Volkswagen has offered a primary have a look at the long-awaited U.S.-bound ID.Buzz electrical van—lastly, within the kind Individuals will have the ability to purchase.
What have we been ready for? U.S. variations of the 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz, VW says, can be made in the identical Hanover, Germany, manufacturing unit however they’ll have a 3rd row of seats. They’ll be almost 10 inches longer than European variations. They’ll have a 91-kwh battery pack. And so they’ll supply all-wheel drive. Even the single-motor rear-wheel-drive model of the ID.Buzz can be extra highly effective in U.S. spec, at 282 hp fairly than 201 hp.
Whether or not Individuals actually needed to attend round one other two years for that goodie bag is one other matter. Even if you happen to’ve been holed up in a commune over the previous seven years, with a duplicate of “Tips on how to Preserve Your VW Alive” shut at hand and solely whirled peas in your thoughts, you most likely know that there’s a brand new electrical Microbus on the way in which.
Sure, it’s been an extended wait. Six years in the past this month, VW confirmed that the well-received ID.Buzz Idea was production-bound, and a pair months after that Inexperienced Automobile Reviews drove it and located the retro-concept to be charming, head-turning, and extremely spacious.
Then Inexperienced Automobile Reviews drove the European-spec model of the ID.Buzz final yr and located it to be the excellent counterpoint to the crossover mainstream. In these dimensions, it’s right-sized in some ways for city households—with simple sightlines and nice maneuverability, whereas successfully remixing the parking footprint of the VW ID.4, Tesla Mannequin Y, Hyundai Ioniq 5, and plenty of others with one thing distinctly totally different and stylishly utilitarian.
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How a lot larger is the Buzz for America?
Individuals might by no means see that standard-length model, so right here’s what we’re taking a look at: In U.S. XL kind, the ID.Buzz is 192.4 inches lengthy, 77.9 inches large, and 74.6 inches tall, and it rides on a 127.5-inch wheelbase—9.9 inches longer than that of the two-row model. An accessible panoramic glass sunroof with electrochromic tinting measures 67.4 inches lengthy and 40.8 inches large.
U.S. variations will embody seven-passenger seating, twin power-sliding rear aspect doorways, and an influence tailgate, with an AC plug underneath the passenger seat. Entrance seats can be heated, cooled, and power-adjusted. Some might favor the second-row captain’s chairs format, which drops it to 6.
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It’ll be cargo-friendly. A middle console presents dividers and a flex space on prime. Second and third rows will fold flat with the assistance of a Flexboard adapter. Whereas the second row can’t be eliminated—at the least not simply—the third row could be pulled out completely when wanted, in two parts, and the second row slides 7.9 inches fore and aft.
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ID.Buzz vary and charging
The 91-kwh battery capability is gross, and based mostly on the capability afforded within the same-size pack within the ID.7, usable (internet) capability can be 86 kwh. VW hasn’t but disclosed what EPA driving vary that can carry American ID.Buzz drivers, however that stands at about 12% extra usable capability than the Euro model’s 77 kwh. It is seemingly that can lead to extra real-world vary, regardless that the U.S. model can be significantly heavier. In well-equipped Euro-spec kind, the ID.Buzz weighs round 5,400 kilos. Add the size, the third row, the additional battery, and all-wheel drive, and it is prone to prime 6,000 kilos.
VW confirmed that it is going to be capable of fast-charge from 10% to 80% in about 25 minutes, at a peak 170 kw.
The 2025 VW ID.Buzz would be the second U.S. product—after the aero-savvy 2025 VW ID.7 electrical hatchback—to get VW’s new AP550 motor, which makes 406 lb-ft of torque and incorporates each oil cooling and water cooling. High velocity for the U.S. Buzz is 99 mph, up from the Euro model’s 90 mph, and in American prolonged splendor it nonetheless manages a coefficient of drag of 0.29.
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Tech contained in the VW electrical van
The infotainment system will get most of the similar enhancements coming to the ID.7, which can have arrived by the point the ID.Buzz will get right here. The 12.9-inch touchscreen now has local weather capabilities that “stick” to the underside of the display for simple entry, plus varied user-set shortcuts. A devoted 5.3-inch display in entrance of the steering wheel exhibits key driver information. VW’s ID.Gentle carries over from the ID.4 and helps talk on navigation, security methods, and even telephone calls with out making drivers look down on the display. And a head-up show and distant parking are among the many accessible tech extras.
There’s a lot to love and, measurement apart, the sticker worth of the U.S. model could be probably the most controversial factor concerning the ID.Buzz. With its sticker anticipated to cross the road round $65,000, or a bit extra, all mentioned, nostalgia comes at a steep worth. However if you happen to do not wish to field your self into right now’s norms, it is effectively value it.