Auto Trader Limited is a credit broker and not a lender. Play Store logo hp-download-android-app hp-download-android-app hp-download-android-appĬopyright © Auto Trader Limited 2023.Auto Trader Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to consumer credit and insurance mediation activities. Help us improve our website Send feedback Will this be enough for VW to face down increasing competition from Chinese brands and affordable models like the ORA Funky Cat, MG4 or BYD Atto3? Time will tell, but if you thought electric cars were too expensive for you this is good news all round. The design also previews a new visual style influenced by the original Golf and said to be built on the three pillars of “stability, likeability and excitement”, with CEO Thomas Schaefer offering the slightly cringey promise of it transforming VW into what he calls a “Love Brand.” In practical terms the ID.2all also looks pretty spacious inside, with a big boot and lots of luggage space. Suggesting VW has been listening to criticism that burying this in the screen as it does on its existing electric models simply isn’t user friendly. So, we’d say don’t be entirely surprised if that 25,000 euros version doesn’t necessarily have that headline 280-mile range or impressive power output.įor a supposedly small and affordable car the technology looks impressive as well, with the familiar digital instrument cluster and large central screen we’ve seen on other ID models but a new separate module beneath for physical air-con controls. VW isn’t yet saying how large the battery is in the ID.2all, but given this is one of the biggest costs in an electric car we’d expect it to follow the example of other ID models and be available in various different sizes so you can make your own choice by opting for a cheaper, smaller battery if you don’t need as much range. Unlike others in the family the ID.2all will be front-wheel drive, the traditional format for small hatchbacks like the Polo and Golf we’ve grown up with over the years. By using the same battery packs, motors and control systems across all of these brands VW has been able to bring production costs down, the ID.2all using a new version of this same ‘platform’ underneath it with a 226 horsepower motor and range of nearly 280 miles. It’s doing this through the economies of scale made possible by the shared electric technology underpinning everything from the ID.3” hatchback to the VW ID.Buzz MPV, along with models from other cars within the family from Skoda, Cupra and Audi.
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