ID Buzz and Tiguan Allspace to Make European Debut

Europeans! Volkswagen will present two new cars for the first time ever on your continent at the Geneva Motor Show. The first debuted at the Detroit Auto Show, is the ID Buzz, an all electric concept car based on the original Type 2. The second, is the Tiguan Allspace.

The Allspace is, effectively, the North American spec Tiguan, which also first appeared at the Detroit Auto show. The Allspace is 215 mm (8.5”) longer than the standard Euro spec Tiguan and has 760 liters of luggage capacity, an improvement of 145 liters (that’s 5.1 cubic ft, or 72 2-liter pop bottles to any Americans still reading).

Additionally, though the Allspace also comes standard with five seats, it also comes with the option for seven seats. Europeans will get to choose from six engines, among them a range of TDIs and TSIs that offer 150 to 240 hp.

An infotainment screen of up 9.2 inches is available and 4Motion AWD comes standard on all but the 150 hp TDI model (on which it’s an option).

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The ID Buzz, meanwhile, is VW’s modern take on the Type 2. Digging deep into its history, VW has using the past to get customers comfortable with the idea of electric vehicles, which it says will replace diesel in its product line.

The ID Buzz is 4,942 mm (194 inches) long and shows how flexible the MEB platform is. From the compact ID to the big ID Buzz, the MEB platform, with its “chocolate bar” battery pack under the floor can grow or shrink to satisfy any need.

Production vehicles on the MEB platform are expected to go on sale in 2020. Check out pictures of both the Tiguan Allspace and the ID Buzz above.

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