VW ID Buzz Review: All HYPE or SUV Killer?

Rory reviews the hotly anticipated ID Buzz on real-world (very wet) UK roads. Is it all it's cracked up to be?
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[@David-xc4us]

It’s a strange car market now when ur going through the pros of the car and one of them is that it starts at £56k 😐

[@kidnamedfinger420]

Yup. Doesn't shock anybody anymore

[@ApexCypher_]

It's £65k for a decent spec or £70k fully loaded.

[@Rapscallion2009]

Just forget it.

[@Renard998]

Although people say the prices will come down as the tech matures, I think the manufacturers will hope we normalise these prices so that rather than prices coming down, their profit margin widens.

[@strangerdanger8462]

My thoughts exactly. Was telling a friend the other day, that the whole EV thing has become a cash grab for automakers. The prices are extortionate. And that's why ICE vehicles ain't going away anytime soon.

[@AnIndianAbroad]

Came in to check I wasn’t the only one who feels £57000 is an absurd starting price for this. Glad to see I am not alone! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@josefv-y8m]

Seems to be no issue...read that the first two years of production are already sold out

[@Sto79Be]

@@josefv-y8m Just because some people will pay absurd prices, doesn’t mean they aren’t absurd. Many car manufacturers are trying to normalise much higher prices rather than being them down.

[@Neohurricane]

As soon as he said starting price of 57k i stopped watching, sorry auto manufacturers but we need a dose of reality for normal folks who want to go electric...

[@malcolmabram2957]

I have just bought a low mileage, 3 year old diesel Passat for ca £15,000. Got a lot of motor for my money and getting 56 mpg, plus its performance is pretty good, and has a range of well over 700 miles. Comfortable car that rides and handles well. Not promoting the Passat, just saying that it is a long way from £15,000 to £57,000, and I cant help feeling the Passat when the chips are down is the much better vehicle in itself. And yes, even if wealthy I could not really justify spending that sort of money for an ID Buzz.

[@likethewords]

Amen! Almost all car prices are absurd. The average person is a fool to buy a new car at the average new prices. It’s even worse with all things electric.

[@MattDiffey]

"And all for a starting price of £57,000" Why is this line delivered like £57,000 isn't an absurd price for a minivan? This is a product category that people are used to starting at something more like £25k-£30k. Even EVs like the Vauxhall Combo E-life is like £35k. A 'oh but it's stylish' markup of c. 50% of the competitor's value is one thing, but I don't know how many people care enough about style to pay 50% more, who wouldn't just get an SUV instead. It's competing with a fully specced out Skoda Enyaq, a decent spec Mach-E Mustang etc. at that price point and I just don't know how many people would consider that

[@ApexCypher_]

The van version is £38k. Therefore you know what a rip off cars are when you're paying £27k more for rear seats and some extra plastic 😀

[@abdulgill5013]

Went to a Toyota dealer with my parents and were asking 70k for a “brand new Toyota Sienna” and obviously we left 5 minutes later.

[@PiOfficial]

You just don’t live in reality mate a Ford tourne automatic 170ps is like 45k .

[@MattDiffey]

​@@PiOfficial Completely different vehicle class. Tourneo custom is not a minivan. The ID Buzz has a 1100L boot in 5 seater trim. The Tourneo short wheelbase has a 1200L boot in a 9 seater van. 1700L in 5-seater trim. It's between 20-50cm longer, 30cm wider and 10cm taller. The new electric e-Tourneo is only expected to cost in the £50k bracket and is maintaining that sort of size advantage

[@markscrivener979]

It’s just a five seater with a big boot. £57k? For this? Insane

[@bernardinovalleartiles6180]

The fact that the back windows don’t open is crazy 🤦🏻‍♂️ and also that the climate crontrols don’t iluminate 🫤. Looks great though 👍🏼

[@paultasker7788]

In these days with air conditioning climate control, vents in the back it's not a big deal. It'll be noisy and ruin efficiency. I get the feeling less effort is out into this won't modern cars for this reason. My golf 7.5 (and my previous Leon) are both awful if you open back windows above about 40 causes a horrible resonance sound. That didn't happen in the Jettas, Passat's, Granada's, 5 series bmw of my youth

[@thiseask]

@@paultasker7788 I think there are no air conditioning vents in the back though...

[@vdavis4785]

I think that is pretty common in minivans.

[@likethewords]

@@paultasker7788 that sound on most cars funny enough is due the side view mirror design requirements to meet crash regulations and minimize aerodynamic drag.

[@mys0076]

Love how the elements never stop Rory, rain, snow or whatever landscape, bring it on😂

[@dieselscartalk4146]

That's shorts weather out there

[@mys0076]

@@dieselscartalk4146 , right😂

[@epbrown01]

My favorite bit is how the rain stopped when he moved to review the interior. :-)

[@wolfeman11111]

No seriously, big respect. I already know Matt from carwow would reschedule…

[@larsstougaard7097]

Rory walks in the footsteps of Moses, nothing will hold him back , as he said " It’s biblical " 🌊

[@ApexCypher_]

The van version is £38k and the car is £65k. So the rear seats and some extra plastic costs £27k?? 😂

[@mikadavies660]

I looked into that.... Very hard to get the van for that price because everything that is useful is an "option" and every option costs a fortune!! Just see the price of alloy wheels just on their own!! Then 10 months+ waiting!! VW are clearly not ramping UP production.

[@MartinLV.]

hi! vw never wants you to buy one! their 100k mile range alloy diesel engines with plastc oil pump sprockets make them fortune ...not much to brake dawn in electric.

[@paultasker7788]

I would say 40k or maybe 45k would be a more sensible price. It's fun, practical and funky rather than premium.

[@karstenpedersen7749]

Well, over here at least cars are taxed harder than vans, so that explains it.

[@teovm]

Yea.... They have to return those billions from the diesel gate.

[@fatfreddyscoat7564]

Hugely over priced and “up to 250 miles of range” means - with lights & heaters on, or a load in the rear, around 120 on a good day I suspect.

[@elmakcnc5960]

Dont forget that you can pull trailer up to 1000kg as well🤣🤣🤣i wonder what millage will be ,up the hill with trailer,5 peoples inside , some stuff in the boot,aircon,radio lights, etc

[@jonathantaylor1998]

Whilst you didn't happen to mention it in this review, Rory - it's worth highlighting that, unbelievably in an MPV with a huge glass-house and purpose-built to carry multiple passengers, there are no rear-seat air vents...! So, neither do the rear windows don't go down, nor are there rear vents... How on Earth are people in the back meant to stay cool on a hot summer's day...??? 😲

[@aafgahfah]

i have heard that there are vents under the front seats but i can’t confirm that

[@Banyan314]

@Modern Classic Collectables They won’t be driving very long with a 200 mile real world range.

[@etiennevandijk1141]

@@Banyan314 isn't the rebuttal of EV fans that they stop anyways after 2 hours of driving because it is so much more relaxing and safer?

[@Banyan314]

@@etiennevandijk1141True, but my bladder has a considerable input into the duration of journeys these days. 😂

[@Flaggyt]

@@modernclassiccollectables7811 noone bought one yet and you are already jealous?

[@stewdean]

Love the usability test near the end! VW - fix HMI! Physical buttons and simplify things to either be or be like Google's car interface.

[@paultasker7788]

The previous system in my golf 7.5 is quick, responsive, easy to use and just does the job it's meant to. Climate control is easy to use as well. AC on takes about 2 seconds. Sure it doesn't have fancy animations when you press stuff or look as cool. Kind of got the feeling this new system was more about how it worked stationary in a showroom than when driving the car. The touch haptic controls on steering wheel even worse. It was mocked by other manufacturers but like apple with removal of headphone jack other manufacturers are now copying this trend.

[@hvh377]

@@paultasker7788 I drive a Golf mk8 and the single most idiotic change is the introduction of the all touch user interface. The haptic buttons on the steering wheel aren't the worst to be honest, but real buttons would be better. The real issue is the entertainment system which has no real buttons for anything. Everything requires going into the screen. Even changing the temperature or the fan speed requires a tap and a swipe. Did you really need to save so much money in the interior VW? The mk7.5 really has the better dash.

[@rugbygirlsdadg]

touch screens are dangerously distracting too. There's a reason why it's against the traffic regs in the UK to program a satnav while on the move, or use a phone.

[@markojokanovic349]

It's a frikin' van! It's over hyped because they are trying to play it on the card of the old 'Hippy Van' and for being electric. Besides an unusual color style there is nothing special about it

[@sports2hedz542]

Vans are great dude, but not this one

[@markojokanovic349]

@@sports2hedz542 i agree. They are beyond practical. But this one is just an "iPhone on wheels". Fancy, expensive and likely designed to break

[@TimeisReel]

Thank you for pointing out some major flaws. The rear windows not rolling down, the fabric material, the Vw Tech, no sunroof, and Range. Are major things... It's not quite ready yet.

[@aafgahfah]

no isofix in centre rear seat. no air con in back?

[@MagnusMidander]

Not 7 seats yet and second row has not separate seats... When closing the doors it sounds like an old VW Transporter... My old Sharan beats Buzz anyday!

[@joelness]

Recently saw these at the LA Auto Show, and was severely let down by materials, and now knowing the price it's even worse! The rear seat trays felt very flimsy, and the seat material itself would feel more at home in a base model Polo. Paired with the fixed rear windows (not even pop-outs???) and several other drawbacks, this vehicle that I want to want is a huge failure. Maybe they just needed more time to develop it. I mean, it's only been in the works for, what, 20+ YEARS?????

[@darrenwallis7630]

- Ditch the white interior - Increase interior quality to match asking price - Ditch the infotainment system - Ditch the touch sensitive stuff - Add sunroof option Perfect

[@Joseph-jy5lz]

VW infotainment and controls system has been shocking in all their EVs. How it got passed to be incorporated in any of their vehicles defies belief. I would look for other manufactures who have ease of use built in to their design designs

[@kegfreak3728]

Its not just the EVs. The new Golf R has garbage infotainment as well.

[@tomasburian6550]

VW is losing it, frankly. The first Golfs were great and Passat has been popular for a long time but everything after 2010 is highly discutable and I wouldn't touch any of it.

[@ter450]

Kyle did a real world test. Range miles 160+. I camp in my Ioniq 5 in the US and that has worked fine. As long as the camping site has power, I could make Buzz work, but would limit other camp sites.

[@EPeltzer]

Buzz box is removable because of course you might want to get in the back without going through the doors because it's a van. (I have a US T5 Eurovan with no center module. Very handy.)

[@donaldpyper4627]

1.5miles per kilowatt hour!? That is absolutely abominable

[@diluxe]

Glad you kept it real for the review (as usual) all the other reviews have made out it's the best thing since sliced bread

[@stevemorton9585]

No windows? No deal! Awesome no nonsense review Rory!

[@theduelist04]

That was one of the best, most honest reviews I've seen on KZbin. Bravo!

[@CD-nk3jq]

This is one of the best motoring reviewers I've seen. Great work. You've gained a subscriber from this 🙌🏽

[@josephmarsh8235]

I'm excited for when this car becomes sold as a campervan in the future!

[@Richard482]

Same here. 2025.

[@-V-K-]

be cheaper buying a house

[@josephmarsh8235]

@@-V-K- UK house prices today's are sky high and so are used cars too though.

[@RobG001]

Yep, because there is always plenty of chargers when you go camping in the countryside!!! :)

[@Richard482]

@@RobG001 Charge up at the nearest charger, before you get to where you're camping.

[@nbnguitar]

Rory, when it comes to reviewing vehicles “Don’t stop. Don’t ever stop.”

[@A_S12042]

60k and the back windows don't open. ARE THEY HAVING A FU**ING JOKE?!

[@mcdonaldsmenuguy8859]

Filming in the pouring rain, now that's dedication

[@jeffjefferson7384]

These touchscreen electric cars should have programmable buttons, like a computer keyboard. You can assign the buttons to the exact function you want.

[@Kentish9494]

Starting at 57k... starting!!! Jesus how are families supposed to afford this ? Because the family market is where this is aimed at

[@mezuk04]

I was split between this and the polestar 2 for my company car. Having two young kids this was a good idea but with the range for work I just had to go for the Polestar.

[@markscrivener979]

The elephant in the room is the price, for what is in effect a roomy 5 seater. What everyone is waiting for is the camper but that’s probably going to be upwards of £65-70k. I wonder how much it would be to convert one of the commercial versions?

[@ApexCypher_]

The Buzz fully specced is £70k. Therefore the camper will be £80-£85k. The Buzz in van form is £37k. A full conversation at someone like Autohaus is £15k.

[@juliantaylor461]

Kings new clothes! Pale interior on a mini van, shit VW electrics and screens and £57,000 starting price. Who in the real world is going to spend that money. Oh and for your £57k you get range anxiety thrown in.

[@ApexCypher_]

It's £65k for a decent spec or £70k fully loaded. Crazy prices!!

[@hvh377]

@@ApexCypher_ People seem to be willing to pay that kind of money for a model Y as well. You get a lot less interior space with a model Y. If that's important to you and you want an EV, it's not a difficult choice.

[@josie_the_valkyrie]

Childless hipsters certainly will buy.

[@artel6225]

Long wheelbase version is what I’m interested in as well as up rated power

[@brazzlerazzle3834]

Even with rubbish range, a really bad interior and for £60k?

[@sports2hedz542]

As a current minivan owner, I can tell you, they are fantastic.

[@krzysztofcwik5347]

LWB will move only with AWD, and as such, would not have that tight turning circle...

[@mechmat12345]

​@@brazzlerazzle3834 yeah it needs way more range and power at that price point.

[@christophery8927]

Same

[@benjacobs2560]

I saw a highway range test done on this in Norway and the van was only able to go 159 miles driven at 70mph. That was with no cargo. For 56K you need to get more range than that. This van should cost 30K not 56K.

[@rokko_fable]

VW trying to cash in on nostalgia, even though they failed on the design to evoke such feelings.

[@Kevin-bl6lg]

Well, we negotiated and got the buzz for 32k €.

[@benjacobs2560]

@@Kevin-bl6lg if you could actually get one of these for 32K, I would get one.

[@Kevin-bl6lg]

@@benjacobs2560 go get one. Though.....I have not yet heard back from the dealer after I placed the order....

[@DerpEye]

255kms at 120km/h ? lol, my motorcycle has better range, and most importantly, can refuel in 2 minutes. This 'van' is supposed to be a family car. With such range, at most it could be a city car.

[@Tugennov]

I wish those of us in the U.S. were getting this van instead of the larger version. Thanks for the video.

[@marcusoutdoors4999]

With a real range of less than 150 miles, it's just a pretty thing for running the kids to school, a real VW minbus has a 400 mile range and a practical interior. Can you imagine how many times you would have to stop to get round a trip to the Highlands?

[@thomash2806]

You might not have to replace the seats when they’re dirty. Perhaps just wash them.

[@demetrius3d]

Pfft! That's peasant talk! I suppose when your Bentley runs out of gas you just refill it instead of buying a new one?

[@spencjon4822]

EVs don't work for everyone yet, but they will for more and more people. From an American perspective, I think VW really missed the mark for many, but, for those people who don't drive far/stick to their city/surrounding area, this could be great! I'd imagine in Europe this would be great for many who are much closer/those who don't do regular 2-600 mile (total) day trips regularly. I would want significantly more range and faster/more reliable charging (in the US) for this to be a main car, but i LOVE the design. Minivans need to be cool again - they're so much more practical than SUVs

[@DerpEye]

In europe we don't like to waste money either. My father owns a VW Caddy Maxi. It goes 1000km on a fuel tank, sits 7, fits more cargo, has a better engineered interior, and most importantly, costs half as much as this electric toy.

[@linusa2996]

@@DerpEye VW lost the meaning of their brand name.

[@axelanders1011]

The bus box is removable to have the option to step into the back of the bus without going outside, for example if you sleep in the back and want access to the driver seat.

[@likethewords]

That and hauling long things like lumber easier.

[@MegaWilderness]

Leather is the most sustainable biodegradable material, what you have there is horrible plastic.

[@andrewmain8022]

Totally agree

[@doktordok7517]

I think that people think that they kill cows for leather, when in fact you kill it for eating, and the leather would be thrown away if not used.

[@hvh377]

No no no, it's vegan leather.... that's much more sustainable! 🤣

[@MegaWilderness]

@@hvh377 Yup, pineapple skins 🤣

[@hvh377]

@@MegaWilderness I thought vegan leather was made from recycled plastic. Good to read there a real vegan options too. We used to call vegan leather `pleather` or `skai`, but I'm fine with `vegan leather` as well. It depends to whom you:'re selling it to I guess.

[@EnochGitongaKimathi]

I don’t miss the charm of the British weather. Even though it has been a couple years since I moved from UK to Kenya I still love this show. Bought all my cars off Auto Trader back in the day. I appreciate the good reviews.

[@MrKanjidude]

Wow, really impressed with the presenter. Speaks clearly, just the right mix of proper and fun, and a real fighter - look at that rain in the beginning! The car? It looks all right I guess, not as charming as the original. But the lack of easily accessible controls (=buttons!) and the high price point are definitely deal breakers.

[@arnthorsnaer]

“if you have to replace it everytime it gets dirty” I don’t know, you could clean it. Crazy idea.

[@vladhansen3697]

These might sell at £45k but not at £57k. The range needs to be greatly improved. (300-350 miles)

[@mrzombier]

Waiting for the bigger battery pack and LWB version to come out for North America. I am more or less sure this will be our next family hauler.

[@jamessheehy4895]

Why does everyone immediately reference the size of the badge immediately with the reviews of this car!?

[@Westcork-ul1ww]

"Give us knobs" Exactly. I wont even consider half the cars on the market any longer. I drove a Tesla for one year before I handed the key to my wife and told her if I ever drive it again, it'll be off a cliff. It could've been a perfect car, if not for the UX.

[@hereigoagain5050]

Another great review by Rory. "Give us knobs!" should be his tag line. I don't like the bonnet-cowl-windscreen transition and the double A pillars. Other than that, I'll put it on my "Consider" list if I ever have £60k for a car, mostly because my Dad owned a yellow and white Vanagon.

[@Rapscallion2009]

In the first 5 minutes we learn 2 things; It's risibly expensive It's visibly poorly made. No, thank you. I think I'd rather buy a Dacia Jogger for loads and a Yaris GR for lols and still have several grand left over. Maybe enough to buy a sports motorcycle.

[@hvh377]

I'm with you on the Yaris GR. Nice car. Never thought I'd say that about a Yaris....

[@kidnamedfinger420]

Love it! Indeed I'm so sick of SUVs.

[@vdavis4785]

Yes, give us knobs! I hate having to look at a screen (instead of, y'know, the road).

[@ZeHoSmusician]

11:27 "Give us knobs!" Or design the interface better, like Tesla do: you swipe up from either one of the climate control displays, which reveals a nice big bar with all climate-related functions, and then you aim for the 'A/C' button. It takes about 3 seconds if driving on a smooth road, a bit longer if on a bumpy road--but certainly not 40 seconds. (Don't get me wrong, there are other aspects of Tesla's UI that I would love to be able to tweak.)

[@hanstubben]

Why car companies insist on stupid screen controls for everything? Fan dial, temp dail, volume dail, light switches, window heater switch all work far better than scrolling through menus to find a slider or arrow on a screen!

[@andymoss4285]

WE WANT KNOBS! WE WANT KNOBS! Oh wait 😂 But on a serious note. 2007 Ford Focus. I reach out flick a dial and the fans blow and the aircon is on. Less than 1 second and the eyes don’t even stop looking at the road. This was peak car design and it’s been going down hill ever since.

[@gingerdude94]

Over priced. 33k seems fairer

[@samrichardson6230]

All for “just the starting price of £57,000” you can pull off the wheel trims, cos that’s exactly what I want when paying that much for a car

[@balexander1658]

I have to say, as long as it took VW to get this to market I find it massively underwhelming.

[@Bondy1986]

Test drove it yesterday, and it’s up there with the best vehicles I’ve been in.

[@tiltheendoftim3]

An American perspective: Love this car, the styling and even the color. This vehicle would be perfect for me since I have two large dogs (no kids). The two reasons why wouldn’t buy it: it’s an electric and the price.

[@granfersteve3815]

Seems VW are not listening still to the endless complaints about the Infotainment systems and the temperature that don't light up for night driving !!!

[@Romiman1]

G I V E U S K N O B S !! You are so right. This and the price range are the biggest issues with this vehicle...

[@supercalifragilisticexpial789]

This is generally a gripe with most modern vehicles going glass. Such a huge step back in ergonomics. Surprising when I am sure all car companies employ several experts in ergonomics in their design department and almost all are like lemmings following the Tesla way. Interestingly the more lower budget cars are more likely to retain the knobs/buttons etc. --> low budget beats top line in ergonomics. LOL!

[@pinkelephants1421]

Simple answer to avoiding stained seats; seat covers. I personally prefer sheepskin carseat covers but there's a whole host of choices that are just as hard-wearing and machine washable. And, when you come to sell the vehicle, the seats are generally in much better nick than if you had not bothered with seat covers.

[@fatbobe1986]

Or they could design it fit for purpose

[@pinkelephants1421]

@@fatbobe1986 It's impossible to provide an iron clad stain free guarantee. To many possibilities for dyes, substances etc to come into contact with the seat coverings. This applies to ALL types of furniture, upholstery, etc etc. All (any) manufacturer can do is to clearly delineate what is and (isn't) covered by any guarantee & provide clear, concise care and maintenance instructions, outside of which, the guarantee becomes nul and void; standard commercial operating procedure worldwide.

[@pcpwcail]

I agree with you in that all of these new vehicles that have just a touch screen should have some basic functionality for heat,ac and fans,hopefully the manufacturers will listen. I mean couldn't you fix the old van pretty easily not this one

[@rasherbasher8203]

Looks great but 56k plus being an ev ruins it for me... definitely the best vehicle of the ID range..

[@TrainsFerriesFeet]

Personally, I'm underwhelmed after the excitement of the prototype.

[@MrRJC1991]

I was expecting it to be in the 40k

[@azza1793]

Wow how much? VW can go whistle

[@wiegraf9009]

Was considering renting one to drive from Holland to France next year but that range doesn't seem up to the task...

[@benpark6703]

Insanely expensive. Also most families I know with a people carrier have one because they need 7 seats. This is only 5, so unless you really need a larger boot, there are much cheaper better alternatives.

[@jimt2349]

Got to ask - what the heck is the issue with a rear position for a charge cable? Put the charger in the dead-front center maybe? Convenient until you have a fender-bender and mess up your charge port (plus all the moisture and ice in the winter). I'm not sure what they teach people in the UK, but here in NL we're taught (and expected) to reverse into the parking spot. And yes - people do reverse into parking spaces with large vehicles - it's no big deal when you know how to drive your vehicle. Dang silly hill to die on, if you ask me!

[@gigabyte2248]

The Kia EV6 has it on the back, above the bumper and below the brake lights. I think Mercedes did some PHEVs with it on the back, too (although they put it at bumper-height, which is asking for trouble). This seems like the logical place to put it to me - I agree with you about not wanting it on the front (here in the UK we're *taught* to reverse in, but many go in nose-first anyway) but I can understand the challenge in getting a rapid charger cable to stretch from the wrong side. With the EV6, it looks like it would be easy enough to stretch over from the wrong side.

[@easygofunhm]

Good review but I think too critical and picky. It's a new concept. Kudos to VW.

[@florianhaffner3910]

Great heritage and great design. It just looks... cool

[@dieselscartalk4146]

The ID Buzz looks very aerodynamic

[@gregkimbell1179]

A drag coefficient of 0.285 is pretty good

[@Okand2]

The touch screen is absolutely the weakest part of my moms ID.3 whenever I've been visiting and driving it. You really need to spend 15 minutes or so to get familiar with it before heading off for the first time. Best thing to do is find the fan controls and then just use carplay/android auto for the rest. The controls for actually driving are nice at least, love the little twisty knob up by the wheel to get into forward or reverse and the haptics on the fake buttons on the wheel works.

[@ianelliott229]

VW took the knobs out and appointed them to the design team

[@kings_chronicle592]

Knobs indeed just wayyy better.

[@nateoverthehorizon1176]

57k????

[@ApexCypher_]

It's £65k for a decent spec or £70k fully loaded.

[@Rocketboy-qg6ts]

Still not sure I’d trust it on a long holiday without a Tesla supercharger network. My mate on his eTron can’t wait to get rid of it. And not all are opening up to non-Tesla’s 🤷‍♂️

[@bernaridho]

It's good to have non-bulky optional center console. WAG can put their bags in the front center.

[@deanmignola5448]

Your videos are excellent. Unfortunately, the Buzz is a disappointment. Ugly compared to the prototype. Poor range and poor performance for the price. VW is missing a big opportunity. I hope they get their act together. I was looking forward to this vehicle.

[@chrisr4815]

It's vw. They won't.

[@josefv-y8m]

Sold out...

[@Olliebobalong]

Volkswagen has a new CEO and he is a former head of Porsche. He has promised to sort out the horrible infotainment as well as put actual physical buttons back on the steering wheels, and physical hotkeys for critical controls, as well as sort out their recent quality control problems.

[@AmongUs-mb4qx]

and put pull out door on the car version for gods sake, not everyone can live with closed windows.

[@EuroTechReview]

If that happens (and when) then I would buy it. My favorite car design is the T1, but the buggy infotainment is a hard no for me.

[@toyotaprius79]

Former Porsche boss is definitely not gonna sort out the extortionate costs of a supposed car for the people.

[@Olliebobalong]

@@toyotaprius79 I don’t think you know how businessmen work. He clearly understands the target market and has promised to sort out VWs recent woes. Time will tell but Porsche have never been known for making substandard cars that people don’t buy.

[@stefan2796]

As always, VW launches their new models too soon and first customers get an overpriced and sometimes even inferior product.

[@JBthemanwithcars]

My new ID Buzz 1st Edition has been built and left the factory. I’m a proper petrolhead with a couple of drivers cars tucked away in my garage, and yet can’t wait to collect it. It’ll be a brilliant daily and I believe the residual values will be outstanding and whole life costs very reasonable, despite the initial outlay.

[@JBthemanwithcars]

@@photosmithy spoken like someone who’s worked their ass off all their life to put themselves into a position to enjoy their passion, cars.

[@chryschrysostomou5392]

@@JBthemanwithcars Would you rather spend your money on a Land Rover, with iffy reliability, and huge servicing and running cost, and a mediocre resale price? Or, a Buzz that will cost the same to run as a medium sized EV hatchback, and a resale price that will hardly ever drop? I thought so!

[@chrisr4815]

LOL! You paid them to test their car for them? There really is a sucker born every minute.

[@chrisr4815]

@@chryschrysostomou5392 The resale value on ALL vw products is horrible. I want what you're smoking.

[@JBthemanwithcars]

@@chrisr4815 Clearly you have no knowledge of used ID product residual values in the UK.

[@seanstehura7179]

The VW Van has to sell for around $40,000 US for me to consider.

[@yissibiiyte]

It's great as a concept, just a shame it's based on the cheap MEB platform

[@tos0452]

Getting rid of touchscreens in cars would be a major plus and improvement to raod safety

[@masterxyr]

I understand not having an umbrella (ella, ella) due to the noise the mic would pick up but I for one get that it's the UK, the UK is very wet from the top down. So do feel free to have a hoodie or a padded rain avoidance apparatus RAA and complain as much as you'd like (: sweet car awsome content as usual

[@musiclp123456DansorgelMusicLP]

I love this van, lovely Vw Id Buzz🤩🤩

[@wfigueroa1]

VW is going to bring back the actual buttons especially on the new golf because of consumers bad reaction mostly on the steering wheel but might wait until the refresher comes out to change it.

[@lucifernebulae]

I am not an english native speaker so I want to make sure I got this right.. 57k british pounds? As a starting price? For that?

[@RykovskyA]

Need more range for travel focused car… it’s ok for an everyday car, but not good enough for long family travel. Talking from experience doing pan-European runs in VW Passat. Need 350+ miles range and I would be really interested

[@bobbritch9555]

The non roll down window, the low range, no Sun roof and a non leather or even fake leather option is a deal breaker for me. Maybe the 2nd year make will have those options

[@DerpEye]

Oh yeah. Crunchy plastic interior similar to a '90s fiat, heavy, bad fuel economy, stupid internal design solutions, low range, and all that at the incredible price of a studio apartment. Nice.

[@standupmoto]

Very good look at this unique EV, bonus points for doing it in such crappie conditions & not complaining about it. Thanks mate, cheers from Aus.

[@rogeradshead7345]

Rory, it's £12k to £15k more than it should be, with only average performance and range. A triumph of style over substance. Who needs 1100 litres of space? I normally enjoy your views as relatively objective, but I've tried hard to reconcile this long-promised, and long-overdue VW product, and the only response I can come up with...is that it? We have a 21-year-old Toyota Estima Hybrid with SLIDING rear doors, three rows of seats, HUGE storage if the third row is folded...as an alternative to an SUV. Not really seeing progress here.

[@scottsporowicz4621]

Non opening windows and no air vents in the rear seems very strange

[@oldguydave7355]

Buzz box? That's just a new name for an Eski mate. Put ice in it to cool your drinks and later tip out out the water, good idea actually.

[@chevrex]

I’m not saying it’s the reason the Buzz Box is removable but, FWIW, the original Types 2 have that space open. In the Westphalia Campmobile, this space is occupied by a storage box which is also a 3rd seat - not the best (nor safest) seat but good enough for a short trip. In the Vanagon camping world a common accessory to purchase is a console for that space. My mother, who was not very tall, would leave that space empty. In that way she could enter via the sliding door instead of hoisting herself up by the grab bar at the door frame.

[@raymondpritchard]

Good review although didn’t like the funk soundtrack. Unnecessary. For me it’s priced £10k too much compared with equivalent ID4 - there’s not that much more metal & glass involved.

[@edsilvester]

Buzz Box. The reason it’s removable is so you can get from front to back. Imagine you had mattress laid out or you had little kids.

[@raymondpritchard]

@@edsilvester you’ve replied to the wrong post

[@BenjaminKeller]

This video makes me want to go on a roundtrip with my friends

[@CT37BN]

The interior is alright but would be nice if VW could at least do a bit of variety in their dash layout for their EV segment and fix their software issues.. also put in more physical buttons. ID Buzz will be their big seller guaranteed.

[@josefv-y8m]

Most issues are fixed and Buzz is shipped with Version 3.2 already...unfortunately ID3/4 are often still running on 2.3 since you have to switch to 2.4 in the Garage to receive OTA Update upto 3.1 after this manual Update

[@Skiridr22]

The VW micro bus is an historic icon/cult even GenZ’s are in love as the rest of us when we first lay eyes on one in da wild. The ID Buzz is a continuation of the micro bus 😎 👍🏾

[@kurtjensen5798]

I want it - as soon as we get 1000km range - why is that not possible in this big van?

[@TobiasRieperGER]

Here in Europe, VW had a promo video with STAR WARS theme. C3PO and R2D2 meeting the bus.... But if i am honest, when i first saw the ID BUZZ, i saw Marvin from "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy" The depressive Robot. Especially in white. Ok, i wouldn't do a promo with that movie as an easteregg, but look yourself. I am right. The ID BUZZ looks like a depressive robot from the space.

[@davidsamways]

I love our ID3, but you're right, the MEB platform controls are rubbish. More importantly, they're dangerous as the driver needs to look at a screen rather than just push a button.

[@youme1414]

It is very inspiring. I wish my country can adopt this for commercial transport or taxi.