Volkswagen ID. Buzz

Responding to positive feedback and strong consumer interest for the ID. Buzz Concept shown at Detroit and Geneva in 2017, CEO Herbert Diess announced in August that VW would put the vehicle into production, with sales beginning in 2022. The production version of the ID. Buzz debuted on 9 March 2022. The ID. Buzz will be available in Europe the second half of 2022, and the US in 2024. The first deliveries were scheduled for the third quarter of 2022; the first ID. Buzz off the production line was a Cargo model, delivered to Wolfgang Kempe GmbH in Isernhagen on 15 November 2022. The ID. Buzz is produced by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Hanover; Although the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant began building the MEB-based ID.4 in 2021 for the US market, Volkswagen Group of America CEO Scott Keogh stated in January 2022 that bringing production of US ID. Buzz models to Chattanooga is unlikely. In Europe, it launched in two configurations, a five-seater passenger van, and a cargo van; initially, a short-wheelbase version with rear-wheel drive was available. In December 2025, Volkswagen Group of America CEO Kjell Gruner announced VW would withdraw the ID.Buzz from the U.S. market for the 2026 model year, but that it would return for the 2027 model year. In Indonesia, The ID. Buzz was launched at 2024 GIIAS as a short wheelbase version, a long wheelbase versions was launched at 2025 IIMS. The ID. Buzz was launched in Australasia in early 2025 (ahead of the first Australian deliveries of the ID.4 which occurred in mid-2025). File:Volkswagen ID. Buzz 1X7A6265.jpg|Rear view File:2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz 1st Edition 4MOTION in Candy White & Pomelo Yellow Metallic two-tone, front left, 2025-03-14.jpg|Volkswagen ID. Buzz LWB File:2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz 1st Edition 4MOTION in Candy White & Pomelo Yellow Metallic two-tone, rear right, 2025-05-18.jpg|Rear view File:Volkswagen ID. Buzz GTX IAA 2025 DSC 1798.jpg|Volkswagen ID. Buzz GTX File:Volkswagen ID. Buzz GTX autoMOBIL Tübingen 2025 DSC 2793.jpg|Rear view File:Volkswagen ID. Buzz solar roof.webp|3D design of the Volkswagen ID. Buzz with a solar roof ==Design==

According to product lead Jeffrey Lear, the styling of the ID. Buzz was chosen to "be modern and fresh and exciting for folks who may not have even been around [during the 1960s and 70s]" while retaining cues to the original Type 2 (T1)/Microbus, including the prominent front-mounted logo and (optional) two-tone paint. The designer of the ID.Buzz is Klaus Zyciora, Head of Volkswagen Group Design. The coefficient of drag is 0.285 for the SWB passenger version and 0.29 for the Cargo. The long wheelbase version of the ID. Buzz stretches overall length by to , respectively; The ID. Buzz (LWB) has three rows of seats and accommodates up to of cargo with the seats folded. Compared to the SWB, the LWB sliding side doors are longer to ease access to the third row. the increased output results from improvements to the rotor and stator, and the APP 550 also offers improved efficiency thanks to the inverter. An all-wheel-drive version will be made available in 2024 for the LWB with a combined output of . The SWB/RWD version has an 81 kW-hr battery, of which 77 kW-hr are usable; the estimated driving range is . As tested, the SWB/RWD Cargo has a combined energy consumption of 2.93 mi/kWh (), giving an estimated range of with the 77 kW-hr battery on the WLTP cycle. LWB versions are equipped with a larger battery, which has a gross and net capacity of 91 and 85 kW-hr, respectively; the estimated maximum range is for the EPA driving cycle. The vehicle can accept power at a rate of up to 11 kW using an AC source, or 170 kW at a DC fast-charging station; at the latter rate, the 81/77 kW-hr battery will charge from 5% to 80% in 30 minutes. It will be capable of bidirectional V2X supply, supplying power to the electrical grid or a household as needed, although this feature is not expected to be implemented for the US model. A future software update is planned to allow Plug & Charge functionality, where the vehicle will authenticate itself at a compatible DC fast-charging station via the ISO 15118 standard. Safety ==Versions==

Cargo The ID. Buzz Cargo is based on the short wheelbase version with a minimal number of seats and no rear window. The rear of the vehicle, which is separated from the cab by a bulkhead partition, has of volume and can carry up to two EUR-pallets. Depending on the configuration, the cab can accommodate two (two individual bucket seats) or three (a double bench and a separate bucket for the driver) people. It has dual sliding side doors and an option between a liftgate (with a window) or dual wing doors (without windows) for the rear. With the liftgate, cargo area length is ; with the wing doors, cargo length is . Interior height and maximum interior width are , respectively. Euro NCAP awarded the ID Buzz Cargo a Platinum safety rating for commercial vehicles in March 2024. It achieved the highest level in four out of six categories for AEB Car-to-Car, Lane Support Systems, Speed Assist Systems and Occupant Status Monitoring with an overall score of 83%. File:Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo 1X7A7087.jpg|Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo File:Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo 1X7A7088.jpg|Rear view ==Future development==

ID. California In December 2021, Volkswagen confirmed the ID. Buzz would be used as the basis for a future motorhome version, tentatively named ID. California. In August 2023, Edison Media reported that the project was delayed due to weight concerns. Instead, VW currently market a T6-based campervan in Europe as the Volkswagen California, and presented a T7 Multivan "California Concept" in August 2023 planned for 2024 and including Hybrid variants. Autonomous driving According to the chief executive of VW Autonomy, Alex Hitzinger, the ID. Buzz minivan is the basis of Volkswagen's self-driving automobile, and could be used for VW's ride-pooling service branded MOIA, competing with Uber. MOIA launched in April 2019, serving Hamburg, Germany, after a 2018 trial with a small fleet of battery electric Multivan T6 vehicles. The autonomous features are part of the "I.D. Pilot" mode, which is anticipated to become available in 2025. On 26 October 2022, with Argo announcing its closure, VW said it would pursue automation technology with Bosch and Horizon Robotics instead. == Sales ==

| 83 kWh (RWD) | 111 kWh and a less-expensive rear-wheel-drive version with an battery pack. Cargo variant The I.D. Buzz Cargo (stylized as the ID. BUZZ CARGO) debuted at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hannover as a support vehicle for the Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak Hillclimb racer. The Cargo has a maximum estimated cargo capacity of and uses the simplified rear-drive powertrain. The Cargo prototype was shown in October 2019 at Nike stores in Santa Monica, California; Chicago; and New York City with retro livery branded "Blue Ribbon Sports", the predecessor company to athletic apparel manufacturer Nike, Inc. The concept vehicle was first shown as a prototype at the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, then shown again at Geneva in March. Members of the automotive press were invited to drive the concept during Monterey Car Week later that year, in August, where it was also announced that a production vehicle based on this prototype will be launched. File:Volkswagen I.D. Buzz at IAA 2019 IMG 0780.jpg|Rear view (IAA, 2019) File:Volkswagen Buzz Cargo (32360480908).jpg|ID. Buzz Cargo concept at the LA Auto Show (2018) File:Volkswagen Buzz Cargo (32360481778).jpg|Rear view ==See also==