Volkswagen introduced a subcompact concept hatchback ID. 2all, which will go into production in 2025 and will cost less than 25,000 euros in the basic configuration.
Sales of electric vehicles of the Volkswagen brand are not going as vigorously as the management of the company and the concern of the same name would like: the first-born on the MEB platform, the Volkswagen ID.3 hatchback, which debuted in 2019, was positioned as an epoch-making model comparable in importance to the Beetle and Golf, but in fact it turned out to be modest middle peasant of the market, which could not even enter the top 15 most popular electric vehicles in the world. Quality problems, flaws in ergonomics and a specific fish-shaped design, which has become the hallmark of all ID models released to date, did not allow the ID.3 to become a hit.
Volkswagen realized the mistakes and showed how the brand's approach to the design of electric vehicles will change, using the ID concept as an example. 2all. The name of this model can be translated as «ID. for everyone ”- another application for a future hit. Above the ID. 2all worked with the new Volkswagen chief designer Andreas Mindt, this hatchback will go into production in 2025 instead of the ID crossover that was rejected last year. life. It is possible that the serial version of ID. 2all will be called ID. Golf — rumors about such a model have been circulating since last fall. .jpg» alt=»» />
Judging by the first comments on the Web, the public met the Volkswagen ID. 2all well, the serial electric hatch has every chance of becoming a bestseller. ID. 2all is very correct, classic proportions with a characteristic break in the rear pillars from Golf, a straight window sill line, laconic “optics”, muscular wheel arches and large wheels on 225/40 R20 tires. According to ID. 2all is close to the fourth-generation Golf hatchback that many fans of this model consider the most aesthetically balanced: the length of the ID. 2all — 4050 mm, width — 1812 mm, height — 1530 mm, wheelbase — 2600 mm.
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In the minimalist interior of ID. 2all a lot of soft, textile-trimmed surfaces and no touch buttons at all — they were even removed from the steering wheel and instead of them, the spokes were equipped with universal rotating drums. The instrument screen has a diagonal of 11.9 inches, multimedia — 12.9 inches. Under the multimedia screen there is a climate control unit with four large rocking keys and a central drum — they will surely be convenient to use blindly. It is not necessary to poke your finger at the multimedia screen — a multifunctional rotary pressure washer with the VW emblem has settled on the two-story central tunnel, and next to it is a slot with wireless charging for two smartphones with magnetic fixation. USB ports are promised literally throughout the cabin, and for laptops and other powerful consumer electronics there will be a full-fledged 230 V socket. -67ce-47a0-98c7-f9861d1dadba/2-3.jpg» alt=»» />
In the basic configuration ID. 2all will cost less than 25,000 euros, but it is not yet clear what exactly will be included in it. But it is known that on the «full stuffing» ID. 2all will be equipped to the highest standard for its class: a panoramic roof, front seats with electric adjustments and massagers, matrix headlights and a simple Travel Assist autopilot.
The trunk volume is more than that of the «eighth» Golf: 490 liters, of which 50 liters is occupied by a spacious underground where you can put a couple of boxes of beer. With the rear seats folded down, the trunk volume increases to 1330 liters, and under the rear seat cushion there is another 50 liter «cache» where you can put, for example, a charging cable. The backrest of the front passenger seat can be lowered forward to create a flat loading area of 2.2 m, perfect for transporting bulky goods. In short, ID. 2all is a hoarder's dream.
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At the heart of the Volkswagen ID. 2all is a simplified modular electric platform MEB Entry, it provides only one electric motor on the front axle and a simple rear semi-independent suspension. But the electric motor is quite powerful — 166 kW (226 hp), it allows the hatchback to accelerate to 100 km/h in less than 7 seconds, the maximum speed is 160 km/h. The capacity of the floor-mounted battery has not yet been disclosed, it is only known that the range on a single charge will be about 450 km on the WLTP cycle and that it will be possible to charge the battery from 10 to 80% in about 20 minutes.
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ID. 2all is one of ten electric innovations that Volkswagen promises to introduce by 2026. The top ten will also include a budget electric car with a starting price of less than 20,000 euros and a compact crossover class VW Tiguan — it will probably be called ID. Tiguan.