Classics never go out of style, classics will always continue, in the history of automobile development in the past century, there will always be some classic models in the long river of time to shine dazzling. For the Volkswagen brand, the classic model Beetle is a household name, but don't forget that the brilliance of the van passenger car Volkswagen T1 is no less than that of the Beetle, which exports not only products to the world but also an American culture.
The Volkswagen T1 is not only durable and loaded, but also has a unique appearance that makes it a favorite of American hippies in the 60s. And its exterior and interior have been fully decorated and adjusted, forming a unique cultural identity. When a car becomes an expression of cultural elements, it can be seen that its classic degree is high.
The earliest Volkswagen T1 model was produced in 1949, and its classic appearance has always remained in the hearts of the majority of fans, and Xiaobian still treasures the Piggy Bank of the Volkswagen T1 shape until now. The Volkswagen T2 model pushed it into the ranks of the world's classic cars, this model produced in 1967, which was not discontinued in Brazil until 2013, you can see it at almost any modification party around the world.
Even if our domestic consumers are not familiar with this model, I believe you have seen it in many foreign film and television works or games, such as the movie "Forrest Gump", "Racing Story" and "Tony Hawk Professional Skateboarding", "Crazy City Racing 2", "San Francisco Grand Prix", "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" and other games, there are also Volkswagen T1 models. Therefore, the T1 has almost become a household name through the "help" of different cultural communication media.
However, in the surging tide of the times, the T1 has become a memory of the past era, as a very representative classic model, it is obvious that Volkswagen can not give up the glory and glory it has achieved. At the moment of electrification, the pure electric MPV model Volkswagen, which integrates the retro elements of T1, ID.Buzz finally retained this classic as a mass production car. Recently, Volkswagen ID.BUZZ officially ushered in the world debut, with the help of the electrification platform to make the classic model of the past "resurrection" again, as the beginning of the small editor said that "the classic will never go out of fashion, the classic will always continue.".
Volkswagen ID.Buzz two-tone spliced body and the huge "VW" logo on the front of the car are obviously a tribute to the T1, if you look closely, you will find that there are three similar heat dissipation ports next to its rear window, because the first three generations of the Volkswagen T series are all rear-mounted engines. In addition to many "homage" elements, the headlight sets and through-beam light strips on both sides of the front face, combined with the diamond-shaped skeleton light design below, make it easy to recognize that this is a Volkswagen ID. Family models.
On the side, the waist line of the Volkswagen ID.Buzz extends from the headlights to the taillights, and this waist line has also become a "Jingwei line" separating different colors. The new car adopts a square box body structure, which maximizes the space inside the car, and the double-sided sliding door will provide good convenience for rear passengers to get on and off. In terms of size, the ID.BUZZ has a length, width and height of 4712/1985/1937mm and a wheelbase of 2988mm.
In terms of the rear, the through-type taillights used by volkswagen ID.Buzz are very layered, and the entire rear contour is relatively regular, which has a sharp contrast with the sleekness of the front of the car, which may be caused by the pursuit of expanding the space inside the car. In addition, the tail also has a huge volkswagen LOGO, and there is also an ID. Buzz's logo is highly recognizable.
In terms of interior, this horizontal and vertical design style is used from the Volkswagen ID series, but in terms of color matching, ID. Buzz is obviously richer, more colorful, and younger, and the interior of the body is even more fashionable than the main young ID.3. The new car is equipped with a full LCD instrument and a 12-inch floating central control screen, due to the ID.Buzz adopts a new electrical and electronic architecture, all the functions and software of the vehicle support OTA remote upgrade, which can be used by users.
The new car is also very environmentally friendly in terms of material use, using a large number of recyclable synthetic materials, and no leather material is used inside the car, but through the processing and color collocation to create a prominent sense of quality. It is worth mentioning that one of the environmentally friendly materials, called Seaqual yarn, consists of 90% recycled PET water bottles and 10% marine plastic, and the carbon emissions of this material are 32% lower than other similar materials.
In terms of seat layout, Volkswagen ID. Buzz has a 5-seat layout, with two separate armrests in the front seats and the back seats being our more conventional 4/6 seats. In fact, the floor of the whole car is very flat, but because of this, there is no way to obtain a flat space after putting down the rear seats, but the longitudinal height of the trunk is still very impressive. It is understood that the conventional trunk volume of the new car is 1121L, which can be expanded to 2205L after being put down.
In terms of assisted driving functions, ID.BUZZ applies volkswagen's latest version, which not only includes emergency braking and memory parking, but also comes standard with the Car2X local traffic warning system, which grasps the danger information in real time through the signals shared by other vehicles and traffic facilities, and also comes standard with the FrontAssist pre-collision safety system and the LaneAssist lane keeping system.
In terms of power, Volkswagen ID. Buzz is equipped with a battery pack with a capacity of 82 kWh, rear-wheel drive, a maximum power of 150 kW, a peak torque of 310 N·m, and a maximum speed of 145 km/h. As for the cruising range, the official has not yet announced. Additionally, ID. Buzz also has a plug and charge function, users do not need to download the APP, scan the code, recharge and other steps, directly insert the electric gun to open the charging and settlement.
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Time flies, when the pace of car electrification began, with the advent of Volkswagen ID.Buzz, the figure of volkswagen T-model once again appeared in front of our eyes. For now, though ID.BUZZ pre-sales in the European market will begin in May and will be available this fall. After that, it will also land in the US and Canadian markets, unfortunately, whether it will finally enter the Chinese market is still unknown. However, Xiaobian believes that Volkswagen ID.Buzz enter the Chinese market is still very promising, first of all, China's huge consumer market has a strong attraction to manufacturers; secondly, Volkswagen is also accelerating the pace of domestic electrification, ID. family models are basically listed in China, Volkswagen ID.Buzz as a pure electric MPV model also has a very important market strategic position in the electrification matrix. Therefore, we can keep looking forward to this new car.