Video Summary
The 2025 Volkswagen I.D Buzz has the sensor of the rear lens made dark red.It can tow up to 3500 pounds with a braked trailer, but the reviewed vehicle did not have a tow hitch.
As far as the exhaust, it has a speaker behind a speaker grill and a steel rear subframe housing AP550.
It has a multi-link rear suspension with aluminum knuckles and an aluminum upper control arm, and a big plastic arrow shield on the lower control arm.
There are ZF coil-over front dampers, and cambered forward.
The rear anti-sway bar is 29 mm.
Housed within the AP550 is the XDS Electronic Transverse Diff Lock, which is a brake-based system, which brakes the inner wheel to aid with handling.
The ID Buzz sits on VW's MEB platform, weighing in at 6,197 pounds, the weight is thanks to 1230 pound 91 kWh, 208 cell Lithium-ion battery pack.
There is a weird honeycomb effect on the outside of the casing.
There are dual independent single speed single stage reduction gears with an 11.349 final drive ratio. The car is primarily rear-wheel drive unless slip is detected then the front motor engages or if sport mode is engaged.
The 20x8 ET 45 wheels with plastic hubcaps have 235/50-20 Continental ProContact tires. The front anti-sway bar measures at 27 mm.
In back are drum brakes and in front are two-pot calipers with 15-inch rotors.
It does have two transmissions that are single speed dual stage reduction gear with 11.349 final drive, also 4MOTION all-wheel drive. It also has rear wheel drive.
All is coated in VW’s chassis wax to prevent corrosion. The two front motors AKA 150 are asynchronous electric motors.
The safety triangle is built into the rear door.
The windshield is heated.
The seats are heated, ventilated, and massaging, where it will activate the air bladders on your seat
It has excellent visibility up front. You can put an item or child safely up on the dashboard, as well the windshield is heated.
For driver modes you have Eco, Comfort, Sport, Traction, Custom as well as can customized them by going up on settings, driving dynamics, steering, drivetrain and light.
The B with 231 mile of range and there is a 120 VAC and DC(200kw)
There are issues on Who this car is made for and there are several competitors
The seats have the ID dot embroidered in it and have a pastel lemon yellow
There are only 6 seats in this vehicle
There is wood grain in the Millennial Gray
There are cupholders that eject.
Side windows slide open in the back.
The reviewer found its handling to be a bit numb.
She also found that going over 45 mph and having a window down results in headliner wobble.
Finally, the overall rating for the car was. A BEAN (gut feeling): 6.0, COOKIE (value): 5.5, WRENCH (ease of maintenance): 3.0, SQUID (handling): 4.6 and PENGUIN (appeal): 7.6.
