Volkswagen has revealed some details about it ID. Crossits upcoming affordable electric city SUV.
The ID card. The Cross is based on the updated front-wheel drive MEB+ architecture, which includes improved batteries, support for front-wheel drive models, redesigned front and rear axles and a stiffer anti-roll bar.
Three engines will be offered at market launch, delivering either 85 kW, 99 kW or 155 kW/290 Nm to the front wheels. These engines are also offered in the ID. Polo, but it looks like the ID. Cross will forego the 165 kW unit intended for the ID. Polo GTI.
There will also be two battery options: a 37 kWh (net) pack that supports DC fast charging up to 90 kW, and a 52 kWh battery pack that supports DC charging up to 105 kW.
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According to Volkswagen, the ID. The Cross is 4153 mm long, 1794 mm wide, 1581 mm high and has a wheelbase of 2601 mm. This is roughly the same size as the petrol-powered T-Cross and the electric Renault 4 E-Tech.
The trunk should be 475 liters and even 1,340 liters with the rear seats folded down. In addition, there is a Frunk (or Froot) that can hold 22 liters and the towing capacity is 1200 kg.
The ID card. Cross will go on sale in Europe in the third quarter of this year and pricing starts at around 28,000 euros (A$45,600).
For comparison, the Renault 4 E-Tech starts in Germany at 29,500 euros (A$48,000) for the base model with a 90 kW motor and a 40 kWh battery. When comparing the basic models, the ID. Cross will cost around €3,000 (A$4,900) more than the T-Cross.
In the official “spy” images from Volkswagen, we can see the production ID. Cross retains the silhouette and basic details of last year’s concept car.
The concept’s beautifully curved wheel arches have been toned down, which is reflected in the vehicle’s 45mm reduced width. The surface appears to be less round and smooth, while the details appear a little more angular.
Other changes include a taller headlight cluster, fully framed door windows and smaller wheels with a maximum diameter of 20 inches.
The production car’s interior has yet to be revealed, but we know that it will feature physical buttons on the steering wheel spokes, dashboard and center console, rather than the much-maligned capacitive buttons and sliders that have been available since the ID’s launch. 3.
Earlier this year, Volkswagen revealed the interior of the closely related ID. Polo, which features a 10.25-inch instrument display that can be configured to display first-generation Golf-style dials and a 13.0-inch infotainment touchscreen in the center of the dashboard with optional retro styling that includes mechanical odometer-style gauges and a cassette tape media display.
The ID card. The Polo demo vehicle also featured light gray fabric on the door panels, knee rests and lower dashboard, while the upper dashboard featured a black mesh fabric. According to the car manufacturer, the ID. Polo sets the template that all of the company’s electric vehicles will follow. So expect similar treatment in the ID. Cross.
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