I remember when I was a child, in xinhua bookstore, pestering my mother for half a day, and finally got my wish to buy a comic book called "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". In addition to the story of the four turtles, I was also impressed by the "chariot" with the Volkswagen logo. When I grew up, I learned that the car was a Volkswagen T1, and it turned out that planting grass could really be grabbed from the doll.
Volkswagen ID.Buzz travel through the time and space runway to pay tribute to Volkswagen T1
As a tribute to volkswagen T1 ID.Buzz is about to be launched, this car is based on Volkswagen's latest MEB-XL platform (a stretched version of the MEB platform), the vehicle size is 4712 * 1985 * 1937mm, wheelbase 2988mm. It is expected to carry two battery packs, 60kWh and 111kWh, and the battery life can reach 300km and 560km. Equipped with a 150kW motor, the maximum power is 204Ps, the peak torque is 310N·m, the zero hundred acceleration is within 9 seconds, and the maximum speed is 145km/h (electronic speed limit). The new car, available in two versions, a 5-seater version and a van, with an optional solar roof, will be officially unveiled on March 9 and delivered in the second half of the year. The starting price is 45,000 euros (about 394,000 yuan).
ID.Buzz exterior styling draws on the elements of volkswagen T1 (codename: Type 2), continues the design idea of short front and rear suspension and long wheelbase, and pursues the maximization of the use of space in the car. The classic two-tone paneled body and highly recognizable V-shaped front face, with straight lines but rounded corners and other designs. At the same time, it integrates the characteristics of the electrification era, and adopts a penetrating light strip + luminous LOGO at the front and rear, and the door opening method is a side sliding door, and the 5-seat passenger version can optionally install a double electric side sliding door.
From the foreign media released ID.Buzz interior spy photos, its mass production car interior follows the ID. family style, LCD instrument + 10-inch suspension central control screen + HUD head-up display, with a three-spoke steering wheel and electronic knob shift, and the listed ID. model is exactly the same, the concept car's sci-fi avant-garde interior style or don't think about it, the gap between dreams and reality is still quite large. The car provides 7 USB ports and 1 wireless charging pad. The front seats support 12-way electric adjustment, equipped with seat heating and massage functions.
Volkswagen ID.Buzz Concept Car Interior (Dream)
Volkswagen ID.Buzz production car interior (realistic)
The second row is spacious, the front seat back is integrated with a foldable plastic table, the second row of seats can slide forward and backwards, support 60:40 upside down folding, fold flat with a layered design of the trunk, can be completely flat. The five-seater version can carry up to 1121L of luggage even when fully seated. The volume of the van version is as high as 3900L.
Volkswagen ID.Buzz two rows of seats
Volkswagen ID.Buzz trunk space
I remember when the concept car was released ID.Buzz 2017, what attracted me the most was the flexible space in the car. Mass-produced ID.Buzz will also become iconic multi-purpose products. In the EU, ride-hailing, especially ride-sharing, ID.Buzz can provide an independent space for each passenger and is equipped with a separate entertainment screen. Ride-hailing in the United States, on the other hand, focuses on providing comfortable and changeable spaces for customers who travel alone or in groups of family and friends. After being introduced into China, a version of the online ride-hailing car that meets the needs of Chinese consumers should also be developed.
Volkswagen ID.Buzz the ever-changing space in the car
ID.Buzz its own hardware and software support most dc DC fast charging on the market, and can replenish 80% of the power in 30 minutes. In the future ID.Buzz will also provide a "plug and charge" function. In other brands of fast charging stations, this function can realize the vehicle charging interface and charging station to automatically exchange data and complete identity authentication, which is very convenient.
Volkswagen ID.Buzz charging pile
ID.Buzz also features a two-way charging function, which stores excess electricity collected by the solar power system in the home during the day in the ID.Buzz as a daily power supply for the home. It can also be charged at home according to the peak and valley electricity law to reverse the power supply to the family to save electricity bills.
Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric drive system
Volkswagen ID.Buzz battery system
ID.Buzz currently supports L2 level assisted driving, and the close-range hazard warning system based on car2X connected vehicles can understand the road conditions and risks ahead in advance. Parking Assist adds a new route memory function for low-speed driving, which can automatically enter and exit the parking space. As well as the Travel Assist cruise driver assistance system based on big data, it can implement some autonomous driving assistance functions in the full speed domain. In the future, functions such as L3-level driver assistance and unmanned intelligent parking can be upgraded through OTAs.
ID.Buzz AD prototype
Actually ID. Buzz isn't the first Bulli model to feature an electric drive system. As early as the Hannover Trade Fair in 1972, Volkswagen had shown a prototype T2 with a rear-mounted electric drive. However, due to the immature battery technology at that time, the endurance was only 85 kilometers, and the car was not put into production.
Volkswagen T2
Although ID.Buzz inherit many design elements of the Volkswagen T1, can it shoulder the future of Volkswagen electrification and play a question mark? The popularity of Volkswagen T1 coincided with the rise of sexual liberation, anti-war, and countercultural movements in the United States at that time, and with the help of the Woodstock Rock Festival, Volkswagen T1 became a cultural symbol and became a symbol of that era.
Volkswagen T1
Endure the turtle's car Volkswagen Volkswagen T2 magic version
But in the Chinese market, on the one hand, Chinese consumers lack this kind of cultural identity, and this "tribute to the classic" card cannot be played. On the other hand, there are too many models to choose from on the market at present, and this car is too large for home use; business bar, the shape is a bit "humble"; pulling goods, it is really not as cost-effective as Wuling Hongguang. So the positioning of this car is very important, of course, compared to the positioning, the price is the most important!