VOLKSWAGEN ID.7

Our man owns an iconic VW, so how does his EV compare?

- Phil McNamara [e-mail]

AFTER six months and 5,012 miles, Volkswagen's flagship electric car, the ID.7 Tourer Pro S, is departing Auto Express's fleet. But only once I've assessed it through the lens of peak Golf GTI: my 2017 hatch built just before VW introduced digital dials and driver-assistance systems in the 'Mk7.5' version.

What DNA do these people's cars share? Performance, comfort and great packaging at decent prices, I reckon. Using Auto Express's Buy A Car service, VW Swindon offered me a similarly specced ID.7 Tourer for £54,276, some £3,000 off list. That's good value for a 5m-long EV with an 86kWh battery that comfortably despatched 250-mile-plus runs from Newcastle, Wales and Blackpool to my home near London without a charging stop.