Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Volkswagen has revealed its new 321bhp ID.3 GTX, the high performance take on the compact family car we've been waiting for. The numbers are large, but the expectations are larger, as Jordan Katsianis walks us through the key facts about VW's first answer to the electric hot hatchback question.

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00:00 Intro
00:23 Death of GTI?
00:45 We've seen GTX before, right?
00:57 The figures
01:30 It's got a new battery pack
01:57 Has the chassis been updated?
02:25 Design changes
03:00 Inside the cabin
03:45 But will it actually be fun to drive?