Volkswagen ID.3 GTX Fire+Ice – 1990s throwback special edition is limited to 1,990 units, up to 326 PS

Just a year after displaying the show car at the ID. Treffen in Locarno, Switzerland, Volkswagen is now putting the ID.3 GTX Fire+Ice into production. Limited to 1,990 units, the special edition is a nod to the 1990 Golf Mk2 Fire and Ice, which was also born out of a collaboration with sportswear brand Bogner Fire+Ice and which developed a cult following. Germany prices start from 56,020 euros (RM278k).

It’s still an ID.3 GTX, so buyers can decide if they want 286 or 326 PS (torque is 545 Nm regardless) from the rear-mounted electric motor. Choose 326 PS and you’ll touch 100 km/h from rest in 5.7 seconds before hitting the electronic buffers at 200 km/h. DCC adaptive suspension is standard on the 326 PS version and optional on the 286 PS car.

The 79-kWh (net) lithium-ion battery can swallow as much as 185 kW DC, allowing it to get from 10-80% in around 26 minutes. On a full tummy, the EV hot hatch can cover a combined 591 km WLTP.

Colour-divided interior in ‘On Fire Red’ and ‘Keep Cool Blue’.

The ID.3 GTX Fire+Ice gets Ultra Violet Metallic paintwork (just like its 1990s great-granddad), a red roof frame strip, a Fire+Ice transparent matt decal on the C-pillar, the 1990s Fire and Ice logo on the roof spoiler, 20-inch Locarno rims with red GTX centre caps, and tinted tail lamps. Open the driver’s door and a fire graphic projects onto the floor; on the passenger side an ice graphic is projected.

It’s no less special inside – the quilted seats and stitching are ‘On Fire Red’ for the driver and ‘Keep Cool Blue’ for the front passenger. The steering wheel, instrument panel, door trim and floor mats have also been customised with coloured stitching and logos.

The ID.3 GTX Fire+Ice also gets certain things as standard, including sports suspension, the Interior Plus package (sports seats with massage, augmented-reality head-up display and Harman Kardon sound), Convenience package (navigation and dual-zone climate control) and Assistance package (Park Assist Plus, reverse camera, keyless access and ACC electronic distance control).

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