7-seat Volkswagen ID.6 electric SUV leaked in patent images

Volkswagen’s ID family of all-electric cars is growing up.

Leaked patent images have revealed the upcoming Volkswagen ID.6 SUV that goes on sale in China later this year.

To be manufactured in China, the ID.6 is a large seven-seat SUV set to compete with the Tesla Model X.

It is also set to go on sale in America.

Borrowing various design cues with the two Volkswagen electric cars currently on sale overseas – ID.3 and ID.4 – the ID.6 has a much longer and wider body.

Based on Volkswagen’s MEB electric architecture, the ID.6 will be offered with an 82kWh battery pack.

The ID.6 will be sold with either a single 75kW electric motor driving just the rear wheels or an all-wheel drive version that adds a second motor to up the combined output to 150kW.

The ID.6 is a production-ready version of the ID.Roomzz concept car that was shown in 2019.

While it’s lost some of the futuristic swoopiness of that car, the production version still has a muscular elegance.

The ID.6 is an important family-sized EV in the growing Volkswagen ID family that will include an electric version of the iconic Kombi.

Volkswagen Australia has its hands in the air for some of the upcoming ID electric cars with the ID.4 mid-sized SUV the favourite. However, Volkswagen has previously said the earliest the ID.4 would arrive in Australia would likely be 2023.

See our comprehensive calendar of every new EV and PHEV coming over the next few years.