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Mat Gallagher

VW ID. Buzz first drive: a classic with an electric twist

VW ID. Buzz electric van

The VW ID. Buzz gets a lot of attention where ever it goes. That's because the design of this fully-electric people carrier is striking; with its two-tone paintwork and rounded bug-like features, it looks an awful lot like the original Type 2 VW vans of the  60s. Yet, there's also something extremely modern about the design. 

It's a design technique that VW executed so successfully with the new Beetle when it launched in 1997 – modern yet still maintaining those classic looks. I was really excited when I saw the original concept for the ID. Buzz, and while the design has been normalised a little from that first prototype, it looks great in real life. 

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