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Family of battery electric cars From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Volkswagen ID. series is a family of battery electric cars from Volkswagen (VW), built on the MEB platform (German: Modularer E-Antriebs-Baukasten; English: modular electric-drive matrix)[1] that is developed by the Volkswagen Group for a range of electric cars.
Deliveries began in late 2020. By November 2022, half a million vehicles had been delivered.[2]
The ID. series is the first series of electric cars from VW that are purpose built from the ground up to be electric vehicles.[3] Most of its production vehicles were adapted from several concept car models.[4] According to Volkswagen, ID. stands for "intelligent design, identity and visionary technologies".[5]
Model | Introduction | Body style | Markets | Vehicle information |
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![]() ID.3 |
September 2019 | Hatchback | Europe, China and others | C-segment full-electric hatchback. Derived from Volkswagen ID. concept.[4][6][7][8][9] |
![]() ID.4 |
September 2020 | Crossover SUV | Europe, North America, China, and others | Two-row C-segment full-electric crossover SUV. Derived from Volkswagen ID. Crozz concept.[10][11] |
![]() ID.5 |
November 2021 | Coupé crossover SUV | Europe | Coupé SUV version of the ID.4.[12] |
![]() ID.6 |
April 2021 | Crossover SUV | China | Three-row D-segment full-electric crossover SUV. Derived from Volkswagen ID. Roomzz concept. |
![]() ID.7 |
April 2023 | Saloon | Europe, North America, China, and others | D-segment saloon. |
![]() ID.7 Tourer |
February 2024 | Estate | Europe | Estate version of the ID.7 |
![]() ID. Buzz |
March 2022 | Van/minivan | Europe, North America and others | Two-row and three-row van/minivan and panel van. Derived from ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo concept. |
ID. UNYX | July 2024 | Coupé crossover SUV | China | Rebadged Cupra Tavascan with minor cosmetic changes, only sold in China. |
Model | Segment / Type | Image | Production | Notes | Refs |
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ID. | C / hatchback | ![]() |
2019 (as ID.3) |
First ID. concept vehicle, introduced at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. | [15] |
ID. Crozz | C / crossover | ![]() |
2020 (as ID.4) |
Introduced at the 2017 Shanghai Motor Show; planned production 2020. | [4] |
ID. Vizzion | D / saloon | ![]() |
2023 (as ID.7) |
Introduced at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show; production version planned for 2022. Intended to demonstrate advanced driver assistance systems. | [4][16] |
ID. Space Vizzion | D / estate | 2024 (as ID.7 Tourer) |
Introduced at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show; production version planned for 2022. | [17][18] | |
ID. Roomzz | D / SUV | ![]() |
2021 (as ID.6) |
Introduced at the 2019 Shanghai Motor Show; planned production 2021. | [19][20] |
ID. Buzz | M / van | ![]() |
2022 (as ID.Buzz) |
Introduced at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show; planned production 2022. Cargo variant planned. Similar to BUDD-e concept. | [4][21] |
ID. Buzz Cargo | ![]() | ||||
ID. R | Sports prototype racecar | ![]() |
— | Initially named ID. R Pikes Peak and set the course record during the 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb; later raced on Nürburgring (DE), Goodwood Circuit (UK), and Tianmen Mountain (CN). | [22][23][24] |
ID. Buggy | Dune buggy | ![]() |
— (Cancelled) |
Introduced at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. Potentially to enter production. | [25][26] |
ID.X | C / hot hatchback | — | Prototype performance version of ID.3 with mechanical parts from ID.4 GTX. | [27][28] | |
ID. Life | Small car | ![]() |
c. 2025 or 2026 | Introduced at the 2021 IAA Mobility. | [29] |
ID. AERO | D / saloon | 2023 (as ID.7) |
Introduced in China on 27 June 2022; to be built in two separate versions by the two joint ventures (SAIC VW and FAW-VW). It will be sold globally and the European model will be assembled in Emden starting in 2023. Evolution of the earlier ID. VIZZION concept. | [30][31][32] | |
ID.XTREME | C / crossover | Off-road vehicle based on ID.4 GTX pre-production prototype, used to gauge public interest | [33] | ||
ID.Project Trinity | Unknown | The VW's set of blueprints for next-generation electric cars | |||
ID. 2all | C / hatchback | ![]() |
2025 (as ID.2 Hatchback) |
The VW's Concapt Hatchback electric cars is Based Volkswagen Golf in MEB Entry platform | |
ID.Next | D / sedan | 2024 (as ID.7 S) |
The ID.7's sister model for the Chinese market, which will be manufactured by SAIC Volkswagen, while the ID.7 will be produced by FAW-Volkswagen. |
In 2023, cars from the ID. series were featured in the 2023 animated film Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie following a deal between Volkswagen and French company ZAG Inc. In the film, the character of Cat Noir drives a ID.4, Gabriel Agreste a ID. Vizzion, and Tom Dupain a ID. Buzz, while Ladybug drive an electric concept of the Volkswagen Beetle. An animated Volkswagen spot featuring the cars and characters from the film played in movie theaters, to coincide with the release.[34]