VW didn’t quite get it right the first time with the ID 3. It arrived with numerous software glitches and the interior wasn’t quite up to the standard you would expect of an equivalent Golf, sullying what could have been a class-leader. The German giant has listened to criticism, though, accelerating the car’s facelift in order to address those criticisms and boost its appeal against an ever-larger list of rivals.
Sure, it’s £3000 more to buy, but it also has stronger predicted residual values, so it’s not as costly an upgrade as you might think.Munich’s beloved 5 Series premium saloon is set to become even more refined in next-generation guise, thanks to the addition of electric powertrains. Two versions of the i5 will be offered: the rear-wheel drive eDrive40, with 335bhp, and the four-wheel drive M60 xDrive, with 593bhp. Each receives an 81.