With the advent of the MEB platform based on Volkswagen pure electricity, the Volkswagen Group has transformed its product lines at a very rapid pace in an attempt to capture the segment with the launch of more models.
Following the launch of more cars and SUVs in the ID. family, the official recently officially brought the first pure electric MPV model - ID. Buzz and built the ID based on the car. Buzz Cargo.com It is expected to take the lead in opening pre-sales in Europe in May this year, and will land in the US and Canadian markets in the later stage, and it is not excluded that it is expected to achieve domestic production in the future.
Since the new car is from the Volkswagen ID. family, the design elements of the ID. family can also be seen in this new pure electric MPV model, and the front face is maintained in a relatively simple shape, and a slender LED light strip runs through the two side light groups.
The body adopts a relatively rounded style and is presented in a short front and rear overhang design to maximize the interior space of the body as much as possible. It is reported that the car is only 4712mm long, but the wheelbase reaches 2988mm, which is equivalent to the wheelbase performance of Trumpchi M6.
If you know the Volkswagen family model, you may know that the shadow of the Volkswagen T1 can be seen on the body of this new ID. family MPV, and the T1 is a van multi-function model produced by Volkswagen in 1950, that is, the "originator" of the Volkswagen MPV.
Whether it is the rounded shape or the two-color combination on the new car, it is almost inherited by the T1. Not only that, since the Volkswagen T series are all powered by rear-mounted engines, ID. Buzz also added a design that imitated a "radiator" in the D pillar to pay homage to the classic.
In terms of the rear, the new car uses slender through taillights with a huge LOGO, which echoes the front face style.
In terms of interior, the new car basically adopts the interior style of the ID.family, with a suspended central control screen with a three-spoke square disc, and presented in warm colors, as far as possible to reflect the sense of fashion technology, and ID. Buzz Cargo is in black tones.
Although positioned MPV models, but ID. The buzz debut version only has a 5-seat version, and a 6-seat version will be launched later.
Interestingly, the second row of windows of the new car cannot be opened, but the option of lifting and lowering glass will be added in the future.
In terms of power, ID. The Buzz is rear-wheel drive with a maximum power of 204 hp and a maximum torque of 310 Nm. However, in the future, new cars will add a four-wheel drive system, and an additional motor will be added to the front wheel to achieve four-wheel drive.
As for the mileage, there is no official news at present, and it is equipped with a 77kWh battery pack.
From ID. Buzz only designs a 5-seater or 6-seat positioning, which also shows that this car model is only a pure electric MPV that focuses on practicality, but it will also consider the brand endorsement of the Volkswagen ID. family.
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Given the ID. Buzz's styling continues many of the elements of the T1, and there are views that this could be a successor model in the field of T5 electrification, but from the ID. Buzz's current positioning is that the new car is only a model that focuses on the compact MPV market, and even has a truck version available overseas, which is enough to prove that this is not a high-end model.
For such a design, perhaps the official considers the direct continuation of the ID. family to design an MPV model, but it is better for the brand to use some classic elements to create a new MPV model, which may have a different effect, after all, the classic is always a classic.
Interestingly, domestic netizens quickly created a "Chinese" exclusive version of the new car.
Netizen 1: Five-seat layout MPV? The rear window can't be opened? The most bizarre MPV of the year!
Netizen 2: It is not so much the successor of Metaway, but rather the successor of Tuan L!
Netizen 3: Good look is good, but it can not be used as a home MPV, and the car use scene is limited.
Netizen 4: What is the difference between this and our Wuling commercial bun? pass!
Netizen 5: Joint venture electric vehicles lack such practical models! A blue ocean market with good prospects.
Netizen 6: Salute to T1? Please, the public is ruining the classic, put it away~