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NZ Autocar
15-06-2025
- Automotive
- NZ Autocar
Volkswagen is getting set to launch its new ID 2 EV
New spy shots of the Volkswagen ID.2 EV indicate it will retain most cues of the original ID.2All concept. It is due for release in September and on sale next year. This new supermini, which may also be called ID Polo, is critical for the German brand's future success. Not only does it shrink its electric models, it also introduces new interior and exterior design, and battery innovations. These new prototypes share their external skin with the upcoming production car that goes on sale next year. But they include Polo parts to keep the public guessing. The bonnet now sits higher, and the end of the front lighting turns downwards to simplify manufacturing. Its body looks unchanged, except for conventional rear door handles rather than the concept's hidden units. The rear end will feature a light bar, square-shaped lighting graphics and a simple tailgate. Because it looks more conventional than ID models, with cues from Beetle, Golf and Polo, there's a chance it won't carry any ID badging. It is just over 4m long, just shorter than Polo and has a wheelbase of 2600mm, 50mm more than Polo. The new underpinnings are key, improving efficiency and lowering build price. VW wants to return to being Europe's biggest and most profitable mainstream manufacturer. Key to that is a starting price of 25,000 Euros or £20,000 in the UK. And underpinning that is a new MEB Entry platform, co-developed by VW and Cupra. It is a shortened version of the MEB platform. Spanish plants will build all MEB Entry models, along with the new Cupra Raval due out this year. The ID 2 will also be offering VW's first all-electric GTI. Expect go-kart style handling over outright performance. The regular newcomer, meantime, will front with the popular Renault 5, Fiat Grande Panda and Citroen e-C3. A new Peugeot E-208 and Vauxhall Corsa Electric are also due, both on a new platform. The interior and interface will be important for the electric ID Polo. Expect the production car to retain the concept's pair of screens on the dash, a 10.9-inch screen for the driver and a 12.9-inch infotainment screen. Various retro instrument displays will be offered, including one from Beetle. Arguably the most important change is the shift away from haptics to physical controls for key elements, like volume and cabin temperature. These will be mounted below the central display. It's the same for the steering wheel, using rotating thumbwheels and four buttons. A flattened wheel shape top and bottom is likely. The gear selector moves to a stalk mounted on the steering column while between the front seats, there's a dial controller for switching between the drive modes. The concept's boot capacity is 440L, 60 more than the ID.3 gets, rising to 1330L after rear seatback folding. The boot floor has an adjustable height and there's a novel 50L storage area beneath the second row. This lockable compartment is for charging cables, but could also be for laptops. The MEB Entry platform is related to that of VW ID.3 but it's designed to support smaller, cheaper vehicles. It switches layout from rear- to front-wheel drive and uses torsion beam rear suspension to boost practicality and reduce costs. The new ID 2 won't go on sale for two more years, but VW has already confirmed that its front-mounted motor produces 166kW, sufficient for 0-100km/h time of around seven seconds. Battery packs, likely LFP, will be 38 and 56kWh, for a WLTP range of around 450km for the larger option. DC charging at 125kW will mean a 10 to 80 per cent refill in roughly 20 minutes. Before the electric ID 2 launches, a compact electric SUV will debut. It is due a reveal at the Munich motor show this year, though ID 2 will be on sale before the SUV. A sub-20,000 Euro electric city car, probably to take Skoda badging, is also in the wings, though is not due until 2027. It may be produced in India. Above this is Skoda Epiq, due out this year.
The Advertiser
13-06-2025
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
Volkswagen ID.2 nears production looking much like the pint-size EV concept
The Volkswagen ID.2 is getting awfully close to production, but the Polo-size EV is yet to be confirmed for Australian release despite previous indications it would be sold here. With Volkswagen Australia's on again, off again plans for the long-awaited Golf-size ID.3 hatch now cancelled at least in its current generation, there seems little chance of smaller electric models, such as the ID.2, finding their way to our shores. The company's local arm had previously said the ID.2 would come to Australia, it was "just a matter of when". The ID.2 emerges just days after Cupra Australia confirmed the Born, the ID.3's twin-under-the-skin, was now discontinued Down Under, although it maintained "planning for the next evolution of the Born – including the performance VZ – continues". Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. This latest Volkswagen ID.2 prototype was spied on the streets outside the Nurburgring racetrack, and is wearing just the thinnest of disguises. There are printed covers around the headlights, and tail-lights that give the impression that the car is a humble Polo, but a peek a little more closely and you can see it is basically the 2023 ID. 2all concept (bottom) brought to life. Sheetmetal changes seem to be limited a simpler bonnet design, and some extra creases on the lower door. There are also larger flagpole-style wing mirrors, and a lightly revised front bumper with a wider and taller lower air intake. Don't be fooled by the rear door handle stickers. Like the concept, the production car's rear door handles are hidden in the window frame to create the impression of a three-door hatch. It's unclear what the production version of the ID.2 will be known as, with Martin Sander, the Volkswagen brand's chief of marketing and sales, confirming earlier this year that all new EV models "will get proper names again". With the concept measuring 4050mm long – a few millimetres less than the Polo – it's possible the ID.2 may be christened or Polo EV. Reverting to "proper names" follows on from a declaration in 2023 by Andreas Mindt, Volkswagen's head of design, that the marque would ditch the current rounded, cab-forward design of the ID cars for something more normal and traditional for its next-generation EVs. Whatever it's called, the ID.2 rides on the Volkswagen Group's MEB Entry architecture, which will also underpin the Skoda Epiq and Cupra Raval. While the larger MEB platform that serves as the basis of most of the automaker's EVs is rear-wheel drive by default, MEB Entry is a front-wheel drive architecture. At launch, MEB Entry will support 38kWh and 56kWh batteries, with the latter having DC fast-charging up 125kW and a range of around 450km. In Europe, pricing for the ID.2 is expected to start under €25,000 (A$44,450), meaning it will compete against the Citroen e-C3 and Renault 5 E-Tech. MORE: Everything Volkswagen Content originally sourced from: The Volkswagen ID.2 is getting awfully close to production, but the Polo-size EV is yet to be confirmed for Australian release despite previous indications it would be sold here. With Volkswagen Australia's on again, off again plans for the long-awaited Golf-size ID.3 hatch now cancelled at least in its current generation, there seems little chance of smaller electric models, such as the ID.2, finding their way to our shores. The company's local arm had previously said the ID.2 would come to Australia, it was "just a matter of when". The ID.2 emerges just days after Cupra Australia confirmed the Born, the ID.3's twin-under-the-skin, was now discontinued Down Under, although it maintained "planning for the next evolution of the Born – including the performance VZ – continues". Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. This latest Volkswagen ID.2 prototype was spied on the streets outside the Nurburgring racetrack, and is wearing just the thinnest of disguises. There are printed covers around the headlights, and tail-lights that give the impression that the car is a humble Polo, but a peek a little more closely and you can see it is basically the 2023 ID. 2all concept (bottom) brought to life. Sheetmetal changes seem to be limited a simpler bonnet design, and some extra creases on the lower door. There are also larger flagpole-style wing mirrors, and a lightly revised front bumper with a wider and taller lower air intake. Don't be fooled by the rear door handle stickers. Like the concept, the production car's rear door handles are hidden in the window frame to create the impression of a three-door hatch. It's unclear what the production version of the ID.2 will be known as, with Martin Sander, the Volkswagen brand's chief of marketing and sales, confirming earlier this year that all new EV models "will get proper names again". With the concept measuring 4050mm long – a few millimetres less than the Polo – it's possible the ID.2 may be christened or Polo EV. Reverting to "proper names" follows on from a declaration in 2023 by Andreas Mindt, Volkswagen's head of design, that the marque would ditch the current rounded, cab-forward design of the ID cars for something more normal and traditional for its next-generation EVs. Whatever it's called, the ID.2 rides on the Volkswagen Group's MEB Entry architecture, which will also underpin the Skoda Epiq and Cupra Raval. While the larger MEB platform that serves as the basis of most of the automaker's EVs is rear-wheel drive by default, MEB Entry is a front-wheel drive architecture. At launch, MEB Entry will support 38kWh and 56kWh batteries, with the latter having DC fast-charging up 125kW and a range of around 450km. In Europe, pricing for the ID.2 is expected to start under €25,000 (A$44,450), meaning it will compete against the Citroen e-C3 and Renault 5 E-Tech. MORE: Everything Volkswagen Content originally sourced from: The Volkswagen ID.2 is getting awfully close to production, but the Polo-size EV is yet to be confirmed for Australian release despite previous indications it would be sold here. With Volkswagen Australia's on again, off again plans for the long-awaited Golf-size ID.3 hatch now cancelled at least in its current generation, there seems little chance of smaller electric models, such as the ID.2, finding their way to our shores. The company's local arm had previously said the ID.2 would come to Australia, it was "just a matter of when". The ID.2 emerges just days after Cupra Australia confirmed the Born, the ID.3's twin-under-the-skin, was now discontinued Down Under, although it maintained "planning for the next evolution of the Born – including the performance VZ – continues". Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. This latest Volkswagen ID.2 prototype was spied on the streets outside the Nurburgring racetrack, and is wearing just the thinnest of disguises. There are printed covers around the headlights, and tail-lights that give the impression that the car is a humble Polo, but a peek a little more closely and you can see it is basically the 2023 ID. 2all concept (bottom) brought to life. Sheetmetal changes seem to be limited a simpler bonnet design, and some extra creases on the lower door. There are also larger flagpole-style wing mirrors, and a lightly revised front bumper with a wider and taller lower air intake. Don't be fooled by the rear door handle stickers. Like the concept, the production car's rear door handles are hidden in the window frame to create the impression of a three-door hatch. It's unclear what the production version of the ID.2 will be known as, with Martin Sander, the Volkswagen brand's chief of marketing and sales, confirming earlier this year that all new EV models "will get proper names again". With the concept measuring 4050mm long – a few millimetres less than the Polo – it's possible the ID.2 may be christened or Polo EV. Reverting to "proper names" follows on from a declaration in 2023 by Andreas Mindt, Volkswagen's head of design, that the marque would ditch the current rounded, cab-forward design of the ID cars for something more normal and traditional for its next-generation EVs. Whatever it's called, the ID.2 rides on the Volkswagen Group's MEB Entry architecture, which will also underpin the Skoda Epiq and Cupra Raval. While the larger MEB platform that serves as the basis of most of the automaker's EVs is rear-wheel drive by default, MEB Entry is a front-wheel drive architecture. At launch, MEB Entry will support 38kWh and 56kWh batteries, with the latter having DC fast-charging up 125kW and a range of around 450km. In Europe, pricing for the ID.2 is expected to start under €25,000 (A$44,450), meaning it will compete against the Citroen e-C3 and Renault 5 E-Tech. MORE: Everything Volkswagen Content originally sourced from: The Volkswagen ID.2 is getting awfully close to production, but the Polo-size EV is yet to be confirmed for Australian release despite previous indications it would be sold here. With Volkswagen Australia's on again, off again plans for the long-awaited Golf-size ID.3 hatch now cancelled at least in its current generation, there seems little chance of smaller electric models, such as the ID.2, finding their way to our shores. The company's local arm had previously said the ID.2 would come to Australia, it was "just a matter of when". The ID.2 emerges just days after Cupra Australia confirmed the Born, the ID.3's twin-under-the-skin, was now discontinued Down Under, although it maintained "planning for the next evolution of the Born – including the performance VZ – continues". Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. This latest Volkswagen ID.2 prototype was spied on the streets outside the Nurburgring racetrack, and is wearing just the thinnest of disguises. There are printed covers around the headlights, and tail-lights that give the impression that the car is a humble Polo, but a peek a little more closely and you can see it is basically the 2023 ID. 2all concept (bottom) brought to life. Sheetmetal changes seem to be limited a simpler bonnet design, and some extra creases on the lower door. There are also larger flagpole-style wing mirrors, and a lightly revised front bumper with a wider and taller lower air intake. Don't be fooled by the rear door handle stickers. Like the concept, the production car's rear door handles are hidden in the window frame to create the impression of a three-door hatch. It's unclear what the production version of the ID.2 will be known as, with Martin Sander, the Volkswagen brand's chief of marketing and sales, confirming earlier this year that all new EV models "will get proper names again". With the concept measuring 4050mm long – a few millimetres less than the Polo – it's possible the ID.2 may be christened or Polo EV. Reverting to "proper names" follows on from a declaration in 2023 by Andreas Mindt, Volkswagen's head of design, that the marque would ditch the current rounded, cab-forward design of the ID cars for something more normal and traditional for its next-generation EVs. Whatever it's called, the ID.2 rides on the Volkswagen Group's MEB Entry architecture, which will also underpin the Skoda Epiq and Cupra Raval. While the larger MEB platform that serves as the basis of most of the automaker's EVs is rear-wheel drive by default, MEB Entry is a front-wheel drive architecture. At launch, MEB Entry will support 38kWh and 56kWh batteries, with the latter having DC fast-charging up 125kW and a range of around 450km. In Europe, pricing for the ID.2 is expected to start under €25,000 (A$44,450), meaning it will compete against the Citroen e-C3 and Renault 5 E-Tech. MORE: Everything Volkswagen Content originally sourced from:
Perth Now
13-06-2025
- Automotive
- Perth Now
Volkswagen ID.2 nears production looking much like the pint-size EV concept
The Volkswagen ID.2 is getting awfully close to production, but the Polo-size EV is yet to be confirmed for Australian release despite previous indications it would be sold here. With Volkswagen Australia's on again, off again plans for the long-awaited Golf-size ID.3 hatch now cancelled at least in its current generation, there seems little chance of smaller electric models, such as the ID.2, finding their way to our shores. The company's local arm had previously said the ID.2 would come to Australia, it was 'just a matter of when'. The ID.2 emerges just days after Cupra Australia confirmed the Born, the ID.3's twin-under-the-skin, was now discontinued Down Under, although it maintained 'planning for the next evolution of the Born – including the performance VZ – continues'. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. Supplied Credit: CarExpert This latest Volkswagen ID.2 prototype was spied on the streets outside the Nurburgring racetrack, and is wearing just the thinnest of disguises. There are printed covers around the headlights, and tail-lights that give the impression that the car is a humble Polo, but a peek a little more closely and you can see it is basically the 2023 ID. 2all concept (bottom) brought to life. Sheetmetal changes seem to be limited a simpler bonnet design, and some extra creases on the lower door. There are also larger flagpole-style wing mirrors, and a lightly revised front bumper with a wider and taller lower air intake. Don't be fooled by the rear door handle stickers. Like the concept, the production car's rear door handles are hidden in the window frame to create the impression of a three-door hatch. Supplied Credit: CarExpert It's unclear what the production version of the ID.2 will be known as, with Martin Sander, the Volkswagen brand's chief of marketing and sales, confirming earlier this year that all new EV models 'will get proper names again'. With the concept measuring 4050mm long – a few millimetres less than the Polo – it's possible the ID.2 may be christened or Polo EV. Reverting to 'proper names' follows on from a declaration in 2023 by Andreas Mindt, Volkswagen's head of design, that the marque would ditch the current rounded, cab-forward design of the ID cars for something more normal and traditional for its next-generation EVs. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Supplied Credit: CarExpert Whatever it's called, the ID.2 rides on the Volkswagen Group's MEB Entry architecture, which will also underpin the Skoda Epiq and Cupra Raval. While the larger MEB platform that serves as the basis of most of the automaker's EVs is rear-wheel drive by default, MEB Entry is a front-wheel drive architecture. At launch, MEB Entry will support 38kWh and 56kWh batteries, with the latter having DC fast-charging up 125kW and a range of around 450km. In Europe, pricing for the ID.2 is expected to start under €25,000 (A$44,450), meaning it will compete against the Citroen e-C3 and Renault 5 E-Tech. MORE: Everything Volkswagen
7NEWS
13-06-2025
- Automotive
- 7NEWS
Volkswagen ID.2 nears production looking much like the pint-size EV concept
The Volkswagen ID.2 is getting awfully close to production, but the Polo-size EV is yet to be confirmed for Australian release despite previous indications it would be sold here. With Volkswagen Australia's on again, off again plans for the long-awaited Golf-size ID.3 hatch now cancelled at least in its current generation, there seems little chance of smaller electric models, such as the ID.2, finding their way to our shores. The company's local arm had previously said the ID.2 would come to Australia, it was 'just a matter of when'. The ID.2 emerges just days after Cupra Australia confirmed the Born, the ID.3's twin-under-the-skin, was now discontinued Down Under, although it maintained 'planning for the next evolution of the Born – including the performance VZ – continues'. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. This latest Volkswagen ID.2 prototype was spied on the streets outside the Nurburgring racetrack, and is wearing just the thinnest of disguises. There are printed covers around the headlights, and tail-lights that give the impression that the car is a humble Polo, but a peek a little more closely and you can see it is basically the 2023 ID. 2all concept (bottom) brought to life. Sheetmetal changes seem to be limited a simpler bonnet design, and some extra creases on the lower door. There are also larger flagpole-style wing mirrors, and a lightly revised front bumper with a wider and taller lower air intake. Don't be fooled by the rear door handle stickers. Like the concept, the production car's rear door handles are hidden in the window frame to create the impression of a three-door hatch. It's unclear what the production version of the ID.2 will be known as, with Martin Sander, the Volkswagen brand's chief of marketing and sales, confirming earlier this year that all new EV models 'will get proper names again'. With the concept measuring 4050mm long – a few millimetres less than the Polo – it's possible the ID.2 may be christened or Polo EV. Reverting to 'proper names' follows on from a declaration in 2023 by Andreas Mindt, Volkswagen's head of design, that the marque would ditch the current rounded, cab-forward design of the ID cars for something more normal and traditional for its next-generation EVs. Whatever it's called, the ID.2 rides on the Volkswagen Group's MEB Entry architecture, which will also underpin the Skoda Epiq and Cupra Raval. While the larger MEB platform that serves as the basis of most of the automaker's EVs is rear-wheel drive by default, MEB Entry is a front-wheel drive architecture. At launch, MEB Entry will support 38kWh and 56kWh batteries, with the latter having DC fast-charging up 125kW and a range of around 450km. In Europe, pricing for the ID.2 is expected to start under €25,000 (A$44,450), meaning it will compete against the Citroen e-C3 and Renault 5 E-Tech.
