 29 minutes.