ID. Buzz The Electric VW ID BUZZ

[J.E]

I'd rather have a Kia Carnival if I were in the market for a minivan. The new Carnival is really nice.

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

Yeah...

I must admit, my opinion of current Volkswagen brand products isn't the most positive. In general, I could not conceive currently favouring a Volkswagen over, for example, a Hyundai Group product. I'm a bit more upbeat regarding Skoda as I quite like the Enyaq. The same would apply to Cupra with its' Born. Audi, of course, is in a more elevated segment-but the value-for-money equation can be dodgy. The Q4 is very nice methinks. But it's also expensive. I'm really looking forward to my first Genesis GV60 "look and see". The IONIQ 5 and KIA EV6 are so impressive.

The T6 is based on the MQB platform, which is designed for cars only. Almost all components are stressed to their maximum. While the T6 has the longitudinal engine and all components are with resources suitable for comercial application (or with other words the T6 is good for 800 000 km and the T7 for only half of it).

 

[mini_cooper4]

Absolutely flawless. T2 face and profile perfectly blended with a T3 rear.
Finally something desirable from the Germans (other than Porsche).
2024 is a bit too long of a wait and that's if there's no delays.
Would love to see it get an interpretation of the retro "hub cap" wheels (as seen on the last Beetle).
Launch color combo is already spectacular and yet there's so much more color combo potential with this one.
Can't wait to see more.

 

[Rolf]

The T7 is shit. An absolute shit. No way I would take it over a T6. The T6 is the real thing. A Caddy is a better choice than this Buzz. It looses so much space in its front part. Just look how far behind the driver seats, dexpite having no ICE in front.

The new models seem to be losing their practicality and status as effective people carriers compared to older models.

In my opinion the T3 model is still one of the best, with 8seats and huge space inside, it was also a comfortable car on the long road with a 2.1 5-cylinder Passat engine.

 

[SCOTT27]

Modern day hippies and Surfers would probably just torch this. Can you not import brand new original from Brazil or something?

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

The new models seem to be losing their practicality and status as effective people carriers compared to older models.

In my opinion the T3 model is still one of the best, with 8seats and huge space inside, it was also a comfortable car on the long road with a 2.1 5-cylinder Passat engine.

My father had three of these, all of them the passenger version caravelle with 9 seats. All of them diesel. What great cars they were. The only two issues were: the floor of the rear luggage compartment was too high due to the engine under it and there was almost no access to the engine for some serious repairs when needed.

 

[J.E]

Modern day hippies and Surfers would probably just torch this. Can you not import brand new original from Brazil or something?

No, because VW ceased the production of the original Kombi due to the new legislation that made front airbags and anti-lock brakes mandatory in 2014.

Or perhaps because VW couldn't work out how to fit airbags and ABS in a 1950's design. Anyway, VW do Brasil even posted a farewell video.

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[klugscheisser87]

This might be my only German car I can imagine to buy.

But the old good T5 is still my fav.

I hoped for more clean dash design, but overall the best EV attempt for now IMO.

 

[Deleted member 57437]

This might be my only German car I can imagine to buy.

But the old good T5 is still my fav.

I hoped for more clean dash design, but overall the best EV attempt for now IMO.

My most memorable VW "Bully" experience: Fall of 1974, extended weekend break from the Uni in Munich have me, a co-ed and a buddy driving down to Naples, Italy in his T1 elevated-roof, split windscreen Transporter (a de-commissioned Deutsche Bundespost vehicle he purchased for tupence at an auction). What was normally an approx. 13 hour drive turned out to take nearly 20 hours. Really bad winter weather around the Brenner Pass and a very dodgy generator relais bogged us down significantly. Still great fun and an unforgetable experience (my buddy and I sharing the wheel, swigging cheap brought along Riesling from the bottle, eating self-prepared Leberkas-Semme, smoking a lot of cigarettes,...). Looking back...what an absolute blast that was !

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

My most memorable VW "Bully" experience: Fall of 1974, extended weekend break from the Uni in Munich have me, a co-ed and a buddy driving down to Naples, Italy in his T1 elevated-roof, split windscreen Transporter (a de-commissioned Deutsche Bundespost vehicle he purchased for tupence at an auction). What was normally an approx. 13 hour drive turned out to take nearly 20 hours. Really bad winter weather around the Brenner Pass and a very dodgy generator relais bogged us down significantly. Still great fun and an unforgetable experience (swigging cheap brought along Riesling from the bottle, eating self-prepared Leberkas-Semme, smoking a lot of cigarettes,...). Looking back...what an absolute blast that was !

Your stories are like the embodiment of "la dolce vita" to this American. My German ex-colleagues would have stories like yours and I couldn't help but listen in wide-eyed wonderment and occasionally green-eyed envy. *sigh*

 

[advantage20]

 

[dalab]

I like it, it has a fun look and I think the front recreates the original (60´) in a very modern way.

 

[Centurion]

I like it, it has a fun look and I think the front recreates the original (60´) in a very modern way.

Agreed. It's been long overdue as VW have teased an electric minibus for years!

 

[J.E]

It's not a seven seater like a proper van should be?

 

[dalab]

Agreed. It's been long overdue as VW have teased an electric minibus for years!

Yes, incredible, it was a close race with the "new M1"

Microbus (2001) at IAA 2001

It's not a seven seater like a proper van should be?

It's not a van, it's "THE MICROBUS", the first, only dynamic and iconic glow

 

[Centurion]

Yes, incredible, it was a close race with the "new M1"

Haha true. At one point after the 4th or 5th concept of an electric bus by VW I gave up on the expectations of a release.

 

[J.E]

It's not a van, it's "THE MICROBUS", the first, only dynamic and iconic glow

So it's freakin' useless, that's what it is.

 

[klier]

So it's freakin' useless, that's what it is.

And it looks horrible. Absolutely butchered compared to the concept to make it look like a cheap knock off. Another bland ID line car, and from the pics the cheap plastics of the interior SCREAM at me to stay away.

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

So it's freakin' useless, that's what it is.

Absolutely. It's a five seater. Who the f*ck needs a five seater in this shape. What 'Minibus'? With 5 seats! Anybody is better off with an estate.

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

Minibus is a 9 seater. Fullstop. A 7 seater is a van, a 5 seater is a car.