ID.3 GTX FIRE+ICE: Volkswagen starts production of the special model in Zwickau and Dresden

The model was developed in collaboration with the performance sportswear brand BOGNER FIRE+ICE, part of the Munich-based luxury sports fashion company BOGNER - just like the legendary Golf II Fire and Ice, which became a surprise success in the 1990s and now has cult status among fans. As a tribute to the birth year of the original model, only 1,990 units of the ID.3 GTX FIRE+ICE are available to order.

Danny Auerswald, CEO of Volkswagen Sachsen: "The ID.3 is a Saxon original and heralded the era of electric mobility for the Volkswagen Group at the end of 2019. With more than one million electric vehicles of the Volkswagen, Audi and CUPRA brands produced at our Zwickau and Dresden sites, our workforce has proven that it has mastered transformation: technically, structurally and, above all, mentally. We are delivering the first ten vehicles in time for the IAA and the ID. Meeting in Locarno, we are delivering the first ten units of the ID.3 GTX FIRE+ICE. I am convinced that with this special model we are seamlessly building on the surprise success of the 1990s."

• The ID.3: A true Saxon for the world

Since its world premiere in mid-July, an ID.3 GTX FIRE+ICE has been on display for visitors at the Gläserne Manufaktur. It is the project of six apprentices from Dresden and Zwickau and visually corresponds to the series version. The idea was to bridge the gap between the world premiere and the start of series production in order to show the car to customers. With a great deal of creativity and passion, a vehicle was created that has already attracted a great deal of attention from around 400 guests every day - and strengthens the Transparent Factory as a sales destination in addition to deliveries and test drives, also in the area of vehicle advice in front of customers.

Since the official start of production in November 2019, more than 350,000 ID.3s in different variants and with different battery sizes have rolled off the production line in Zwickau and Dresden. The ID.3 is available in almost 40 countries worldwide. The furthest market from Germany is the island of La Réunion (around 9,000 kilometers as the crow flies), followed by French Guiana (around 8,000 kilometers as the crow flies), Martinique and Guadeloupe (each around 7,500 kilometers as the crow flies). Around one in ten vehicles in the ID.3 series is a sporty GTX model.