what if VW design finally woke up with this SUV?

what if VW design finally woke up with this SUV?


For nearly eight years now, Volkswagen has been constantly revising the design that was started by the very first Volkswagen ID concept car, elevated at the time to the level of post-Dieselgate service rescue, and which spawned the ID in succession.3… 4… 5… 6 (in China)… 7… and Buzz. So it will be time for this clan to reinvent itself, in the years to come, and that is the whole point of the identity revelation. Rules in the Middle Kingdom, an important market for the Wolfsburg company.

The most suitable template for China

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So its dimensions are not up to European standards, the machine is almost 5 meters long like most high-end cars sold in China, all in the form of an SUV like a sedan or a minivan. Therefore, the ID number can fully include, in the medium term, the replacement of the current ID.6, a length of 4.88 m, which the Old Continent did not have the right, the Volkswagen group preferred its first label to sell 100 very large. % Electric SUV, Audi Q8 e-tron.

The details have already been seen on the previous concept car

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But we can bet that many of the stylistic elements derived from this study will be used beyond the borders of Asia, as it is inspired by the vehicle of identification. 2all, revealed last year, starting with its prominent front fenders that taper off while the sides of the hood move closer to the windshield bay. An engine cover highlighted with elegance such as the regularity of its edges, on the ID. 2 all as in id. No., while these two seem to have given themselves the word to paint a light ribbon that covers the back entrance and extends to the sides.

Very communicative car

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However, Volkswagen insists on the fact that the SUV presented in Beijing was developed jointly with design studios in Europe and China. There is no doubt that the Asian team aimed to develop a lighting system for communication and interaction with the external environment of the car, which already works with many Chinese brands.

A true scrolling living room

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On ID. Number, this causes a mental light in front of him, called “Light Cloud”, with 3D “eyes” that interact with the LED screen on the transparent front. When the driver approaches the car, it activates, for example, a visual and audible welcome mode to provide the weather forecast for the next two hours, in autonomous driving mode (level 4), the front light and rear light systems . crossbar, also equipped with “eyes”, interact with other road users to improve safety.

Wide opening

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When the driver’s representatives drive with artificial intelligence, the steering wheel returns to the driving position, while the front seats rotate 180 ° to benefit from a real lounge that passengers can easily access after opening the opposing doors, without a middle leg. .

Vacuum cleaner included

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The car then becomes a real living space that can be reduced, more than necessary, to the changes of daily life. That is why the UV lamp is responsible for the purification of the ambient air, while the autonomous robot, called Lupo (a surprising tribute to the city car of the same name), wipes under the seats. A waking dream for the most manic among us.

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Summing up

At the Beijing Motor Show, the German brand defined a new styling language for its future SUVs, through this study.

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Julien Jodry