VOLKSWAGEN Industrial Autos has this week detailed its ID.Buzz GTX.
The 250kW all-electric and all-wheel drive mannequin is probably the most highly effective ‘Bulli’ (or Kombi) the German producer is but to supply, and is out there with two wheelbases and with two battery capacities to offer what it says is most pulling energy and traction in each driving scenario.
VW’s acclaimed 4Motion all-wheel drive system is obtainable as normal on each ID.Buzz GTX variants, the primary that includes a 79kWh (guess) battery pack and the second an 86kWh unit. Each boast an 80kW entrance electrical motor and 210kW rear unit to ship complete system energy of 250kW – and a 0-100km/h time of simply 6.5 seconds. High pace is electronically capped at 160km/h.
When coupled to a DC quick charger, the ‘lesser’ battery pack could also be charged at a charge of as much as 185kW, offering a 10-80 per cent cost time of 26 minutes. The 86kWh unit might take up vitality at as much as 200kW (DC) and might also be charged from 10-80 per cent in “about 26 minutes”.
“First, there may be the brand new California with an unbelievable variety of followers. I’ve been wanting ahead to the world premiere this summer time ever since we unveiled the idea automobile final 12 months,” stated Volkswagen Industrial Autos head of gross sales and advertising Lars Krause.
“Second, now we have the brand new Transporter, which is the successor the legendary T6.1, and at this time it’s an entire different ballgame – specifically this incredible automobile: the brand new ID.Buzz GTX.”
The Volkswagen ID.Buzz GTX will supply a braked towing capability of 1800kg in brief wheelbase format and 1600kg for the lengthy wheelbase mannequin. The figures give every a respective improve of 800kg and 600kg over the usual ID.Buzz variants.
Volkswagen says the usual 4Motion system offers nice traction benefits for towing, particularly over moist or free surfaces, and says the ID.Buzz GTX is a perfect towing automobile for trailers typically moved on slippery floor, like horse floats or boats.
Stylistically, the ID.Buzz GTX is characterised by a novel frontal therapy with the bumper completed with a black consumption and aspect grilles in GTI-esque honeycomb design. Daytime working lights are built-in into the bumper, whereas air information remedies, designation lettering, and wing mirror housings are introduced in high-gloss black.
Moreover, Solna 20-inch alloy wheels are normal on the ID.Buzz GTX, whereas 21-inch wheels – in two designs – are supplied optionally. IQ.Mild LED matrix headlights are additionally normal, whereas a brand new paint end, Cherry Crimson, is obtainable completely on the GTX vary.
Shifting inside, the ID.Buzz GTX options darkened tones to “underline the sporty character” of the model’s strongest “Bulli” but. The seats, that are upholstered in ArtVelours Eco microfleece – additionally characteristic a selected GTX design and are electrically adjustable up entrance with a reminiscence perform for driver and front-seat passenger.
The multifunction steering wheel is differentiated by pink cross-stitching and a pink garnish on the centre trim with GTX lettering built-in in chrome.
Additional again, the passenger compartment of the ID.Buzz GTX is obtainable with 5, six or seven seats, relying on wheelbase.
The brief wheelbase (five-seat) variant encompasses a 60:40 split-fold second row and can also be supplied as a six-seat variant with two particular person seats in every seating row. The lengthy wheelbase variant will launch as a five-seater and also will be out there as a six- or seven seat mannequin, the latter with three seating positions within the second row and two within the third.
Relying on the variant, the seats within the second row could also be moved longitudinally by 1500mm (SWB) or 200mm (LWB).
The baggage compartment of the ID.Buzz gives 1121 litres of capability in five-seat mode (SWB) or 2123 litres with the rear bench seat folded down. The LWB variant ups these numbers to 1340 litres and 2469 litres respectively and offers 306 litres of load area when configured as a seven-seater.
On the expertise entrance, and along with these options supplied within the common ID.Buzz, the GTX fashions characteristic new head-up show and next-generation infotainment methods. VW says the latter encompasses a new menu system and graphics, in addition to a sooner processor. The display now measures 12.9 inches, as an alternative of 12.0.
An illuminated contact bar for temperature and quantity management sits beneath the central display, whereas new IDA voice assistant is operated with “pure voice instructions” to regulate quite a few automobile capabilities. Due to ChatGPT, the voice assistant might also be used to offer solutions to basic data questions and has on-line entry to databases akin to Wikipedia.
Lastly, Volkswagen will supply lengthy wheelbase variations of the ID.Buzz GTX with a sensible glass-enabled panoramic sunroof. The multi-layered sensible glass roof options an built-in liquid crystal movie which could be electronically switched between clear or opaque modes.
Whereas no native availability for the Volkswagen ID.Buzz GTX has been introduced, Volkswagen Industrial Autos says pre-sales for the mannequin will start in Europe from mid-2024.
