Spy Shots – VW ID.Buzz LWB GTX

With the ID.4 GTX, VW reactivated the alternative label to the GTI from the 80s – in modern times the abbreviation stands for sporty electric cars. A sporty VW ID is also expected to start in 2024: The ID.Buzz GTX in both, standard and LWB guise

A sporty Bulli is nothing new: in 1984 there was a small series of the T3 from Porsche with a 911 boxer engine. And also the ID.Buzz has the potential to be sporty. It is based on the modular MEB platform which it shares with the other electric cars from VW. With the drive configuration from ID.4 and ID.5 GTX, the VW ID. Buzz GTX has two electric motors on the rear axle instead of a 150 kW motor (204 hp) – one per axle – and a system output of 220 kW (299 hp). Total torque has increased from 310 to 460 Newton meters.

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Equipped in this way, the sprint to 100 km/h should be record-breaking for a VW bus – but not quite reach the 6.2 seconds of the ID.4 GTX. The top speed also benefits from the more powerful lineup and, like the ID. Buzz LWB with 210 kW engine (286 hp) to at least 160 km/h. Depending on the short or long version, the battery will have a net capacity of 77 kWh or 86 kWh, enabling a range of between 400 and 500 kilometres.