{"id":49444,"date":"2023-09-19T10:20:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T10:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highwaynewspro.com\/?p=49444"},"modified":"2023-09-19T10:20:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T10:20:53","slug":"new-volkswagen-id-2-suv-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highwaynewspro.com\/car-reviews\/new-volkswagen-id-2-suv-on-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"New Volkswagen ID.2 SUV on the way"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Volkswagen\u2019s growing range of all-electric ID. cars will soon gain a practical compact crossover in the form of the VW ID.2 SUV. Our exclusive image shows how it could look.<\/p>\n
Despite having an extensive range of six internal-combustion engined SUVs, Volkswagen has been a little slow to roll out all-electric SUV alternatives, with just the Tiguan-sized ID.4 and ID.5 hitting the showrooms so far. The ID.2 will branch out into the popular small SUV segment – where VW\u2019s ICE offerings consist of the Taigo, T-Cross and T-Roc.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Underpinning the ID.2 SUV will be the MEB Entry platform – which we\u2019ll see on the production version of the ID.2all concept. That means a selection of 38kWh or 58kWh batteries should be offered, with up to 280 miles of range available from a single charge. We expect 125kW DC rapid charging to be made standard, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Volkswagen CEO Thomas Sch\u00e4fer has been pushing the brand to return to simpler physical controls after the much-derided touch-sensitive functions. As we saw on the ID.2all concept, there should be large switches on the dash for the car\u2019s more frequently-used features, such as heating, ventilation and audio volume.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Volkswagen is targeting a price of around \u00a320,000 for the ID.2 supermini when it goes on sale in 2025. For the SUV variant we expect it to rise a little given the extra size it should afford, but it\u2019ll still be comfortably under the ID.3, at around \u00a328,000. As for the on-sale date, the SUV is expected to arrive shortly after the supermini.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Click here for our list of the best electric SUVs on sale right now…<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n