"Hello my name is Forrest, Forrest Gump".
Remember the opening line of the classic movie Forrest Gump? If you pay attention to the movie, do you remember such a clip from the movie? Forrest Gump's girlfriend Jenny travels around in a cute van with a group of hippies during the rebellion. That's right, that van is Volkswagen's classic T1 model. It is also considered by some to be one of the famous anti-war symbols.
The Volkswagen T1, the volkswagen brand's first model, was born in the 1950s. As the originator of the "van", it has a very high status in the world, especially in Europe. With the passage of time, the contemporary T series models have gradually evolved into a comprehensive mpv that focuses on transportation and takes into account the ride, and the positioning is gradually distant from the T1 of that year.
Today, riding on the electrification of the East Wind, Volkswagen has launched pure electric mpv : ID . Buzz, which pays more attention to household attributes and ride quality, moves closer to T1 in design and positioning, and brings a generation of classics back to us in a new form. Let's take a look at ID.Buzz's past and present lives!
In the history of the Volkswagen brand, there has never been a shortage of classic models that can evoke people's memories, but the symbol that can really represent volkswagen classics, in addition to the Beetle, must be the Volkswagen T1 that represents hippie culture. Let's take a time machine and freeze into the 1950s.
In 1950, the Second World War had just ended, in this post-war era of waste, Germans generally need a cheap, huge space, can pull people and pull goods multi-functional car, the birth of the Volkswagen T1 just fit the needs of the time, so it has been unanimously praised since its inception.
Let's go back a little bit to the time machine, probably three years ago, in 1947. Dutch car importer Ben Pon saw a Flattenwagen truck used in the Volkswagen factory, and it occurred to him that he could develop a completely new model on this basis, and later, he had the first sketch of the Model T.
Volkswagen's executives showed great interest after seeing this picture, so it took only two years for the prototype of the T series to enter mass production. It should be noted that the T in T1 represents its factory code name Type 1, and today's Matway, T represents Transfer.
Success may seem easy, but it also proves that the Volkswagen T1 is no ordinary car, and it quickly became a symbol of automotive culture. Especially after the hippie culture that prevailed in the United States in the 1960s spread to Europe, the Volkswagen T1 became the standard for these young people who yearn for freedom.
In the 18 years from its introduction in 1950 to its discontinuation in 1967, the Volkswagen T1 was produced at a staggering 1.8 million units. In a sense, volkswagen T1 in Europe is like the current domestic Wuling Hongguang, is a well-deserved "god car".
Today, the Volkswagen T1 is still favored by many car lovers. First of all, it has a very classic and unique design, the appearance has a high degree of recognition, the front face of the V shape along the sides of the waist line around the entire body, embedded in the middle of the huge Volkswagen LOGO, round headlights and turn signals, two pieces of windshield, round and full body lines plus raised front and rear bumpers, all make it look very affinity.
The Volkswagen T1 is rear-drive and equipped with the same 1.2-liter four-cylinder air-cooled engine as the Beetle, with a maximum power of 19 kW. The interior of the Volkswagen T1 is integrated with its body, which is very simple, with only a speedometer and a few simple buttons to control the radio, and the front windshield can also be opened and closed by mechanical switches. As a van utility vehicle, the biggest advantage of the Volkswagen T1 is that it can play a variety of roles.
The emergence of T1 not only brought happiness and happiness to people, but also opened a new chapter in the history of automobile culture. The Volkswagen T1 was a global success and a classic model thanks to the anti-war wave of the 1960s and 1970s. Colorful T1, which is painted into a colorful way, is often seen at hippie parties, and it has become the best prop for young people to nostalgia and express their personality.
Today, the Volkswagen T series has long replaced the original classic design with a boxy shape, and has also bid farewell to the holiday style and turned to a business style, but T1 still has many fans around the world, and many classic car enthusiasts are proud to collect a T1. In the hearts of car fans, T1 has become a belief, because those classic chapters are enough to make T1 an eternal legend.
Speaking of which, do you envision a romantic era and a popular T1? hi! Come back, our time machine is going to open into the twenty-first century. Because...... There is good news... With the advent of the electric age, after years of gestation, Volkswagen announced that it would release a mass-produced version of the #ID.Buzz, which was designed to prototype the T1.
As a member of the Volkswagen ID. family, ID. Buzz is based on the MEB platform, which is the world's first scalable all-electric vehicle platform for mass production, which uses a new electrical and electronic architecture that can continuously upgrade vehicle software through OTAs to obtain the latest technological features and user experience.
In terms of charging, the power can reach 11kW in AC mode, and the DC fast charging power through the European CCS standard charging port can reach 170kW, which can be charged from 5% to 80% in only 30 minutes.
Using the latest version of id.software, ID. Buzz will also provide a "plug and charge" function in the future, which can automatically authorize compatible DC fast charging stations by using the charging interface of the ISO 15118 standard and automatically complete the necessary data exchange with the charging station. In addition, the two-way charging function will make the ID. Buzz is able to use excess power from the battery to power the user's home grid (V2H).
Appearance, ID. Buzz's unique design is visually presented around these advanced technologies. In addition, volkswagen ID. family standardized design language is also in ID. Buzz has been continued, and the overall appearance is cute and cute.
The front face shape of the new car is naturally a continuation of the ID. family design, using a through-type headlight group, and the Volkswagen logo can also be lit together; the honeycomb design is used under the front bar to strengthen the visual center of gravity of the front.
The roof part adopts a suspension design, the entire front of the car is a circular arc like T1, and the matrix headlights on both sides are connected by LED daytime running lights, and the Volkswagen logo in the middle can also be lit together.
The front windshield of the new car is very large and has a wide field of view. The front surrounds a large number of skeleton designs, so that the front face of the electric car is no longer single.
As a typical Bulli model, the layout of the ID.Buzz is very clear, the use of space is fully optimized, and the 5 people can also enjoy a spacious ride and luggage space (up to 1121L). With the second row of seats receded, the luggage compartment capacity can be expanded to 2205L.
The new car features a two-tone interior of white + orange as a tribute to the classic Volkswagen T1 model. At the same time, the interior also features a number of nuanced designs, including: the front seats will be equipped with double armrest design, the front central passage and door panels have a lot of storage space, the rear seats under and in the compartment using model prints and smiley face logos.
"The T1, an iconic model of the 1950s, gave people more freedom of travel. Nowadays by ID. Buzz, we're putting the DNA of T1 into this era of electric mobility. Jozef Kabaň, head of brand design at Volkswagen, said, "ID. Buzz allows people to empathize more and get closer when they travel. ”
It is worth mentioning that the T1 has two major product series of MPV and pickup trucks at the time of release, corresponding to household and commercial, respectively. ID.Buzz will also preserve this fine tradition, and the MEB platform on which it is based is designed with modularity in mind.
The battery is located on the chassis, the flat floor above means that the interior is very malleable, the wheelbase can be easily adjusted according to the model, and the four-wheel drive is also very easy due to the pure electric. So, at the same time as the launch of the family car, ID.Buzz simultaneously provided commercial vehicles - that is, small bread for pulling goods.
In addition, Xiaobian also wants to talk about the significance of the times ID.Buzz. In the hottest industry in 2021, new energy vehicles can undoubtedly occupy one of the pits. Because a number: 20%! 20% is the proportion of sales or penetration rate of new energy vehicles, that is, for every 100 passenger cars sold, 20 are new energy vehicles.
According to the latest data disclosed by the Association of Passenger Vehicles, the retail penetration rate of new energy vehicles from January to December was 14.8%, and in November, the penetration rate was 20.8%, and in December, it was 22.60 Even if this 20% is only monthly, it is enough to refresh the cognition of new energy vehicles.
Entering the new energy era, ID . Buzz fits the needs of the times. So in addition to continuing people's feelings for volkswagen T1, can this car continue to write the glory of Volkswagen T1 that once swept the world? Let's wait and see!
Written by Zhang Jingyu
Editor-in-Chief Sun Chen
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