Since more and more male friends around me have invariably used purple and pink iPhones, I realized that every macho man has a princess in his heart. If you are full of contempt for this, it can only mean that the princess in your heart has not yet seen her dream castle, so she has not woken up. Fortunately, a few days ago, the arrival of a new car once again woke up a large number of sleeping "princesses".
In 1950, Volkswagen launched the minibus T1 model, which instantly swept the streets and successfully led the style of small buses in the next few decades. Although T1 ended in discontinuation, it has become another classic in the Volkswagen Group after the Beatles. When today's new generation of car fans grow up, they will occasionally remember the story left by the T1.
On March 10, 2022, Volkswagen officially released a new pure electric MPV model, which was named ID.Buzz. If the retro appearance is a tribute to the glorious classics of the former T1, then its brilliant and colorful body color matching that only dared to be used in cartoons is the last straw that overwhelms the iron-blooded tenderness of men.
Like Volkswagen's existing ID. series models, ID.Buzz is still based on volkswagen's MEB platform. In addition to the regular 5-seater MPV, there is also a single-row ID.Buzz Cargo closed van. From another perspective, this is probably the cutest MPV and van in the world.
Putting aside the shadow of T1, ID.Buzz still has a strong familial style. The enclosed front face and through-the-line light strip give the new car an unparalleled sense of fashion, and the layering of the bumps on the front of the car seems to turn the new car into a laughing animated character.
The length, width and height of the ID.Buzz are 4712mm/1985mm/1937mm, and the wheelbase is 2988mm. The extremely short front end, boxy silhouette, suspended roof, and two-color stitching make the ID.Buzz have both the charm that MPV should have, and a little more youthful attributes. Of course, the emergence of the configuration of the double-sided electric sliding door can really make the ID.Buzz have vitality. And the most likable, should be the A-pillar set up a triangular glass window, reduce the blind spot of sight at the same time can also improve the safety and convenience of the vehicle, about this, only the old driver will understand.
Coming to the rear of the car, the through-type light strip with the square tail shape makes people not feel that this bad design looks vulgar at all. At the same time, the huge Volkswagen logo and the ID.Buzz logo below further enhance the recognition of the new car. Finally, the charging interface of the ID.Buzz is located on the right rear side of the vehicle, after all, this car is not suitable for placing a charging port at the front of the car with a long wheelbase, and the second is that the front face is so playful and cute, and the designer must not bear to destroy it.
In terms of interior, both the layout and the style are ID. family design, small LCD instrument + large floating central control screen with different colors of wood grain trim, the sense of layering is instantly reflected. The front seats not only support electric adjustment, seat memory and electric leg rests, but also embroidery with ID logo and independent armrests, which are rare in today's MPV models, but in exchange for the traditional armrest box being transformed into an open storage slot, which further improves the practicality of the car.
Because it is a 5-seater model, the configuration of the second row of independent seats will naturally not appear. Fortunately, from the picture, the space in the second row is very abundant, and the left and right seats also have certain recesses to increase the wrapping. In addition, the front backrest can provide a small table board, and the two sides of the door also have a rich storage slot, which is very friendly for users who like to travel at home or bring a baby every day.
Another advantage of the MPV of this size without a third row of seats is that it can get extra storage space. According to the official statement, ID.Buzz has a 1121L trunk volume in the conventional state, although the second row of seats that support 4/6 proportional adjustment cannot form a flat space after being reclined, but fortunately, the floor is low enough, and the space can be extended to 2205L.
It is no exaggeration to say that the ID.Buzz itself looks like a car from a science fiction movie, so it naturally does not shrink in terms of technological configuration. The new car will be equipped with a Car2X local traffic warning system as standard, which can grasp the traffic information in real time through signals shared by other vehicles and traffic facilities. Functions such as full-speed domain driver assistance, highway automatic lane change assistance, memory parking, automatic parking, pre-collision safety system, lane keeping system and other functions will also be assembled to varying degrees according to different configurations.
Regarding power, the ID.Buzz will be equipped with a 77 kWh power battery pack, a maximum power of 150 kW (201 Ps), a peak torque of 310 N·m, and a maximum speed of 145 km/h. The data on endurance has not been officially released, but it is reported that the cruising range is expected to be close to 700km, which is very good. In addition, the dc fast charging power of the new car can reach 170kW, and it takes only 30 minutes to charge 5%-80%, and it supports two-way charging.
I believe that everyone here also understands that the group ID.Buzz is not a business person, but a family-centered consumer group. Overall, ID.Buzz's performance in all respects is staggering, provided that you can really accept its mavericks and be able to persuade your family to abandon all traditional definitions of an MPV.
To this day, the pure electric MPV on the market is still very few, since ID.4 did not let Volkswagen leap into the earliest blue ocean of domestic electric vehicles, but perhaps ID.Buzz still have the opportunity to become the leader in this market segment, after all, the ID. series of cars, we can still afford to buy. Regardless of the others, at least those who shout "feelings first" and "import must buy", this time there is no reason to release pigeons, right?