2022 Volkswagen ID.5 Review
2022 Volkswagen ID.5 Review
The all-electric Volkswagen ID.5 is designed to be a sleeker take on the German firm’s ID.4 SUV, and competes with cars such as the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Tesla Model Y.
It’s hard to keep pace with the number of new electric SUVs being launched these days. One of the latest is the VW ID.5, which brings a more stylish design take to the segment in an attempt to win over buyers. Despite its sloping roofline, the ID.5 still features a huge boot and plenty of room for passengers. What it does not do, however, is live up to the sporty drive promised by its sleek looks.
In this CarGurus UK review, Vicky Parrott tests the entry-level Pro model with 172bhp and an official range of up to 327 miles to explain why the ID.5 perhaps isn’t the EV you might expect it to be. She assesses the car’s practicality, performance, real-world range, and in-car technology to reveal its strengths and weaknesses, as well as how it compares with its sister EV, the ID.4, and other electric car contenders.
The ID.5 is priced from just under £50,000 for this entry-level model. Would you consider one for your next car?
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00:00 – Introducing the 2022 VW ID 5
01:41 – Practicality
02:26 – In the front
03:50 – Charging
04:08 – What is it like to drive
07:41 – Final thoughts
08:07 – Let us know what you think
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0.06 -> welcome to the latest car to join the
2.82 -> pure electric ID range the Volkswagen
5.22 -> id5 complete with a 77 kilowatt-hour
8.46 -> battery and an official range of up to
10.38 -> 327 miles between charges it is the high
13.62 -> spec style oriented SUV option in the
15.96 -> company's ever-expanding range of
17.46 -> battery vehicles with prices starting
19.56 -> from around 50 000 pounds of course this
22.5 -> being a swoopier more coupe-like version
24.84 -> of the Volkswagen id4 we are talking
27.42 -> about the now familiar Volkswagen Meb
29.76 -> platform under the id5 and that means
32.34 -> that you get rear wheel drive in the id5
34.2 -> you get a 77 kilowatt hour battery I
36.84 -> wouldn't be surprised if that does
37.98 -> change in the near future as it is this
40.8 -> test car is actually the cheapest of the
42.719 -> id5 version So This Is The Life Pro that
46.02 -> gets 172 brake horsepower you can get a
49.379 -> 201 brake horsepower motor with the
52.079 -> performance Pro which is cool I think
54.66 -> probably I'd say that the Mustang Maki
56.46 -> looks quite a lot more athletic whereas
58.32 -> this looks a bit sort of chunkier but I
59.82 -> do like the fact it's really high spec
62.1 -> even on this entry level trim so you get
64.08 -> the full Matrix LED headlights on every
66.479 -> id5 and you even get these fancy LED
69.72 -> rear lights which kind of do a little
71.939 -> jig when you walk up to it they kind of
73.74 -> do a funny Tetris thing look at that
76.439 -> Small Things isn't it but I do quite
77.939 -> like that our test car is actually the
79.979 -> cheapest version of the id5 that you can
81.72 -> currently buy the style Pro which only
84 -> gets 172 brake horsepower you can get
87.42 -> the performance pro model which gets 201
89.4 -> brake horsepower and there are even
91.74 -> higher spectrums including a four-wheel
93.78 -> drive GTX version as for rear passenger
96.659 -> space it's pretty good in here I have to
98.4 -> say so the car itself is about 26
101.28 -> millimeters lower in roof height than
103.259 -> the id4 but even with this massive
106.14 -> panoramic roof which is standard on
107.88 -> every id5 I really like it it still
110.1 -> feels like this decent amount of
111 -> Headroom in here loads of leg room so I
113.46 -> don't think there's much to complain
114.299 -> about you even get a nice Center armrest
116.28 -> with your cup holders and there's
118.2 -> climate control in the back plus a
120.06 -> couple of USBC charging points as
122.1 -> standard again in every id5 as for boot
124.619 -> space well that's compromised slightly
126.42 -> by having a shallower boot than the id4
128.64 -> or skoda enyak IV but it is still a very
131.64 -> healthy 549 liters of space plus there's
134.879 -> hidden storage beneath the boot floor
136.5 -> however there's no storage in the nose
138.3 -> of the car so your cables will have to
140.099 -> go in that boot space the high spec
142.26 -> stuff carries on up here too so you get
144.42 -> your vegan leather and sort of suede
146.4 -> seats up the front here which I really
148.319 -> like Center armrests all of this stuff
150.42 -> is included I really like it I just
152.34 -> think it feels much classier up here
153.959 -> than it does in a Volkswagen ID3 for
156.36 -> instance which is exactly what you'd
157.62 -> expect of this being a higher end car
159.239 -> you get your paws and play pedals you
161.099 -> get 30 way ambient lighting your keyless
163.68 -> entry over-the-air software updates all
166.319 -> of this but then you get no Lumber
168.48 -> adjustment on the driver's seat which
169.86 -> really frustrates me because I've got a
171.06 -> bit of a creaky back and I really like
172.319 -> Lumber adjustment and I do find this
174.06 -> seat it's a bit flat so I would
175.98 -> definitely like that for to be a
177.84 -> standard edition as well I don't really
179.459 -> mind the manual seat adjustment so
180.9 -> you've got your old-fashioned
182.12 -> straightforward seat adjustment that's
184.5 -> fine feels a bit Stark in a car that's
186.9 -> got you know an enormous panoramic glass
188.519 -> roofer standard and all of that
189.84 -> Volkswagen has updated the software on
192.06 -> its infotainment system so that you now
193.62 -> get smoother faster responses and we've
195.9 -> not personally had any issues with it
197.58 -> freezing it certainly seems to start up
199.739 -> more quickly than before too and you get
201.54 -> all the features you want including
202.92 -> Wireless carplay and Android auto nav
205.14 -> with charger search function and natural
206.879 -> voice control and a decent 12 inch
209.28 -> screen with excellent Graphics I still
211.08 -> have massive issues with this touch
212.4 -> sensitive stuff that they've got all
213.72 -> underneath the screen the touch
215.22 -> sensitive climate control the volume
216.959 -> control all of that stuff touch
218.94 -> sensitive on the wheel I just think it
221.159 -> looks cool and it's a bit of an
222.36 -> ergonomic nightmare so I still have
224.819 -> problems with that when it comes to
226.799 -> charging the id5 will take around 13
228.84 -> hours to charge from a standard seven
230.58 -> kilowatt home wall box it's also
232.739 -> equipped with an 11 kilowatt three-phase
234.72 -> onboard charger if you have access to a
236.76 -> fast enough AC charger rapid charging
238.92 -> tops out at 130 kilowatts which will
241.019 -> deliver an 80 battery in under 30
243.06 -> minutes
245.33 -> [Music]
248.22 -> done
251.879 -> I think it would be reasonable for most
253.86 -> people to expect the id5 to have a bit
256.019 -> of an edge to the handling because it is
257.94 -> the sports SUV isn't it it's the
260.1 -> coupe-like thing the swoopy version of
262.079 -> the id4 so I expected it to have just a
264.84 -> bit of an entertainment to it really
266.28 -> this feels more relaxed and more touring
270 -> oriented than the other ID cars and I
272.88 -> have to say clearly I was misled by the
275.16 -> coupe Sports profile because even in the
278.1 -> drive modes there's no Sports modes
279.66 -> ironically given that there's a sports
281.34 -> mode in everything these days even stuff
283.44 -> that you absolutely don't need it in you
285.479 -> just get Eco comfort and individual and
287.94 -> that's it even riding on the 20-inch
290.16 -> wheels the id5 rides really nicely very
292.8 -> chilled very relaxed really good
295.5 -> refinement in here really really sort of
297.24 -> quiet even on the motorway I do wish it
299.34 -> had a bit more involvement through the
300.72 -> steering it does feel really quite
301.979 -> detached maybe it's a little bit boring
304.02 -> to drive I think maybe that is my higher
306.36 -> expectations But ultimately it's fine so
309.36 -> like I said this is the lower powered of
311.16 -> the two Motors that you can get so this
312.72 -> is 172 break
314.46 -> the performance Pro gets 201 the naught
317.46 -> 62 in this is over 10 seconds so this is
320.28 -> actually not a fast car it feels fine
322.32 -> particularly up to about sort of you
324.18 -> know 40 50 miles an hour after that it
326.4 -> feels a little bit tedious but you know
328.8 -> what I think for most people who are
330.96 -> after a fairly long range electric car
333.18 -> because let's not forget this thing does
334.8 -> nearly 330 miles to a charge officially
337.08 -> our car with the big wheels you're
339.12 -> looking at more like about 315 miles I
341.28 -> think officially
342.479 -> that in warm weather though and every EV
344.94 -> is less efficient in cold weather so
346.8 -> expect more like 200 miles of solid
348.72 -> winter Motorway driving as a worst case
350.52 -> scenario while around 240 to 280 miles
353.88 -> is a realistic range to expect from the
355.919 -> rd5 in varied driving conditions in the
358.08 -> summer
359.039 -> in real world even on a long Motorway
361.62 -> run I've seen nearly 300 miles out of it
364.199 -> maybe it's the aerodynamics but I think
365.82 -> it seems to be a little more efficient
367.02 -> than some of the other ID cars I've
368.699 -> driven
369.66 -> honestly it just has such an unashamed
374.1 -> touring feel to it it's very comfortable
376.259 -> very relaxed very quiet and I think if
378.36 -> you go into it like me with expectations
380.039 -> of it being perhaps a little bit
381.78 -> sportier and a bit more fun
383.819 -> you might be a bit disappointed if you
385.68 -> go into it thinking yeah I like that
387.12 -> it's cool it looks sporty I like all the
389.16 -> equipment really cool and high tech I
391.259 -> just need it to be comfortable and
392.4 -> chilled and long range but this is
394.319 -> absolutely spot on because it's exactly
395.759 -> what the id5 is one of the things that
397.56 -> annoys me about Volkswagen's new systems
399.78 -> the lane keep assist it's actually
401.819 -> really very effective on the motorway no
403.44 -> problem with it there at all but it
405.12 -> frustrates me so you have a shortcut
406.68 -> button here which is useful and then you
409.02 -> can turn the lane keep assist off and on
410.58 -> in the touchscreen here I would rather
412.02 -> to have a simple button to turn the lane
413.639 -> keep assist off and I would rather it
415.8 -> stayed off it defaults to being on every
417.96 -> time you turn the car on it interferes
419.759 -> particularly when you're out on country
421.139 -> roads like this so it's a little bit
422.88 -> intrusive that is something that you can
425.28 -> pretty much level at almost every new
426.96 -> car these days
430.259 -> the Volkswagen id5 is really very good
433.319 -> if you're after Comfort Tech and you
435.66 -> know fairly long range but I do think it
437.759 -> might struggle a bit to find a bit of
439.56 -> fresh air in the market because I've got
441.36 -> to say the Kia ev6 certainly drives a
443.58 -> bit better you're up into Tesla Model y
445.74 -> sort of territory for this as well and
448.44 -> that's kind of a more practical option
449.819 -> and that's where I think Volkswagen
451.5 -> would do well to perhaps do a sporty
453.599 -> version and make this a bit interesting
454.86 -> in that respect it's a Volkswagen id5
457.139 -> might be a disappointment to you then if
459.06 -> you're expecting it to be a particularly
460.5 -> sporty drive if however you just want a
463.38 -> stylish but comfortable and fairly
465.3 -> practical family EV well it is well
467.819 -> worth considering just remember that
469.8 -> there are a lot of other options in this
471.66 -> class and price range including more
473.4 -> practical stuff such as the Tesla Model
475.08 -> Y and the Ford Mustang Maki and there's
477.539 -> also cars that offer better value for
479.22 -> money all round including our favorite
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