Bland on the run
Forgettable VW multi-tasker in the shadow of the Koreans
Did any car ever try to be more things to more people than this? VW’s new ID 5 is an SUV and a crossover, a coupé, a hatchback and an EV all rolled into one. And now you’re waiting for me to explain why the resulting confection is not also the automotive embodiment of the much used ‘Jack of all trades’ epithet. You’ll be waiting a while, for that is precisely what the ID 5 is: a broadly effective device for doing a wide range of jobs yet one of so little character or distinction I am writing these words within minutes of vacating its interior for the last time because if I leave it any longer, I fear I might forget about it entirely.