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PRODUCTION VW ID. BUZZ REVEALED AT LAST After numerous concepts and sneak peeks, the production-ready Volkswagen ID. Buzz multi-purpose vehicle has finally been revealed, with a design that pays homage to the 1950s Type 2. This time, the manufacturer’s one-box people carrier is purely electric, and it’s set to land at UK dealers this autumn. The fourth model in Volkswagen’s
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all-electric ID range, following the ID.3 family hatch, ID.4 SUV and ID.5 SUV coupé, the ID. Buzz is an MPV with five seats that will also be sold as a threeseat van. A long-wheelbase version is set to follow on, potentially with a third row of seating. Its characterful design hasn’t deviated too much from the concept car, with an upright nose and large
VW roundel, mesh lower bumper and slim headlights and rear clusters, both of which are joined by an LED strip of light. Two-tone paint jobs will be available – just like the original – with yellow, orange, blue or green sitting beneath white paintwork. The ID. Buzz has a blacked-out windscreen and door pillars, a subtle black rear spoiler and three strakes on its C-pillar that are a nod to the original. The ID. Buzz measures 4,712mm in length, making it shorter than a Caravelle 6.1, but its electric platform affords it a similar wheelbase to the bigger vehicle. Thanks in part to a windscreen that’s also more sweptback than it first appears, the new incarnation also has an impressive 0.26 Cd drag co-efficient. Access is via conventional front doors, sliding rear doors and a large tailgate. There’s a huge 1,121 litres of boot space even with all five seats in place, increasing to 2,205 litres with the 60:40 split rear seats folded flat. Inside, the MPV’s family ties with the ID. range are clear to see, because it shares the same steering wheel, digital instrument pod and ‘floating’
