DS N°8 vs Volkswagen ID.7
· Real-world figures, not WLTP
Our verdict
The DS N°8 and Volkswagen ID.7 are both electric liftbacks in the executive car class. The DS N°8 starts at £50,790 in the UK and the Volkswagen ID.7 at £51,445, comparing the cheapest version of each.
The N°8 has the bigger boot (620 litres against 532).
The ID.7 goes further, with about 295 miles of real-world range against 258 for the N°8. On top of that, it charges faster on a rapid charger (125 kW against 90 kW on average, 10–80%), uses less energy (3.8 mi/kWh against 3.5 mi/kWh) and is quicker, doing 0–62 mph in 6.5 s against 7.7 s.
There's little between them on price.
Choose the DS N°8 if you want more boot space and the Volkswagen ID.7 if you want the longest range and quicker charging stops.
Written from the figures below, comparing the cheapest UK version of each. Other versions can differ: open them in Compare to swap versions.
Price
- Price new
- £50,790 (best)on sale now
- £51,445on sale now
- Used from (estimated)
- £24,1002024 car
- –too new
- Price per mile of range
- £197
- £174 (best)
Range and efficiency
- Real-world range
- 258 mi415 km, estimate
- 295 mi (best)475 km, estimate
- Range today, used (estimated)
- about 248 mi2024 car, est.
- –
- Efficiency
- 3.5 mi/kWh178 Wh/km, estimate
- 3.8 mi/kWh (best)162 Wh/km, estimate
- Range with one 15-min stop
- 275 mi443 km
- 336 mi (best)540 km
Charging
- Rapid charging
- 90 kW10–80% average
- 125 kW (best)10–80% average
- Home (AC) charging
- 22 kW (best)
- 11 kW
- Charging plug
- Type 2 CCS
- Type 2 CCS
- Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- Yes
- Yes
- Vehicle-to-home (V2H)
- No
- Yes (best)
- Vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
- No
- Yes (best)
Battery
- Usable battery
- 73.7 kWh
- 77 kWh (best)
- Battery chemistry
- NCM (nickel manganese cobalt)
- NCM (nickel manganese cobalt)
- Heat pump
- Yes
- Yes
Body and performance
- Body style
- Liftback
- Liftback
- Size class
- E · Executive car
- E · Executive car
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Drive
- Front-wheel drive
- Rear-wheel drive
- 0–62 mph
- 7.7 s0–100 km/h
- 6.5 s (best)0–100 km/h
- Weight
- 2,207 kg
- 2,181 kg
Size
- Length
- 4.83 m15 ft 10 in
- 4.96 m16 ft 3 in
- Width (without mirrors)
- 1.92 m6 ft 4 in
- 1.86 m6 ft 1 in
- Width with mirrors
- 2.10 m6 ft 11 in
- 2.14 m7 ft
- Height
- 1.57 m5 ft 2 in
- 1.54 m5 ft
- Wheelbase
- 2.91 m9 ft 7 in
- 2.97 m9 ft 9 in
Practicality and safety
- Boot space
- 620 litres (best)
- 532 litres
- Towbar available
- Yes
- Yes
- Towing (braked)
- 1,260 kg (best)
- 1,000 kg
- Max payload
- 508 kgpeople and luggage
- 544 kg (best)people and luggage
- Euro NCAP rating
- 4 stars
- 5 stars (best)
Warranty (UK)
- Car warranty
- –not confirmed
- 3 years60,000 miles
- Battery warranty
- 8 years100,000 miles
- 8 years100,000 miles, 70% capacity
- Passes to next owner
- Yes
- Yes
Availability
- Status
- On sale new
- On sale new
- Model years
- 2024 on
- 2026 on
Green marks the better figure in each row. Range is a real-world estimate, not WLTP. Used prices are estimates. Warranty terms are UK terms from each maker’s website.
Every version
DS N°8
- N°8 FWD£50,790 · 258 mi
- N°8 FWD Long Range£54,690 · 339 mi
- N°8 AWD Long Range£63,290 · 329 mi
Volkswagen ID.7
- ID.7 77 kWh (MY27)£51,445 · 295 mi
- ID.7 Tourer 77 kWh (MY27)£52,225 · 292 mi
- ID.7 86 kWh (MY27)£54,930 · 326 mi
- ID.7 Tourer 86 kWh (MY27)£55,710 · 323 mi
- ID.7 GTX (MY27)£59,640 · 311 mi
- ID.7 Tourer GTX (MY27)£60,400 · 311 mi