The American ID. Buzz Is Here - Was It Worth The Wait?
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- Ricky takes a look around the eagerly awaited long wheelbase variant of VW's charming ID. Buzz. With some interior tweaks and even more space inside, is this the best Buzz yet, and does it have what it takes to tease Americans out of their pickups.
00:00 A Welcome Return
01:16 Design
02:29 Spacious interior
04:03 Big old boot
05:18 The sleep test
05:36 Battery options
05:48 Cabin features
06:15 Perfect proportions?
07:06 A reboot done right!
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In 1985, When I realy needed one, I could afford a VW bus on my salary. New it was around 60% of my year salary.
Now, with a new price of $85.000 it is around 40% OVER my year salary. So, the price increased way beyond inflation and probably not many can afford that.
$29,989.12 1985 equals $85,000 of buying power in May. 2023.
So how much did you spend on your van back in 1985?
Where did you get that price? Its so good that I think price is the only thing that shareholders in other companies can attack it on so they're making them up. I'm sure it will still be expensive but not that level.
It's not that the Buzz price went up faster than inflation - it's that your wages (and everyone elses not in the 1%) *didn't*
Your wages stagnated bro more like 💵
@@matthewspry4217 Probably, but average Joe income is around €43.000 in Netherlands. So I am still about €10.000 above average.
It's nice to see someone finally explain that 2nd row window. My only gripe is the headlights. VW really should have made them more rounded, even if it was just the bottom.
Could you please, always, include measurements in metric units :)
It’s not hard to convert…
Same model that has been sale in Europe. Yes the very same that just exploded in Finland while charging and burned to ashes.
@@MrRaitzi That definitely didn’t happen.
@@jonathanfields4ever of course. It was big news here. Just Google it. It was in shopping mall charging when it exploded.
Right??? It’s like he’s talking but you learn nothing!
I wonder if they'll do a camper version of this like the original?
I'm sure someone will if not a VW California.. but Dormobile's T6 conversion is over £70k, so Buzz camper would be £I00k+
ID.California is supposed to arrive in 2025.
More runaway prices
I'd love one here in Australia, I'd be heading out working from the road remotely
It's too small for a traditional camper, but it would make a nice micro camper.
My dad had a Combi 69 one and I have so many memories in it. roadtrips , camping, beach days. I want to be able to show my kids those memories in this new id buzz. cant wait :) Great video
Nice.... But at 4:36 on the issue of loading height, it is actually possible to load from the floor level. That rear rack is removable and the third row folded away to get floor level loading height. But that rack was put to enable camping ie to be able to put a mattress over the folded back seats.
For how rushed you clearly were that was a really excellent overview and very well produced
Ok ok, but… I owned a 64, and a 69 VW bus, and loved them both. I tricked them out as camper’s. What I would love to see is this long version,300+ mile range, front seats only on delivery, and be able to trick it out as a camper. Ether that or have a Westfalea (probably didn’t spell that right) setup factory built. Just sayin, now that would be a dream VeeDub for me. I regret selling my old bus’s, and would sell my first born to electrify one now. I loved those bus’s (did I say this already?). If Volkswagen is smart (which I don’t think they are) would capitalize on the nostalgia of the VW bus, more than just a resemblance.
I've never seen anyone so excited for features that have been in every minivan for decades 😂
It’s electric. No other electric car has these features.
For an electric scion even
Kinda reminds me of the KIA Grand Carnival from 2012 (that was even bigger inside), such great vehicle designs, so practical
It's undoubtedly a lovely design. Having sat in one it reminds me of two things. 1. It is indeed reminiscent of the VW Transporters and Combis that I have driven over the years, specially the Type 1, 2 and 3 [including 2.5]. 2. That ID Series dash. I quite like the layout in my ID3, so it's a real pity the software is so incredibly crappy on mine. I understand the new software is getting somewhere decent. Just don't sit in a Tesla and interact with that. I have done that too. That's great software. i have heard criticisms of the extended front end. I don't get it. VW had to introduce proper head-on crash protection. The front occupants knees, with or without a massive spare wheel hanging off the front, simply will not do these days. When there's a Camper version I'll sell the house and buy one. Or a European Cybertruck. 😋
I worked with a guy who was a double amputee below the knees after a low speed crash in an old VW bus. Stunningly unsafe vehicles that probably should banned from the road except for shows and car meets.
@@Hybridog There you go. Before the days of any safety in vehicles. If that isn't a sobering story to people who don't want modern crash protection, then I don't know what is.
The criticism isn't comparing against the old van's front seat position but against other modern vans which are similar length as the short wheel base version but have the interior space of this one.
@@justice4g Fine. But I have definitely seen criticism of the front end for the lack of appreciation that crash protection has to be provided.
@@Hybridog you are correct, theres nothing between your legs and the car in front but a tin sheet of metal it seems unbelievable they are still on the road
It could use a little more character from the past in the design. I'd like to see the vintage design of the round headlights and turn signals used on this reboot. I know that a Safari split windshield is too much to ask, but that would be really cool.
As far as new innovation goes, thin film PV cells in the panoramic sunroof would be a great feature that would serve as a means to help charge the battery.
And get rid of that hideous ledge on the front.
@@clanger422it’s there for safety
Nice to have 10 inches...
Glad to hear they're possibly fixed the software issues.
My parents had a VW campervan and a Bug when I was a kid, c. 1968-1973. I would love to see one of these kitted out campervan style!
(Bonus points for including a folding/telescoping rooftop solar array, if that's even possible along with a pop-up camper.)
In my 20s, in the 70s, I bought a kombi from a market stall holder, so, empty except for front seats. I built a sleeping body into it while working on a farm in Holland and then took it all over Europe. That's where VW missed the boat on this one, even the cheapest delivery version is veeerrrryy expensive!
I have a Pacifica PHEV minivan. This seems like a nice replacement if I want to go full EV in the future.
Ah the Pacifica. A criminally underrated car and hybrid that FCA did not see any use to develop further
Brilliant video.
I like minivans too. They’ve been around for a while, just maybe not as much lately. Is this really anything more revolutionary than that?
Well it *is* on a turntable
I can't wait until Ricky takes it for a ride with his family!
I know! One year wait :(
Great enthusiasm, I can see why, this has potential to be a great car, I'd be keen on a 4x4 camper for Aussie
The ID.California looks AMAZING. If they can get 300+mi of range and NACS + Supercharger, this is a real winner. I don't think it's as adorable as the original, but it's growing on me. It certainly has its quirks. I would really love to have one of these without seats in the back so I can turn it into a proper shaggin' wagon.
The big (85 kWh) battery version has a official range of 460km WLTP (285,8 miles). If you have the money for this van, you will probably also have money for an adapter (CCS to NACS) or maybe VW will already include an adapter, if it still comes with CCS.
This van will probably cost more than 70.000$ including taxes.
Our family bus in the same blue and white scheme transported six kids, two dogs, and parents from the Olympic Peninsula to Dover Delaware. When my baby sister was too small to sit in the seat she rode in a basket on the front passenger seat floor where my mother could tend to her. Ahhh those were the days of irresponsible parenting. And to think my dad was a police officer. Our bus finally gave up after five round trips to Delaware. When I was five she caught fire in the driveway after collecting my older siblings from school. The family upgraded to an ultra plush extended conversion van. We went from vinyl slip n slide hard bench seats, no carpeting or headliner, making the VW bus a loud echo chamber as eight of us yell over each other, the loud engine and our own echos, to a world of luxury.. That new van had it all..... a velour couch, plush wool carpet, a furnace, AC, suede leather covered walls, suede headliner, curtains to block the hot sun, leather chairs, a sink, cassette toilet to pull out on the roadside, refrigerator, and real suspension. This was a massive upgrade for our big dogs too. Hahah
A bit of trivia: The original van logo on the front of the VW bus was BY FAR the largest company logo ever on any vehicle.
you did exactly what I have been needing to see. laying in the back. Idk about everyone else, but I like vans because I camp in them and put my bike in it! How is the floor if all the seats were removed. is It all flat or slope?
So much more practical than ANY Suv!
how easy is it to take the 2nd and 3rd row seats out?
I have been watching your other channel RR and wondering where I know you from. Facepalm city.
No chance I'm paying CAD$75K. Still, a road trip EV is tempting.
Good looking van, I like it. The only thing that bothers me is that the seats are not as flexible as in the T7 Multivan. If they can change it in a later revision, it would be great.
But then VWs executives will potentially have slightly smaller bonuses. Can't have that
Fully Charged has been with the Buzz for a long time, remember when Jonny Smith drove the "one-of-a-kind" development model?
I hope that they are really very popular in the USA.
Idk why we aren’t going back to circular lights, they look so cool
Wow, that looks like it might have nearly as much usable room as my splitscreen bus
Love it!
Great review, thanks Ricky!
Has it got shed loads of nifty storage holes like the Rivian?
I have just sold my Type 25 high top campervan great vehicle, I have replaced it with a LT46 lwb another great vehicle. The ID Buzz isn't a replacement for these real campervan I am afraid. The Ford Transit is that replacement in its EV form and a better price
I really like this, and for what it is I think the price seems ok. My only hesitation is the all-electric aspect. It takes boondocking and backroads camping off the table.
What’s the price?
just remove the backrow and load extra batteries or a small diesel generator in it. or solar panels. this much space gives you options.
I wonder if they’re using the same cheap plastics that the original has? I looked at one of these and it felt so tacky compared to the BYD Atto 3 I had just driven.
Nice and quick review Ricky!
Whats the price going to be in NA?
Love it…but VW needs to adopt the NACS … if they could somehow modify EVgo charging ports (and get them to work as reliably as Tesla’s do), I’m all in
When is ID. Buzz California coming I wonder? That camper van is high on the wish list!😍
there have been some channels talking about 2025/2026 from what i have heard
As a former musician/road warrior who hauled keyboards in a variety of vans (Dodge, VW, Econoline, Corvan - this is a monster! Love it. Now if Vdub will stop screwing with the specs...
Does it have camping mode like the Teslas meaning you can sleep in air-conditioned comfort all night and only lose 5% of the battery charge.
I want one sooooo bad.
Just got to get my wife on board. lol
Nah, I’m waiting for the version at or below 40k. Be it from VW or some competitor
Byd e6 is what I'm waiting for and I have a 67 splitty but zero VW EV love.
Nice looking rig!
I've always wanted a VW Microbus, as they were called when I was kid.
3:26 Them Air forces fresh
Apart from well off wags carting their kids around, this is a pipe dream for the camper community with the prices atm, also how would adding 3rd party camping electrics work with this? can these things realistically be used on anything other than tarmac? never mind battery charging while road tripping out side of any major EU city with very patchy charging networks
I like the look but range and enviromental impacts just strike me as big practicality issues :/
To me this looks more like the spiritual successor to the original Toyota previa. Loved that little jelly bean.
Where did you get those shoes?
They are the Nike Cortez union light smoke! Cheers!
The old one just looks nicer though. Honestly think they should have kept the giant logo and the rounded corners.
Great video but please, the rest of the world would be grateful to see the metric system we are not familiar at al with ft in,... Thanks
Were kombies only called kombies in Oz? Or is that something actually (extremely subtly) different? 1:19
Kombi is the German name, and commonly used in Europe, but not in North America.
Thank you
I know current technology is not efficient (yet), but I hope they add a solar panel roof in the future.
I am still missing the result of the small overlap crash test!
Hmm. The height makes me wonder how many garages will be too small for this. I still remember my neighbors getting a Chevy Astro van in the '80s, and how it rammed into the top of the opening when they tried to pull in for the first time, and that was in the range of 6'2" to 6'4".
However, it looks like the old Type 2 was also about 6'4", so I guess I'm just making the category error of thinking this is a minivan, when it's really a full-size van. (The Astro was unusual for basically being the height of an old full-size van, but the length of a minivan)
I do g think it’s on sale yet, until next summer ?
The attraction of vans is that low load floor and this doesn’t have that since you can’t make the seats go away. I had a 1985 Toyota Van that despite being a small vehicle had loads of space, but you did have to remove and store the seats somewhere. I would rather have a short wheelbase and just the front seats if they can’t make them disappear in the van like others do with the fold into the floor units.
I have an ID.4 now, so I’m unlikely to get another VW because of software. They really should get a Tesla and study it. The car itself is nice though, but the lack of a frunk in a SUV size vehicle is bad packaging and the nannies and lack of persistence in settings in the software could be easily fixed before I shop for a new car. Or not
Agree do wish it did that
The American ID. Buzz Is Here. Wonderful. Where can I buy one?
would love to have a rear seat delete, so you could make a camper. I think they are doing a camper version in Europe. Sadly the US doesn't get the shorter one. I think it is going to be 70k which is absurd.
Can't wait to see the camper version.
Brutally expensive but for those with deep pockets - possibly a very viable alternative to a transit van. I am afraid it does nothing for me but neither did the original camper. Nothing mentioned about performance and range? I am guessing the performance is sedate and the range not very much?
this with a nacs charger would be perfect!
Thanks for not including metric units for us US people.
Audio was a bit varying in clarity in this video. Enjoyed it though
I wonder if it will break down and or over heat like the original did so very often, it was fun though...
Or catch fire when the fuel spigots pop out of the fuel pump😁 amhik
They said pretty much the same things when VW relaunched the Beetle. And we all know how memorable that car is.
I think VW didn't really make much effort with the Beetle, designed a Barbie doll version of the Beetle and stuck it on the Golf platform with no thought for truly giving it mass appeal through customisation and special editions lile the MINI and the 500 which despite coming to the game far later is really popular despite it's price.
@@CDN_StoreYou are high if you think the rebooted Mini sold better than the Beetle. Also the Beetle was half the cost of a Mini.
Granted, the Mini was a much better car, but for the price you'd expect it.
As far as the 500...lol
@edgarpoe517 aa we both know both MINI and the Fiat 500 are still on sale and the new Beetle has long since gone out of production.
Not sure where you live but here in London you see the new MINIs and 500s of various generations and virtually never see the 1st or 2nd generation of the new Beetle.
@@CDN_Store Some people just do not know how to be respectful when offering their unsolicited opinion.
Wow. I love it!
If VW puts NACS on this, I'm definitely buying it vs a model Y
Yeah, lol, cuz that’s the only thing holding VW back
There is nothing mentioned in this video that would answer the question was it worth the wait. How is it to sit in for hours after hours, how's the range, does the software have the typical VW issues, does the cabin heater actually work properly (it did not in the original short version), etc. I'll be waiting for an honest review how is after 6 months of regular use, in different climates if possible.
What about the price and delivery date estimates?
Sadly a lot and a long time.
The original VW bus had the door and steering wheel in front of the front wheel and this maximised the remaining space to the rear. I guess today that crash survivability of the driver takes precedence and that the driving position is moved further back. I hope therefore it has cavernous frunk as compensation. The original top quarter windows at the corner between side and roof are iconic and it is a shame that they did not replicate these. Such a route would make a ‘camper’ version a bit easier to implement. That all said if VW can negotiate a NACS deal with Tesla and keep its dealerships on message they should do well with the Buzz iD.
i really wish they had the V at the front as per the prototype. Still cool though.
It looks almost exactly like a Hyundai Staria. VW are doing a great job of marketing what is basically a minivan. Not that this is a bad thing, they are very practical vehicles after all.
It looks great, but personally, i would buy an original camper and get it converted to electric. I've seen some great EV conversions, some with Tesla motors in them and arr great fun to drive.
That would cost you 120k for someone to do it, 50k if you did It yourself. Assuming you can find a shell that isn’t outrageously expensive.
@EnlightenedSavage I already know someone who does it, and yes, it's not cheap, but nowhere near that cost. Split window campers are still relatively affordable, and the conversions are getting cheaper as some companies have started producing bolt-in kits. I reckon £80k would be the total budget for a camper that will increase in value over time and is far more cool than the Buzz.
Why on earth would you leave a gap between the seats in the area that you would sleep in..?
Would love to see a campervan version, hey?
This could be an electric version of the Mystery Machine.
For many, the size will work great. I don't fall in that category. Make a scaled-down version of this (not just shorter) and I might be interested. This trend to make cars and trucks bigger is getting a little tiring.
It already is a small van. It is smaller (in all directions) than the Transporter T6.
Yeah there are some of the „normal“ size driving around my neighborhood and they are much more compact than most of the SUVs, eg a model X
I think what you need is a car. Yes, a car, that's it.
The reason we don't have the small campers from the past and the tiny little minis is because of safety. We need crumple zones and reinforced areas. The reason we don't have sharp edges and everything looks like a bubble is aerodynamics. We have stricter emissions standards these days and it's even more important for EVs to get max range.
Get a car. A Nissan leaf perhaps. Or a bike.
Go Ricky!
This car with awd, long wheel base, with all safety features and 360 camera. If its 50-60k great. To compete with other similar priced suvs that are plug in hybrid or full EV
If it exceeds it, its gonna fail and just he bought by commercial fleet companies that move people from airports etc. And other commerical clients
My one issue with the Buzz is that it's a minivan, when it should be a miniature van or bus. If they would just allow the owner to remove the rear seats, or even just make a version with more than two rows of smaller ones, the Buzz would much better fill the Microbus' niche of convenient passenger vans.
Physical buttons yet?
PLEASE! Not everything is ICONIC.
That was the iD Buzz and this was the Fully Charged Show.... long wheelbase is better but still not doing it for me, could do better.
Please tell us if it has a camping mode that will let you sleep in it with AC or Heat on in all your "Big Electric" vehicles. It's super frustrating that you don't tell us this!!!!
A very very cute, campy car. i would not mind this at all!
Does anyone know the name of his Nikes?
I need to know the range! for a good cross country EV there needs to be a minimum of 400-500 miles! I'm glad to see this entering the markets, but I really hope its not stuck below 250mi range like all the other non-tesla EV cars.
Real world range at 70mph will be terrible. The bigger pack will maybe do 250 in summer but in winter with heating that big interior and wet roads, colder air you will be lucky to get 200 miles. This definitely needed a 125-150kwh pack size option. No idea how the large one is not even cloae to 100kwh.
With that much roof area there is every reason to incorporate solar panels and a slightly larger battery pack. Solid state batteries are not that far away. I noticed that price was not discussed. And where is the REAL spare tire ? After watching these reviews for over ten years I do not recall having seen one where we are shown the spare tire.
I want access to the Tesla Supercharger network. NACS would be nice.
Be carefull with the specs, yes you can power 'stuff' from the battery for example when camping. There is Bidirectional charging lifetime limit, at least here in Europe. Do not plan to charge at work and power your home with it
Will it come with NACS?
No. VW has committed to CCS due to EA
They should’ve remade the originals design.
It's probably just me....but Ricky reminds me of a tall, brown, sexy version of Jean-Luc Picard????😍
Congrats… you win comment of the month! 🎉
@@TwoBitDaVinci Best June ever!
They didn't adopt using the Tesla plug, so it's a no-go.
Make a review video about rivian r1s
For those of us who lives in the US and aren't Fatass Americans, can we get the regular version?
Still wish it had round headlights.