The ID.5 GTX is a twin motor, sloped roof version of the ID.4.

ANOTHER new addition to the Volkswagen ID electric car family has been revealed, with a full unveil set for next month.

Officially, the ID.5 GTX is a concept, however it’s previewing a model already confirmed for the showroom – a fastback edition of the ID.4 crossover that is already on sale in Europe and has reached New Zealand as a grey import.

Images released by Volkswagen show the ID.5 GTX draped in a colourful psychedelic camouflage that hides some of the  finer design details, but can't conceal the overall silhouette.

From the front, the the ID.5 looks a lot like the ID.4, with the same grille-less face, swept-back headlights, and LEDs. However, the A-pillar is raked more steeply and the roofline is lower. Plus, of course, the roofline flows into the rear end.

Like every other ID – and other like-sized VW Group electric from Skoda, SEAT and Audi – the ID.5 GTX is built on the modular MEB platform. GTX is a the maker’s performance badge for EVs, so it achieves two electric motors, one over each axle, drawing electricity from a lithium-ion battery.

Horsepower and torque figures are being withheld – potentially we’ll get those when the car is shown off properly at the Munich motor show opening on September 7 - released, but the ID.4 GTX introduced a few months ago is rated at 220kW.

Meantime, the online portal for a leading British publication is reporting that VW is setting up to introduce smaller and cheaper all-electric ID. models with a VW ID.2 baby sports utility followed by a ID.1 supermini later.

AutoExpress says VW has been working on a more affordable version of the MEB platform for more than three years. The project, codenamed MEB Entry, is expected to spawn at least four new models in the middle of the decade for VW, Skoda and SEAT.

It says teasers in recent VW Group presentations leave impression ID.2 will be the first to arrive, appearing before the end of 2025.

AutoExpress believes the car should be about the same length overall as the VW T-Cross and the height of the seating should be similar, but the cabin space is likely to be comparable to that of the larger T-Roc.

There’s thought the cars will be offered with a choice of battery sizes to suit different budgets. The cheapest version could have as little as 30kWh of usable capacity, delivering a range of around 190km, while higher-end variants will use all of the available space between the axles to offer up to 45kWh.