Volkswagen ID. Buzz Begins At $59,995 In America, Will get So-So Vary

• The electrical 2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz lastly will get official pricing specs and vary estimates for the U.S. market.
• Trims embrace the Professional S beginning at $59,995, Professional S Plus at $63,495, and the launch-only 1st Version at $65,495.
• Rear-wheel-drive fashions will provide 234 miles of EPA-estimated vary, whereas all-wheel-drive fashions will provide 231 miles.

The bus is again.

Although it has been on sale in its native Europe since summer season 2022, and made its idea debut manner again in 2017, the electrical Volkswagen ID. Buzz is lastly headed to the U.S. later this yr. And when it arrives, it isn’t solely going to be the lengthy wheelbase model of the van, but additionally a reasonably feature-loaded electrical people-hauler. 

However all that fashion comes at a worth. The ID. Buzz will begin at $59,995, excluding vacation spot charges, with an EPA-estimated electrical vary of 234 miles for rear-wheel-drive fashions and 231 miles for all-wheel-drive fashions. All automobiles pack a 91-kWh battery.

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That, sadly, is sort of a bit lower than the roughly 260 miles of vary that many people had anticipated. And it is each a far cry from the commonly glorious vary the Volkswagen ID.4 crossover places out lately, and the three-row Kia EV9, the place most trims get between 270 and 304 miles of EPA-rated vary.

Then once more, I am not completely satisfied the ID. Buzz and EV9 are direct rivals—or that the ID. Buzz has any direct rivals. There’s sort of nothing else like this on U.S. roads, and in order for you one (and may afford one) you then’re most likely gonna go for it. And you will flip a variety of heads all over the place you go.

Volkswagen officers mentioned the ID. Buzz will are available in three trims as a 2025 mannequin when it arrives on vendor tons towards the tip of this yr: the bottom Professional S beginning at $59,995, Professional S Plus at $63,495, and the launch-only 1st Version at $65,495. The van additionally will get some North America-exclusive inside colour choices. 

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Here is how the varied trims break down:

• The Professional S is RWD solely, whereas the opposite two trims provide obtainable all-wheel-drive. It is obtainable solely in Sweet White, Deep Black Pearl and Metro Silver, with two inside colour choices to select from. It nonetheless comes outfitted with gear like a 12.9-inch infotainment show, wi-fi cellphone charging, 12-way energy heated and ventilated entrance seats with twin armrests and extra.
• The Professional S Plus builds on that mannequin with a heads-up show, encompass cameras, a 700-watt Harman Kardon sound system, a manually retractable tow hitch, plus captain’s chairs and a heated windshield that come normal. 
• The fanciest one, the launch-only 1st Version, comes with the Dune inside colour and allows you to select from 5 two-tone exterior colours. It additionally will get particular 20-inch wheels, roof rail cross bars, distinctive badges, an electrochromic panoramic glass roof and “straightforward open” sliding doorways and tailgate. 

As we’ve reported beforehand, there isn’t a seven-seat and AWD mixture for the U.S.-spec ID. Buzz, so configurations work thusly: 

• Professional S (7-seat) RWD
• Professional S Plus (7-seat) RWD
• Professional S Plus (6-seat possibility) RWD
• Professional S Plus (6-seat) AWD
• 1ST Version (7-seat) RWD
• 1ST Version (6-seat) AWD

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