To insert some reality here, that’s faster even than the Vanagon when the VR6 arrived, and ridiculously quick next to any air-cooled Bus. The leisurely acceleration is by no means a buzzkill. The ID.Buzz, like the ID.4, rides on front struts and a rear multi-link suspension, with front disc brakes but rear drum brakes that VW terms “wear resistant”-making it quite possibly the heaviest and most expensive modern passenger vehicle with them. VW says that the Buzz will get to 62 mph in about 10 seconds. For the meantime, that’s all speculation.Īt present, the entire ID.Buzz lineup is powered by a single permanent-magnet electric motor at the rear wheels, delivering 201 hp and 228 lb-ft of torque. version might pack 96 kwh, with about 90 kwh usable-bringing range closer to 300 miles, despite a curb weight close to 6,000 lb. At 14 modules rather than 12 modules, the U.S. ID.Buzz will include a bigger battery pack, afforded by the longer wheelbase. The ID.Buzz has the same 82-kwh (77 kwh usable) battery pack as the ID.4. Like the original VW Bus, the Buzz borrows from a smaller car and keeps it relatively simple, carrying over most of its underpinnings and propulsion pieces from the ID.4-potentially helping to realize the mass-production potential of VW’s MEB electric vehicle platform. In well-equipped ID.Buzz Pro form, as we drove it, the ID.Buzz weighs about 5,400 lb-or 600 lb more than the single-motor ID.4. From the driver’s seat, the split A-pillar and front quarter window afford a good view outward, although you look over the corner of the dash and are left guessing as to the exact placement of the front corners for parking.įor as small as its footprint is, the ID.Buzz is heavy. In its current form, the turning circle is a neat 36.4 feet, and the ID.Buzz handled neatly in Copenhagen’s crowded bikes-first environment where we started. version will be 10.6 inches longer in wheelbase-128.3 inches axle-to-axle-which would bring its overall length to about 196 inches (think Tesla Model X). Wheelbase is 117.7 inches for current ID.Buzz models, while they're 78.1 inches wide and about 77 inches tall overall, varying slightly depending on the spec. might actually be considered a compact crossover, as vehicle size gradually creeps upward. now in its standard-wheelbase form.Īt present, the ID.Buzz is 185.5 inches long-so its overall length just fits into what in the U.S. Very good.Īll this said, VW didn’t mess any of this up yet, and the ID.Buzz is an appealing product-one that really should be coming to the U.S. VW said that it would build the ID.Buzz concept it revealed in January 2017 and let us drive a prototype ID.Buzz (photo above) in August 2017, and while it’s taken five long years to bring this model to production, it’s going to be another two to produce the long-wheelbase, three-row version bound for the States.Ģ024 VW ID.Buzz: So far so good. Yes, it’s been more than 20 years since VW started teasing the Microbus reboot in concepts, and that vision has been an electric one since 2011. “IQ.DRIVE Travel Assist” is available as an optional extra, enabling semi-automated driving up to a system-determined top speed of 210 km/h (130 mph).Kirk Bell and John Voelcker in Volkswagen ID Buzz electric Microbus concept vehicle Every Taigo comes with assistance systems such as the surroundings monitoring system “Front Assist”, including city emergency brake function, and the lane departure warning system “Lane Assist” as standard. When it comes to driver assistance for more comfort and safety, the new SUV coupé is similar to Volkswagen models from higher sectors. Depending on the options selected, the Taigo also comes with the new IQ.LIGHT LED matrix headlights and an illuminated radiator grill crossbar. With a crossover body style and a silhouette like that of a coupé, the company believes the new Taigo – just like its Brazilian counterpart the Nivus – is perfectly equipped for winning over new, predominantly young and young-at-heart groups of buyers for Volkswagen. Volkswagen says the new Taigo “focuses on design, individuality and emotion”. The stage is set for a new body shape from the Volkswagen brand: With the new compact front-wheel drive crossover Taigo, Volkswagen is launching an SUV coupé on the European market for the first time. This sees Volkswagen expand the portfolio of the compact Polo (hatchback) and T-Cross (SUV) models built on the MQB platform with a third chassis variant, which has previously been primarily re-served for high-end models.
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