VW - Repair and Service Redwood City - 2024 Volkswagen ID.7 spy shots- Bosch European (650) 368-3000

 

 Volkswagen used this week's 2023 CES to confirm a new ID.7 electric sedan, and we have spy shots of a prototype testing in the wild.

The ID.7 is the sedan first hinted at by 2018's ID.Vizzion concept car, and more recently with the ID.Aero concept. There's also the chance of VW adding a wagon body, as indicated by 2019's ID.Space Vizzion concept.

The prototype is heavily camouflaged, with stickers covering the grille and lights, but the final design should resemble the look of the ID.Aero. You'll note that the exhaust tips are also stickers.

The ID.7 is confirmed to go on sale in China in the second half of 2023. It will follow in the U.S. shortly after, meaning it will likely arrive as a 2024 model.

It will fill the void of the Passat that bowed out after 2022, and may also serve as a replacement for the Arteon, which is also thought to be on its way out. A redesigned Passat with gas and diesel engines is being developed for the rest of the world, though, possibly as a wagon only.

The ID.7, which is expected to measure about 197 inches long, rides on VW's MEB platform for mainstream EVs. As a guide for range-topping performance, the ID.Aero concept featured a 77-kwh battery that VW estimated would deliver more than 300 miles of range as measured by the EPA.

Volkswagen ID.7

VW has described the ID.7 as the flagship of its ID family of EVs, so some top-shelf items are expected in the cabin. Confirmed features include an augmented reality head-up display, a 15.0-inch touchscreen for infotainment, and a climate-control system that can direct air at an occupant or spatially to cover the cabin.

The ID.7 is one of at least 10 EVs VW will launch by 2026. The ID.Buzz minivan finally reaches the U.S. next year, and may be followed by a three-row SUV about the size of the current Atlas mid-sizer. Also in the works is a crossover about the size of the Tiguan, plus an updated version of the ID.3 compact hatch, and a new ID.2 subcompact crossover. Further out, VW plans its much-hyped Project Trinity technological flagship, plus a rugged SUV and pickup truck for its new Scout brand.

 source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1133530_2024-volkswagen-id-7-spy-shots

 

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com

 

 

Mercedes - Repair and Service Redwood City - 2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class spy shots - Bosch European (650) 368-3000

 

A prototype for a redesigned Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been spotted testing again, this time in sedan guise.

The current E-Class arrived for the 2017 model year and was given a mid-cycle update for 2021. In Mercedes tradition, the redesigned E-Class should arrive in 2023 as a 2024 model.

It appears the design is taking on a more dynamic look, as the roof line looks a little more sloped at the rear than on the current model. With rumors that both the CLS-Class and GT 4-Door Coupe aren't getting replacements, perhaps designers were free to make the E-Class look a bit sportier.

The platform is the updated version of Mercedes' MRA rear-wheel-drive architecture that debuted in the 2021 S-Class and has since appeared under the 2022 C-Class. The updated platform benefits from weight savings, primarily through increased use of aluminum over steel. This has been made possible due to advanced joining technologies, including aluminum-to-steel welding.

 The platform hasn't been designed to fit battery-electric powertrains, though electrified powertrains should be used across the range, including for the eventual E 63 from AMG. The E 63 could potentially end up with the same V-8-based hybrid system that debuted in the 2023 GT 63 S E Performance 4-Door Coupe. The system can deliver a max 843 hp and 1,033 lb-ft of torque. However, there are also rumors the next E 63 might downsize to a 4-cylinder, just like the 2024 C 63 S E Performance, which combines a 2.0-liter turbo-4 with a sophisticated hybrid system to spit out a maximum 671 hp.

Given that Mercedes just launched the 2023 EQE electric sedan, and has made a commitment to a full-electric lineup by 2030, this will probably be the last E-Class to feature internal-combustion engines.

A redesigned E-Class Wagon is also coming, both in regular and All-Terrain guises. Don't look for another generation of the two-door E-Class variants, though. Mercedes is preparing a new CLE-Class to replace both the C-Class and E-Class coupe and convertible models. It should debut about the same time as the new E-Class.

 

source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1134311_2024-mercedes-benz-e-class-spy-shots

 

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com