- The U.S. model of the VW ID.Buzz electrical van will debut June 2, Volkswagen has confirmed.
- It should have a long-wheelbase configuration and 7 seats as commonplace.
- It should arrive for the 2025 model 12 months and can go on sale within the U.S. in summer time 2024.
UPDATE 5/18/23: Volkswagen introduced the debut date of the 2025 ID.Buzz as June 2, 2023. It should happen in Huntington Seaside, California, and the date will likely be designated as Worldwide Volkswagen Bus Day. There will likely be alternatives for traditional VW Bus house owners to exhibit their automobiles and the occasion will likely be live-streamed on YouTube beginning June 2 at 11 a.m. Japanese time.
UPDATE 3/13/23: VW confirmed to C/D that the U.S.-bound ID.Buzz will arrive for the 2025 model 12 months and that it’s going to go on sale on our shores a 12 months after the debut, in June 2024. We’ve got up to date this story accordingly.
VW’s Microbus revival, the electrical ID.Buzz van, is already on sale in Europe, and now we’re lastly getting some updates on the U.S. model and when it should arrive on our shores. Volkswagen has confirmed that the long-wheelbase model of the Buzz will make its debut in June earlier than occurring sale in America for the 2024 model 12 months. Our spy photographers have additionally noticed a prototype of the LWB van testing in wintry situations, giving us our first take a look at this completely different configuration.
The distinction between the short-wheelbase European model and the long-wheelbase U.S. model is most evident for those who take a look at the size of the rear sliding doorways. In any other case, the 2 look almost an identical on the skin. The U.S. model will come commonplace with three rows of seats and will supply seating for seven passengers, whereas the Euro model has two rows of seats. We count on another inside trim variations, though we’re hoping that the enjoyable inside shade choices make their technique to our market.
VW has additionally instructed us that the larger U.S.-bound Buzz may have a bigger battery pack than the 77.0-kWh pack obtainable elsewhere. The bottom model may have a single rear-mounted electrical motor producing 201 horsepower, and a dual-motor all-wheel-drive improve will likely be optionally available and will supply the identical 295 horsepower because the AWD possibility within the ID.4 SUV.
The Buzz will not go on sale within the U.S. till a 12 months after the debut, as a VW spokesperson instructed C/D that it’s going to arrive on our shores in June 2024. Search for extra info to return when the 2025 ID.Buzz makes its official debut in June, together with pricing, vary estimates, and extra.
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Regardless of being raised on a gradual eating regimen of base-model Hondas and Toyotas—or maybe due to it—Joey Capparella nonetheless cultivated an obsession for the automotive business all through his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee. He discovered a technique to write about automobiles for the varsity newspaper throughout his faculty years at Rice College, which finally led him to maneuver to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for his first skilled auto-writing gig at Car Journal. He has been a part of the Automotive and Driver workforce since 2016 and now lives in New York Metropolis.
