• Swindon & Wiltshire Motors
• Thursday June 22 2023
• Author Name: Peter Davison

Long-wheelbase ID. Buzz to get European premiere at VW Bus Festival

The long-wheelbase version of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ all-electric ID. Buzz – aimed at both the leisure and cargo-carrying markets – will be unveiled at the VW Bus Festival in Hanover at the weekend.

Almost five metres long with up to seven seats, the large ID. Buzz can now be used in a wider variety of ways.

The additional length creates space for a third row of seats, for an even bigger luggage compartment, and for a new, larger 85 kWh battery – giving an even greater range.

The large ID. Buzz reaches 100 km/h in just 7.9 seconds, with an all-wheel-drive GTX version with an output of 250 kW, which will take the vehicle from 0 to 100 km/h in just 6.4 seconds.

Other new features of the electric VW bus include a head-up display, a next-generation infotainment system and remote parking via smartphone. A newly designed high-tech panoramic sunroof – the largest of all Volkswagen models – evokes memories of the legendary ‘Samba bus’ of the 1950s.

In the five-seater configuration, the volume when loaded up to the upper edge of the backrests is 1,340 litres. If the large ID. Buzz is loaded up to right behind the first row of seats, the volume increases to up to 2,469 litres. Even if seven people are on board, the ID. Buzz’s third row of seats can still accommodate a volume of 306 litres behind it.