VW ID.Buzz

I'll be changing our BMW PHEV next year for a BEV and at the moment the BMW i4 is top of the list ... however for some unknown reason the Buzz is now peaking some interest from the wife and I'm sort of heading down that path myself !

the leaf is the the run about on the driveway so the replacement to the 330e will be the nice car .... when I see the Buzz in the flesh I'll probably end up ordering the i4 ... but maybe !

I look at the original prototypes and compare it to the above and it's just disappointment. I never expected it to be identical, yet the ID3 & ID4 are fairly decent modern exteriors, but this is just back to VW bland. It's nearly as dull as our old Sharan.

I don't think it's that far off tbh, basically the headlights are the big change that stands out to me

I think the white and rainbow doppler effect camo is letting it down a bit. Give it a light blue body with cream pillars and roof and it'll look good I reckon

The drive selector could also be the indicators, looks like you twist it to select drive so it could still go up and down

Not sure how I feel about having everything on one stalk, it'll make turning the wipers on a bit interesting, might end up flashing the lights and then the indicator 😁

VW ID.Buzz - 1st Impressions & 1st Drive

Good video showing the interior

I'm wondering what they're covering under there. I mean how big a departure from the other cars can it possibly be?

Maybe the screen faces out the front the steering wheel is square or something

Tbf. And I'd cannot remotely fit the same capacity.you've over simplified it and failed to grasp what is capable on a chassis.

I think it's actually decent enough looking, they've managed to keep a lot of the outline of the concept but it was never going to make it to production in its concept form

I'm not really sure where they're going with the cargo version. Looks to costs €20k more than a base transporter and while the savings in running costs will be huge it's still going to be a stretch to pay off the increased price

I'm guessing it'll be popular for delivery companies in area with emission controls like the ULEZ in London, probably going to pay for itself a lot quicker over there

But I think the main market is going to be on the passenger version

Ex VAT UK price of a base transporter diesel is £25k

This electric one costing from £50k? There will be a tiny market for that. Reminds me a bit of when the Kona EV came out. €22k for the cheapest petrol one and €38k for the electric. Sure it's better, faster, cleaner, cheaper to run etc. but not THAT much better / cheaper

Also you can get a Chinese electric panel van over there for £23k

This is a battle that the Chinese are going to win. Soon. Higher end EVs might stay western for a bit longer, but the bottom of the market is gone. The horse has bolted.

Yeah. Greenwashing with a £23k electric van. Not with a £50k electric van.

Hate that stupid word by the way. It's purported meaning doesn't really exist in the real world. Companies will want electric vans to save money. Not really to look good.