Electric car: First prices for the upgraded VW ID.Buzz

VW reveals ID.Buzz prices: upgraded infotainment, more options. Long wheelbase model gets 86 kWh battery, 250 kW all-wheel drive GTX version available.

VW ID.Buzz with long wheelbase

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at 12:36 am CEST

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Autos

Florian Pillau

This article was originally published in German and has been automatically translated.

The VW ID.Buzz gets a significantly more powerful drive as the GTX, plus a variant with a long wheelbase and some updates for the entire series. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is announcing the first prices today.

With the optional 4.96-meter wheelbase, the axles are around 25 centimeters further apart, with space for three rows of seats with six or seven seats or a maximum of 2469 liters of storage space. The longer version has a net battery capacity of 86 kWh, 79 kWh in the standard wheelbase version. Depending on the equipment, the batteries should last for 453 to 487 km in the long wheelbase version, while the ID. Buzz Pro with standard wheelbase and 79 kWh battery for 423 to 461 km.

The smaller battery should provide a maximum charging capacity of 185 kW, the larger one up to 200 kW. Under optimum conditions, both batteries should be able to charge from 10 to 80 percent in 26 minutes, corresponding to an average charging capacity of around 128 and 139 kW respectively within this range, including charging losses. Preconditioning of the battery is standard, with 11 kW on alternating current.

VW ID.Buzz (6 Bilder)

The long-wheelbase version of the VW ID.Buzz also offers a larger battery.

Dual-motor all-wheel drive as in the VW ID.4 GTX

Volkswagen installs two electric motors in the GTX, one at the front with 80 kW and one at the rear with 210, for a maximum total of 250 kW. This enables the bus, which weighs more than two tons, to reach 100 km/h in 6.1 seconds and an electronically limited top speed of 160 km/h. With a short wheelbase, the VW ID.Buzz can tow 1.8 tons, the long version 1.6 tons.

Important new equipment features include electrically adjustable comfort seats, 20-inch rims and matrix lighting. The short model offers a choice between a three-seater bench seat that can be moved by 15 cm and four individual seats in two rows. In the long wheelbase, the three-seater bench seat, which can be moved by 20 cm, can be combined with two individual seats in the third row.

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With head-up display for the first time

All ID.Buzz models have a screen that has been enlarged from 12 to 12.9 inches, an illuminated wiper groove for controlling the volume and temperature and a user interface that is easier to operate. There is also more computing power, which enables the voice assistant IDA to be supported by AI (ChatGPT), among other things. There is also a new head-up display and an exit warning system.

Prices for the XL version start at 62,719 euros, which is around 2000 euros more than the standard Buzz. VW has not yet announced a price for the GTX. According to Volkswagen, sales will start in the summer.