00:00This is the 2025 Volkswagen ID.
00:02Buzz.
00:09We first saw this last year at the New York Auto Show.
00:12We were able to get in and climb around.
00:14Well, now it's on the road and it's delivering
00:17what Volkswagen bus fans want.
00:20They want the space, they want the cute appearance,
00:21and they want the ability to go anywhere whenever they want.
00:24The original Volkswagen microbus had a huge fan base.
00:29People loved that van.
00:30What they were able to do was build it in an all-electric model
00:34that replicates many of the things in the original that fans really loved.
00:39With the batteries underneath the cabin of the Volkswagen ID.
00:43Buzz, configuring the cargo space was a little bit of a challenge
00:47because they can't stow seats or anything under the floor.
00:52So what they did was they came up with a cargo system,
00:55but it allows for storage bins here,
00:57and then it allows even more storage here.
01:00But even better than that is these seats fold flat by pulling that loop.
01:07And that plus this cargo floor create a really nice, wide, flat space.
01:16The Volkswagen ID. Buzz actually was introduced a few years ago
01:19in Europe as a two-row, five-passenger van.
01:23In North America, we get the three-row version
01:25that seats six or seven passengers and has a lot more space.
01:29In designing the Volkswagen ID. Buzz, the company went above and beyond
01:33not just in paying homage to the original,
01:35but creating a really fun, clever, and creative van
01:39that families and Volkswagen enthusiasts will love.
01:43The interior of the ID. Buzz is completely fresh and rethought.
01:47Volkswagen really thought about not only what it would look like,
01:50but how it would function.
01:52And they came up with a lot of clever ideas.
01:54So the first thing that we all really love is that to start it,
01:58all you have to do is put your foot on the brake.
02:00You don't have to press the starter button.
02:02There is one if you prefer to use it, but you don't have to.
02:05And then there's this.
02:07The steering wheel is actually a single component with the driver display.
02:13So this piece here moves with the steering wheel.
02:16That means no matter where you move the steering wheel,
02:19forward or back, up or down,
02:22you will never block your view of the driver display.
02:25Then there is this really large new center screen that's a touch screen.
02:30And this is where a lot of the function lives.
02:33And then the system has this.
02:35Hello, Ida.
02:38Cancel.
02:40It has voice activated assistance.
02:43We also have a wireless phone charger right here, as well as USB ports.
02:50The pedals are play and pause.
02:52And these actually were pedals that they put in the ID.4,
02:55but they were so popular that Volkswagen kept them for the ID.Buds.
03:00One of the coolest features, though, is this configurable,
03:03removable center console.
03:05And then there are drawers on either side for additional storage.
03:08The ID.Buds has a panoramic sunroof.
03:10It is just a piece of glass.
03:12There's not a screen over it and it does not open, but it does do this.
03:21The outboard seats slide and tilt forward,
03:25and this can be done with a child passenger car seat installed.
03:28It also creates a really huge space for climbing into the third row.
03:33And then I can
03:39pull the center row seats all the way back and still have a ton of legroom.
03:45230 miles of driving range and about 300 horsepower,
03:48depending on which model you choose,
03:50the Volkswagen ID.Buds is going to make fans very happy for daily driving
03:55and for those fun adventures out on the road.
