There’s a new addition to Volkswagen’s fully electric ID range. Meet the VW ID.6, the brand’s answer in full size electric sport utility vehicle. And while the brand does not yet want to completely eliminate the United States, it will remain a sole model in China for the time being.
There will be two different models: the ID.6 X and the ID.6 Crozz. It was anticipated in 2019 as the Roomzz concept (please, no more unnecessary’z), but since then there have been some changes. VW’s joint venture with FAW will produce the Crozz, while its other joint venture with SAIC will take care of the X. Both have the same mechanical properties, with the major changes being smaller, aesthetic details.
Volkswagen has provided a handy photo with all the specifications, but if you do not speak standard, we will continue to list them for you:
- Engine type: PSM, which stands for permanent magnetic synchronous machine. Basic: electricity is generated by a magnet.
- Power output: 132 kW, 150 kW, or 225 kW, depending on the model
- Torque: 162 lb-ft or 229 lb-ft, depending on model
- Battery capacity: 58 kWh or 77 kWh
- Reach estimated by China NEDC: 271 or of 365 miles
- Fastest speed: electronically limited to 99 mph
- Transmission: once
- Length: 192 inches
- Width: 73 inches
- Height: 66 inches
- Wheelbase: 117 inches
- Unloaded weight: 5,026 lbs.
- Permissible gross weight: 6261 lbs.
- Acceleration 0-62 mph: 9.3 seconds (132 kW), 9.1 seconds (150 kW), 6.6 seconds (225 kW)
- 12-inch infotainment screen
- Second row seats that can move from side to side
- 19-21 inch fields
- Panoramic sunroof
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According to VW, the ID.6 is specifically designed for the Chinese consumer base, with convenience and affordability at the top of the priority list. Unlike the smaller ID.4, it is designed for seating six to seven passengers, depending on the model. And it’s based on VWs Modular Electrification Tool Set Kit (MEB), which is essentially a single EV base designed to be used for tons of different cars. This makes it much easier to bring new cars to market; the less tampered with different technologies, the better.