Volkswagen, which started a new era in the history of automotive with the hatchback model Beetle in 1938, continued this line with the Golf model. The German automaker now plans to continue breaking new ground with ID.3. ID.3, which will be the first mass production electric car of the company, stands out with this feature. Volkswagen Group Design President Klaus Bischoff announced that they started a contest on Instagram on April 27, World Design Day. The event is about designers designing their dream ID.3. Using imagination about how an electric vehicle like the ID.3 model of Volkswagen could look like after 30 years is one of the focal points of the competition. Stating that the competition will reach all professional and future car designers, Bischoff said: “An impressive design community has developed in social media over the past few years. Thanks to our competition, we aim to establish a dialogue with this talented area. ” A design contest from Instagram has been launched for the electric ID.3 model: Automobile design is done largely behind closed doors. The designers of the companies have to think about the next 12 years in their designs and privacy is very important. This makes it difficult for promising designers outside the responsible company to interact directly with brands and display their designs to get quality feedback from decision makers. Klaus Bischoff, who wants to take a new approach, said, “We want to offer a platform to all relevant designers. The competition is a great opportunity for anyone who aims to leave a mark. ” The contest held on Instagram will continue for 1 month. The German-based firm asks the designers to upload their designed images to their profiles and use the # VolkswagenDesign2050 tag. The owner of the top 3 designs will be invited to Germany: Klaus Bischoff will invite designers who ranked three by listing three of his favorite designs to Wolfsburg. The winning design will be produced in 3D in a 1: 4 scale for the competitor. To mention a little more about ID.3, the vehicle was developed on a platform special for electric cars. Thus, space is used efficiently. The vehicle will have 3 battery options. These will be offered as 45 kWh for 330 km range, 58 kWh for 420 km range and 77 kWh for 550 km range, respectively. While Volkswagen claims that the production of the vehicle will be very fast, the model’s electric engine produces 310 horsepower with a torque of 310 Nm. The maximum speed of the car is limited to 160 km / h.
