Now New energy vehicle brands are emerging one after another, and there are more blooming in China than overseas. But at present, the only brand that "inheritance" to play through is probably Volkswagen, which is about paying tribute to the classic T1 electric minibus ID. Buzz. This car has been very popular at home and abroad since its debut, and recently, the order volume has far exceeded expectations after it officially started delivery overseas.
According to overseas media reports, although the new car has just been delivered, the orders for Volkswagen ID.BUZZ have exceeded 20,000 yuan in total, and users in Europe have expressed strong interest in this new car. ID.Buzz was launched in Hannover, Germany in June this year, and plans to produce 15,000 new cars by the end of 2022. However, this includes display, training and media vehicles, totaling 6,000. In other words, it is like the domestic Zekr 001 and Smart#1 elves, queuing until next year! In order to cope with such sales, Volkswagen also adjusted its plan to gradually increase production to 130,000 vehicles per year starting next year, which shows that the popularity has exceeded Volkswagen's expectations.
Volkswagen ID.Buzz is the continuation of the Volkswagen T-series "van" in the electric era, and it is also one of the few models on the market that pay tribute to the classics with batteries. In terms of appearance design, ID.Buzz uses a lot of arc outlines, which looks more retro than traditional MPV models. The new car has a length, width and height of 4712mm/1985mm/1937mm, and a wheelbase of 2988mm. It is not large in size, but it is very surprising to have a wheelbase of almost 3 meters to bring great loading space.
Of course, in addition to outstanding design, after all, Volkswagen still focuses on independent research and development and supply of three-electric core technologies. Compared with many emerging domestic car manufacturers, it still has a more standard macro-long-term car manufacturing concept, and its hard performance is also very good. ID.Buzz is built on the MEB pure electric platform, using rear-wheel drive , the maximum motor power is 150kW (204 horsepower), peak torque is 310N·m, and the maximum speed is 145km/h. It is equipped with a battery pack with a capacity of 77kWh. Under WLTP conditions, the ID. Buzz comprehensive range is 423km. In addition, Volkswagen also stated that the future ID.Buzz will also support advanced assisted driving based on " lidar ".
In addition, ID.Buzz's future model planning also includes the GTX performance version, long-axis version and standard-axis seven-seater version. At the recent Frankfurt Commercial Auto Show in the field of commercial vehicles, Volkswagen launched four IDs for different commercial scenarios. Buzz concept models, namely ambulance, closed truck , box truck, and freezer truck. It can be seen that it will be built into multi-purpose vehicle in various demand scenarios. It can be seen that ID. Buzz really has the momentum to replicate the glorious T1 of that year.
However, the higher price of the vehicle is the biggest obstacle to its introduction into domestic or local production and sales. The price in Europe is 64581 euros , 54430 euros, equivalent to RMB 460,000 and RMB 390,000. If it is introduced in the form of import, I believe that it will not receive much support. But considering that the Volkswagen ID. series has long established a good foundation on the domestic pure electric MEB platform, it is undoubtedly more appropriate to sell in the form of domestic products. After all, although Volkswagen's model matrix is gradually improved, there is a lack of explosive models, and iD.Buzz is expected to become a breakthrough in sales.
As for the current market, almost all MPV models with more than 300,000 are mainly business-oriented, and the emergence of Volkswagen ID.BUZZ will give some consumers a new choice. A MPV with a fashionable appearance, a small and flexible body size but a large internal space. In addition to the perspective of personalization and cultural heritage, under the blessing of fashion and appearance, it can be seen that in addition to satisfying the practicality of daily life, it will also have certain fun attributes and have unique charm in the market. To be honest, isn’t it the same for the early Beetle , Mini, and the first Smart?
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