Yellow or orange? Here comes the new Volkswagen ID Buzz

The new Volkswagen ID Buzz will manage to undermine the podium of the most legendary minibus held since 1949 by thetimeless T1? There are many names for the van that until 1967 represented versatility and a lifestyle of freedom. Transporter, Typ2, Bullies or again Split T1 because of the split windshield. But many more were the versions for pleasure or for work. The camping variants with the legendary Westphalia and the extendable roof or the version adventurewagen from the voluminous high roof. Not to mention the single or double cab pick-up models such as the very rare Doka up to the Typ2 Klv 20 designed to provide relief on German railways.

The hope is that such versatility will also infect the new or rather newcomers to zero CO2 emissions2 as two versions will arrive Buzz ID And Buzz Cargo ID. Both have been designed to redesign the face of intelligent, innovative and sustainable mobility. It is in fact the first range of vans and vans to be produced and delivered with a CO balance2 neutral. Add to this the use of a high percentage of recycled materials and the give up the skin for the realization of the interiors.

The interiors of ID.Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo in the background

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It is true that even the emissions of the first version put on the road in 1950 were not supposed to be very high. At the time the Bulli mounted a 1.1-liter boxer four-cylinder petrol engine air-cooled capable of delivering 24 horsepower. An ancestor who already had the dream of becoming electric in his drawer. In fact, at the 1972 Hanover Motor Show, Volkswagen presented an electrically powered T2 with a rear engine and a maximum range of 85 kilometers. Few, but enough to spark the dream of purely electric clean traction.

Simplified top-up

Today, the European versions of the ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo will be launched with a 77 kWh battery, whose gross energy capacity is 82 kWh. She will be the one to power the 150 kW electric motor that acts on the rear axle, like the ancestor! The speed is electronically limited to a maximum of 145 km / h. Its charging power with alternating current (AC) is 11 kW. By connecting the vehicle to the CCS connectors of the direct current (DC) rapid charging columns, the charging power increases up to 170 kW. In this case, the battery charge is increased from 5 to 80% in about 30 minutes.

Mobile charging that is simplified from the function Plug & Charge. As soon as the charging cable is inserted, an encrypted and secure communication begins between the Buzz ID and the charging station. This authentication process lasting a few seconds is followed by the recharging procedure, the payment of which no longer requires a special card, but only a We Charge contract with Volkswagen. The Plug & Charge system will be used in the Ionity, Aral, bp, Enel, EON, Iberdrola and Eviny networks. And negotiations are already underway with other major suppliers.

The interiors of ID.Buzz in the Lemon Yellow version

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Redesigned for the digital age

All indicators are in digital version. The digital cockpit placed in front of the driver is a display with a diagonal of 5.3 in. The infotainment system from the 10-inch touch display for the standard Ready 2 Discover navigation system or 12-inch for the optional Discover Pro version. Already in the basic model, the five-seater van’s infotainment system includes the online services of We Connect, We Connect Plus and App-Connect (App-Connect Wireless) for smartphone integration and DAB + (digital radio reception). In the top-of-the-range variant, the ID. Buzz will have over 30 assistance systems on board. Among these the function Memory for automated parking on a previously stored route; Car2X (warnings and danger warnings in local short-range communication) and the latest version of the Travel Assist with data exchange with other cars. The latter allows for partially automated transverse and longitudinal dynamics in the whole range speed and, for the first time, automated lane change on the motorway (starting at 90 km / h).

Also with 6 and 7 seats

Regarding versatility – the saying of T1 always applies Form follows function– the MEB platform which is the godmother of all the electric cars of the Volkswagen group (Audi, Seat, Cupra and Skoda) will be able to satisfy all the needs of the designers who will try their hand in a thousand and more versions. At the base we have a compact overall length of 4,712 mm combined with a relatively long wheelbase of 2,988 mm which allows for a large space for passengers open space. Currently the van version for the transport of people has 5 seats with a trunk of 1,121 liters. Huge! In the medium term, one will also follow six and one seven-seater configurationin addition to one long wheelbase variant. Instead, they are the three front seats (as an alternative to the two) and a fixed bulkhead between the passenger compartment and the load compartment of 3.9 m3 to distinguish the configuration of the ID. Buzz Cargo, which is able to house two Euro pallets.

Profile view of ID.Buzz in the bicolor Candy White and Lemon Yellow coloring

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Freely bicolor painting

Obviously, the classic two-tone paint scheme is planned for ID Buzz, which to tell the truth is also characterizing the van range of the T6 in the Transporter, Caravelle, California and Multivan 4MOTION versions. When the zero emission Bulli is requested in one of the two-tone paintworkthe upper area of ​​the vehicle, including the roof, and the V-shaped hood are maintained in Candy White. The surfaces below the characteristic perimeter line will instead be available in one of the four metallic colors: Lemon Yellow, Starlight Blue, Energetic Orange or Bay Leaf Green. For these four there is a combination ad hoc in the color of the interior echoed in the interior surfaces of the seats, in the central part of the dashboard and in the door inserts. In addition to the four two-tone paints, the color range is completed with eleven different color variations: a solid color paint (Candy White), five metallics (Mono Silver, Lemon Yellow, Starlight Blue, Energetic Orange and Bay Leaf Green), a pearly one (Deep Black) and four two-tone paint finishes.

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