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ADAC REVIEW - VW ID.3 PRO PERFORMANCE WITH 58 kWh BATTERY

The ID.3 as Pro Performance 1st Max with 58 kWh battery costs 48,735 euros new

Only a few options are available, the model is basically fully equipped

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That and the 3,000 euros (net) manufacturer's contribution to the electric car premium put the price into perspective somewhat, but the test car still remains an expensive car in its class

This does not take into account that the software is not yet ready in important parts and has considerable bugs - the vehicle should not really be sold in this form yet

This gives customers little pleasure, but all the more frustration due to the dropouts and malfunctions

The material finish in the interior should also be taken into account, because it remains as loveless and plain as it is, and no update can help

On the other hand, the maintenance costs are relatively low, because the annual vehicle tax is only 68 euros - but only after ten years, because until then purely electrically driven cars are currently tax-free

Insurance ratings are low, with third party liability at 13, partial cover at 16 and fully comprehensive at 17 - resulting in pleasingly low insurance costs

Rated energy consumption of 19.3 kWh per 100 km results in a CO2 balance of 106 g per km based on German electricity mix of 548 g/kWh, published on 10/2018 and valid for the reporting year 2019

This results in a very good 48 points in the CO2 portion of the Ecotest

19.3 kWh per km is associated with NOx emissions of 84 mg/km, for example - for which a few points are deducted, so that the ID.3 receives 39 out of 50 points in the pollutants category

If the electricity mix becomes cleaner, the points automatically increase

Particularly efficient electric cars can score the full 50 points

All in all, however, the VW is in a good position because it scores 87 points in total - this results in four out of five stars in the Ecotest

Consumption including charging losses is around 16.1 in urban areas, around 20.1 in extra-urban areas and around 21.4 kWh per 100 km on the motorway

The ID.3 is therefore most economical in the city, where ranges of over 360 km are possible

Economically designed electricity consumers such as the air conditioning with heat pump as standard help to achieve the best possible range

Based on the annual mileage and the length of time the car is kept, you can calculate your personal monthly costs

In this case the monthly costs are estimated at 689 euros or 55.1 Euro cents per km for 15,000 km of annual mileage and 5 years of keeping the car

Maintenance costs should be low

Only the tyre costs can be expensive if you often use the engine's ample torque and thus wear out the tyres in no time at all

The largest item in the monthly costs is, as in most cases, depreciation, which, due to a lack of sufficient empirical values, must be estimated rather than calculated exactly

It depends largely on the durability of the battery; VW only gives a two-year guarantee on the whole car, but eight years or up to 160,000 km on the battery

For an expensive car this is rather stingy, but for the battery it has become standard

In the small print there is a proviso that a warranty claim will only be accepted if the battery's capacity falls below 70%

Based on the range of 335 km determined in the Ecotest, you have to accept a drop in range to 235 km before the warranty kicks in

VW's elaborate thermal management system promises to keep the batteries in the best possible temperature window at all times, thus minimising "wear and tear"

The customer can also help, for example, by rarely completely draining the battery in everyday use and limiting charging to 80% or 90% of the total capacity

On its website, VW has compiled some tips for the longest possible battery life