On March 10, Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles jointly released the latest member of the Volkswagen ID.series ID in Hamburg, Germany. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo models. According to the plan, the new car will open pre-sale in the European market in May this year, and will be launched in the autumn, followed by the United States and Canada.
Volkswagen ID. The Buzz series is based on the MEB modular electric drive platform and is mass-produced at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle's plant in Hanover. In terms of styling design, the new car adopts the family language of the ID. series, such as the polygonal headlight group, the through-lamp strip behind the illuminated car logo and the entire enclosed front face, and the new car has a little shadow of volkswagen T1 in terms of body proportions, and the integration of the two is more natural and complements each other.
In terms of size, ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo has a wheelbase of 2988mm, a length of 4712mm, a width of 1985mm, and a height of 1937mm and 1938mm depending on the configuration.
The body design of the ID.Buzz series can not only ensure a spacious and comfortable driving space in the car, but also has excellent aerodynamic effects, including ID.Buzz a wind resistance coefficient of 0.285, ID. Buzz Cargo's wind resistance coefficient is 0.29, which is also an excellent result in cars.
The tail of the ID.Buzz series is a straight design, and the tail lights and through-lamp strips are also horizontal and vertical, which is more "serious" than the front face of "literature and art".
In the interior part, the front design layout of the two models of the ID.Buzz series is basically the same, both are ID. series family design, but from the official renderings, the gear shift mechanism of the new car seems to be different from ID.4 and ID.6, and is not on the right side of the floating dashboard. There is also a small storage slot on the left side of the steering wheel, and a large storage slot in front of the co-pilot, providing room for the front occupants to put things at hand.
In addition, in some details, ID.Buzz and ID. There are also some differences between Buzz Cargo, such as the style of the center console, the style of the storage box under the air outlet of the central air conditioner, and the color matching and material material of the model. Overall, ID.Buzz pay more attention to creating a sophisticated and stylish interior atmosphere, and ID. Buzz Cargo is more pragmatic and capable.
In terms of interior layout, ID. Buzz is a 2+3 five-seat layout with a luggage compartment capacity of 1121L in its standard state, and the luggage compartment capacity can be expanded to 2205L when the second row of seats is reclined. And van ID. Buzz Cargo can set the front row to a two- or three-seat layout according to different user needs, and separate it from the 3.9 cubic meters cargo compartment at the rear by a fixed partition. In terms of loading capacity, ID. Buzz Cargo can be loaded with two horizontal Euro-standard pallets.
On the driver assistance configuration, ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo will all come standard with the Car2X local traffic warning system, which can grasp traffic congestion or accident information in real time through signals shared by other vehicles or traffic facilities. Also standard is the Front Assist pre-crash safety system, which is also available in ID. Buzz models will also be equipped with a Lane Assist lane keeping system.
In addition ID.Buzz series can also be equipped with the Travel Assist full-speed domain driver assistance system, which is based on group driving data research and development, which can not only provide some automatic driving assistance functions in the full speed domain, but also has the ability to automatically change lanes on highways for the first time, and it is reported that the system will also be popularized in the new version of the ID. family. Additionally, ID. The new "Memory Park" feature on the Buzz Series enables automatic parking along pre-saved routes.
The power section, the ID.Buzz series, will be equipped with a rear-drive motor with a maximum output of 150 kW, and the version available in Europe will be equipped with a 77 kWh battery pack. In terms of power supply, the dc fast charge power of the new car can reach up to 170kW, which can be charged from 5% to 80% in just 30 minutes, in addition to plug-and-play and two-way charging capabilities, using excess power in the battery to power the owner's home grid (V2H).