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Terminator857

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U.S. expected availability is end of 2023 / early 2024 . Two years from now. Europe gets it a year earlier.
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The concept looks better because of more rounded edges. Production version looks disappointingly boxy.
 
Camper version coming in second half of decade.
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The VW ID. California, meanwhile, expected to be an ID.Buzz but for camping and overlanding and the like, and an all-electric VW bus that is also possibly rugged.
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Alongside the regular hardtop bus, the German automaker has historically made a camper version called the California. Now, thanks to some nice spotting by Carscoops, we know an ID California is coming as well.

In a press release sent out on Thursday, the automaker stated that "[a] vehicle derivative, the ID California, has... been approved for [VW's Hamburg production] site." Additionally, VW's CEO of Commercial Vehicles Dr. Carsten
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Volkswagen has confirmed the upcoming ID. California campervan based on the ID. Buzz. The project got greenlighted by today’s supervisory board meeting and is expected to reach the market in the second half of the decade.
 
Video review by Autogefühl
Expects less than 250 miles of range.
00:00 VW ID Buzz the EV Multivan is coming!
00:30 Special retro design
01:06 Short Wheel Base and Long Wheel Base to come
01:30 Battery and range?
02:01 RWD and turning circle
02:44 170 kW Charging
03:08 Power and top speed
03:24 Returns to US market!
04:21 Driving the VW ID Buzz
05:22 Star guest VW head of design Klaus Zyciora
05:50 EV driving feeling
08:43 MEB platform influence
10:05 Unique market position
11:57 Acceleration test
13:29 Sporty driving feel
17:38 GTX AWD for the ID Buzz?
 
The Late Brake Show reviews the mini bus. 3 battery sizes eventually available: Less than 250 mile range, 250 mile range, and >250 mile range at 4:13 .
4:13 3 x battery pack sizes 4:52 RANGE 5:36 Built in Hannover (since 1950s) 6:20 Seats & cabin 6:50 Size Vs T7 Multivan 7:32 Size Vs ID. 3 8:24 FRONT DESIGN 8:58 SIDE DESIGN 10:33 REAR DOOR DESIGN 11:54 CHARGE TIMES 13:28 PRICES 14:32 INTERIOR MATERIALS 15:47 PERFORMANCE 16:46 Cargo LOAD CAPACITY 18:46 TECH ONBOARD 20:45 Bi-DIRECTIONAL CHARGING 22:04 Feels like a car 24:18 PERFORMANCE 24:57 0-62 TEST 25:58 'PLUG & CHARGE' EASY PUBLIC CHARGING 26:46 PARKING TECH & SWARM A.I 28:50 TURNING CIRCLE 30:25 VERDICT
 
In real life it looks great. Huge car. Interior materials and dashboard layout better than the ID.4 I would say. Huge boot. But rear seats in the 5-seater should be a 3-split version, not a 2 split bench. Also difficult to put skis below the rear seats.
 
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The ID interiors just look like hot garbage.
Hm. I like it.
It is European avantgarde and practical and playful at the same time. Citroën/Saab vibes.
Some colour combinations are not the best though, e.g. the yellow.

Audi: oldfashioned backwards looking

Mercedes: middle east/chinese over-bling

Tesla: minimalistic and uninspiring iphone 8

Ford: just a car interior, no design intention

Kia and Hyundai: all over the place, no real design intention
 
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