Volkswagen has unveiled a prototype electric minivan I. D. Buzz, equipped with all-wheel drive system. The first public showing of the concept car took place at the motor show in Detroit.
All-wheel drive is provided by two electric engines with a total capacity of 369 horsepower, mounted one on each of the axes. Feed the motors from a battery pack with a capacity of 111 kilowatt-hours, which are embedded in the floor of the prototype.
From standstill to 96 kilometers per hour Volkswagen I. D. Buzz accelerates in five seconds and a top speed the concept of force is electronically limited to 160 kilometers per hour. The power reserve of the electric van is 600 miles, and to replenish batteries to 80 percent using a special charger you will need half an hour.
The basis of the prototype lay down a modified version of the modular platform MEB — XL. The standard version of this chassis debuted at the conceptual hatchback I. D., which was presented in the spring of 2016 at the motor show in Paris.
In Volkswagen noted that the platform MEB allows you to use the I. D. Buzz only a single 268-horsepower electric motor, which is mounted on the rear axle. In this case, the gender concept car can be an integrated battery with a capacity of 83 kilowatt-hours.
Overall length I. D. Buzz is 4942 mm, width — 1976 mm, height — mm 1963. The wheelbase of the prototype is equal to the 3299 millimeters. Thus, the concept car is by 64 millimeters shorter is 72 mm wider and seven mm below the Volkswagen Multivan. The difference in distance between the axes is 299 millimeters in favor of the I. D. Buzz.
The list of equipment I. D. Volkswagen Buzz came in and Autonomous control system. Unmanned car electronics receives information from laser and ultrasonic sensors, radars and cameras of the circular review. When activated, unmanned mode the steering wheel of the prototype is cleaned in the center console. The autopilot is switched off by touching the wheel or pressing on the gas pedal and brake.
I. D. Buzz filled three rows of seats. The front seats can be deployed against the motion while riding on auto-pilot seats in the second row transformirovalsya in tables, and the third in bed.
The list of equipment of the Volkswagen Buzz I. D. includes driver identification system, projection display effect of augmented reality, cameras instead of side mirrors, wooden flooring, led headlights and 22-inch wheels. In addition, a van equipped with two trunk: front volume is 172 litres, and the rear ranges from 659 to 4601 liters.
Date of the debut of the production version of I. D. Buzz in the Volkswagen was not called. The automaker said only that it would begin a serious expansion of the electric models in 2020, and by 2025 plans to sell one million electric cars annually. published
Source: motor.ru/news/2017/01/09/idbuzz/