A different kind of romance, Volkswagen T1 as a ID.Buzz electric new life

In 1950, the Volkswagen T1 van was launched, which was the second model in Volkswagen's history after the Beetle, and the ancestor of the van and MPV models of the entire industry.

Volkswagen T1

Interestingly, this very tool-like car is loved by countless literary and artistic youth around the world, and the important reason is that it has a strong functionalism and exudes a strong romantic design color.

Therefore, in the early years, a large number of European hippies, especially in the United States, took the Volkswagen T1 as a companion for work or life, and where there was it, there was rock and roll, love, freedom...

Volkswagen T7

Today, the Volkswagen T series has grown to the 7th generation. However, people always miss the original T1, the round body, the V-shaped front face raised lines, the cute headlights, the huge Volkswagen logo, and fantasize that the Volkswagen T1 can be revived in some form.

Volkswagen Microbus concept car

In fact, Volkswagen has released some T1-style concept cars in the past few years, which have repeatedly inspired people's expectations.

For example, as early as 2001, Volkswagen brought a desirable Microbus concept car, but unfortunately it is said that it did not have energy due to cost reasons.

Volkswagen I.D.Buzz concept car

The most recent example is that in 2017, volkswagen I.D.Buzz concept car appeared at the North American International Auto Show with the iconic design elements of the T1. Today, 5 years later, taking advantage of the electrification of dongfeng, the mass production version of this concept car has finally arrived.

Let's shout: Hello, volkswagen ID.Buzz!

Mass ID.Buzz

Obviously, the first glance at volkswagen ID.Buzz is enough to remind people of the Volkswagen T1 50 years ago. Although they were born in different eras, they can give people a similar look: rounded, cute, playful.

When talking about the relationship between the two, Volkswagen's designers said that the direct connection between ID.Buzz and the T1 is that the T1's driver's seat is above the front axle and there is almost no front overhang, while the ID. Buzz's front overhang is also short.

In terms of details, the iconic V-shaped silhouette of the front face of the Volkswagen T1 has been innovatively continued on the ID.Buzz, which makes the ID.Buzz more cute and affinity than the T1.

As Volkswagen's designers said when introducing the design language of the ID series models, lighting will become the chrome plating of the new era to establish the iconic characteristics of electric vehicles. The Volkswagen ID.Buzz, like other models in the ID series, uses a flexible light line in the middle of the Unicom logo and the headlight group. This design is a good indication of its era and its identity: an electric van utility vehicle.

Of course, the interior design of Volkswagen ID.Buzz also follows the design principles of the ID family.

Whether it is the exterior or the interior, volkswagen ID.Buzz color scheme is extremely dynamic.

Volkswagen ID.Buzz is divided into two models, the conventional ID.Buzz MPV and the ID.Buzz Cargo van.

The important reason for the birth of the Volkswagen T1 is the functional requirements. In addition to the continuation of the design, the public ID.Buzz also paid tribute to T1 in functionalism, reinterpreting the classic with the principle of "form serving function".

The most important example of this is the use of space. Although the Volkswagen ID.Buzz is only 4712 mm long, it has a wheelbase of up to 2988 mm, and the interior has a reasonable and intuitive space layout, which meets the spacious and comfortable ride of 5 passengers and brings a luggage space of up to 1121 liters. When the second row of seats is reclined, the luggage space can reach 2205 liters.

In the near future, Volkswagen will also offer 6-seat and 7-seat longer wheelbase versions of ID.Buzz.

As for the ID.Buzz Cargo van, it is enough to meet the goal of transportation to a greater extent, for which a fixed partition is provided behind its front seats, so that the cockpit is separated from the cargo compartment, so that the maximum volume of 3.9 cubic meters of cargo space from possible to reality.

It is worth mentioning that the front row of the ID.Buzz Cargo van can choose between a 2-seater layout and a 3-seat layout.

If you open a Volkswagen ID.Buzz Cargo delivery, you will surely become the most beautiful and fashionable boy in the transportation industry.

Another example is that in order to achieve the best possible performance of pure electric endurance, with the cooperation of engineers and designers, they gave ID.Buzz excellent wind resistance coefficient: ID. Buzz has a drag coefficient of only 0.285, and ID. Buzz Cargo has a drag coefficient of only 0.29.

Volkswagen ID.Buzz based on the MEB electric modular platform research and development, the European sales version of the model will be equipped with a total capacity of 82 kWh, net capacity of 77 kWh battery pack, but the official has not announced the mileage. The maximum DC charging power of the new car is 170 kilowatts, which can be charged from 5% to 80% in 30 minutes, and the AC charging power is 11 kilowatts.

The drive form is a rear drive, the motor has a maximum power of 150 kW, a peak torque of 310 Nm, and the extreme speed is electronically limited to 145 km /h. At present, the official Volkswagen ID.Buzz another data on driving is that the turning diameter is 11.1 meters.

In order to meet the concept of sustainable development, Volkswagen ID.Buzz in addition to achieving zero emissions of pure electric drives, it will also achieve carbon neutrality in the entire process of production and delivery in Europe. In addition, it uses synthetic materials made from recycled materials to replace animal leather.

The mass production time of the two Volkswagen ID.Buzz is in the first half of 2022, and deliveries will begin in the autumn, but they will only be listed in some European countries in the early stage. The long wheelbase version will be unveiled in North America in 2023 and will be available until 2024.

At the just-concluded Volkswagen Group 2021 annual financial report press conference, Diess, chairman of the board of directors of the group, introduced the performance of the North American market and specifically said: "ID.Buzz is the key to building our emotional resonance with consumers in the US market. ”

But I think fans all over the world should be thrilled by Volkswagen's move to launch ID.Buzz. There is no doubt that this will also enhance the overall image of the Volkswagen electric vehicle family in people's minds.

It seems that Volkswagen may be providing an idea for the industry veterans who are undergoing electrification transformation, that is, "old classmates" such as T1 will become valuable historical assets that can be used.

In fact, according to the current performance, Volkswagen's "electric work" has achieved surprising results in the mainstream market around the world, and it is indeed qualified to become the object of industry learning.

In Europe, Volkswagen has a 25% market share of electric vehicles, exceeding its own share of the fuel vehicle market. In the United States, Volkswagen ranks second in the electric vehicle market with an 8% market share, twice the market share of fuel vehicles; ID.4 has sold 17,000 units in the United States, with more than 21,000 scheduled orders, and more than 2/3 of all consumers who buy ID.4 are buying Volkswagen brand cars for the first time. In China, Volkswagen's monthly deliveries of electric vehicles reached 15,000 units at the end of last year, and its cumulative sales last year were nearly 93,000 units, four times that of 2020.

In short, the public is proving that elephants can not only turn around quickly, but also bring a different kind of romance.

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