Project Trinity, how Volkswagen will revolutionize the electric car segment

Volkswagen has presented the first sketch of what is called Trinity Project. This new electric sedan will become one of the most important flagships for the German group's ID family. In addition, Volkswagen promises to set new standards in autonomy, charging speed and even software.

The sketch that has been presented shows the outline of an aggressive fastback that offers quite a few similarities with the concept Volkswagen ID Vizzion which the brand revealed during 2018. Production of the model is expected to Trinity project to begin in 2026 in Wolfsburg, with the final product offering Level 2 autonomous driving from launch and being technically ready for Level 4, which will be activated via a subsequent update.

Volkswagen Trinity Project

El Volkswagen Trinity Project will sit at the top of the automaker's electric vehicle range, be based on a new architecture and use new electric powertrains, battery technology and cutting-edge software to achieve its goals. Of course, among those goals is a autonomy very long driving range, as well as really fast charging speeds, "as fast as refuelling," Volkswagen assured in its press release.

«Trinity is a kind of crystallization point for our strategy Accelerate“We are using our economies of scale to make autonomous driving available to many people and to build a learning neural network. In this way, we are creating the conditions for the continuous exchange of data from our vehicle fleet – for example, on the traffic situation, obstacles or accidents.”

By the time the Trinity When the car goes into production, Volkswagen will have turned the Wolfsburg plant into a showcase for state-of-the-art, fully networked production processes. “We will completely rethink the way we make cars and introduce revolutionary approaches,” Brandstätter added. “Digitisation, automation and lightweight construction play an important role here.”

Project Trinity shows the brand's intentions to transform its business with more software-based products. The German carmaker plans to generate additional revenue after the vehicle purchase through freight and energy services, software-based functions that owners can book as needed, or automated driving. “In the future, individual vehicle configuration will no longer be determined by the hardware at the time of purchase. Instead, customers will be able to add functions on demand at any time via the digital ecosystem in the car,” Ralf Brandstätter concluded.