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June 2, Volkswagen ID. Buzz LWB official map officially released. A new car can be considered an ID. Buzz's long-wheelbase version has a 250mm longer wheelbase than the standard axle version, and a third row of seats has been added internally, making the interior more spacious, with greater battery capacity and higher horsepower. According to the plan, the new car will be put into production at the Hanover plant in Germany and will be launched in North America in 2024. Volkswagen plans to launch ID. Buzz GTX (high performance) version and camping version.

In terms of appearance, the new car basically continues Volkswagen ID. Buzz design style, the front face adopts closed grille design, both sides are equipped with Volkswagen ID. series iconic through-type headlight group, internal integrated LED light source, the center is Volkswagen brand LOGO, the overall recognition is extremely high. The new car is surrounded by a through-air intake design, and the interior is decorated with a honeycomb structure to make the front more layered.

On the side of the car, the new car looked very slender. The new car adopts double A-pillar design and conceals it, the upper part of D-pillar adopts dynamic decoration, the second row continues to adopt side-sliding door design, and the lower wheel hub shape is very fashionable. At the rear of the car, the taillights of the new car adopt the popular through-tail light design, and the width indicator lights are integrated into the two ends of the lower enclosure, so the overall shape is square.

As ID. Buzz long wheelbase version model, the biggest highlight of the new car is the elongation of the body, the length, width and height of the new car are 4962/1985/1927mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 3239 mm. Compared to ID. For Buzz models, the body length and wheelbase of the new car have been lengthened by 250mm, including an increase in the size of the side-slip door by 192 mm and an increase of 58 mm between the C-pillar and the rear wheel, while the width and height remain unchanged.

In the interior part, the new car continues the Volkswagen ID. family style layout, and the visual effect is relatively simple. The new car is equipped with a new 12.9-inch central control screen, 5.3-inch LCD instrument, HUD head-up display function, three-spoke steering wheel and gear design. On the seat layout, the new car offers five seats, six seats, seven seats and other seat layout options.

In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a single motor with rear wheel drive. The maximum power of the motor is 210kW and the peak torque is 560N·m. Due to the longer wheelbase, the new car will also offer 82kWh and a new 91kWh battery, but so far, the official has not announced the mileage information of the new car.

The public ID of this appearance. Buzz LWB can be considered as ID. The long wheelbase version of Buzz. ID. Buzz, which was first unveiled in March 2022, is based on the MEB platform and comes in two models, ID. Buzz (passenger version) and ID. Buzz Cargo (freight version), with overseas prices starting at 60,000 euros. The power is equipped with a battery pack with a net capacity of 77kWh. The maximum power of the motor is 150kW, the peak torque is 310N·m, and the top speed is 145km/h.

Compare ID. Buzz LWB with ID. Buzz design is not much different, but there is a significant elongation in size, as for the subsequent ID. Buzz LWB or ID. Will Buzz be introduced domestically? During the Shanghai Auto Show in April this year, Volkswagen used ID. Buzz brought it to China for display and said it would be happy to introduce it, although it did not indicate whether it would be imported or domestically produced.

However, at present, the competition in the domestic MPV market is not small. With more automobile enterprises joining the MPV track in the past two years, the MPV market has undergone obvious shuffling action. According to the data of new vehicle compulsory insurance, the accumulated sales volume of domestic passenger cars in 2022 was 20.577 million vehicles, down 2.9% year-on-year, among which, the sales volume of MPV models was 978,000 vehicles, accounting for about 4.8%. According to the latest retail data of the Passenger Association, from January to April 2023, the cumulative retail sales volume of domestic narrow passenger car market declined by 1.3% year-on-year to 5.896 million vehicles, among which, the sales volume of MPV models increased by 14.7% year-on-year to 338,000 vehicles, accounting for 5.7%.

According to this official picture, ID. Buzz LWB wins more distinctive in appearance design, which is obviously different from the traditional MPV design style on the market. Whether the follow-up new car will be made in China, you may wish to look forward to it.

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