Volkswagen isn't ready to give up on its electric push yet, and Volkswagen cannot give up because battery-electric vehicles are here to stay due to the EU's planned 2035 ban on the sale of new internal combustion passenger vehicles. Having learned a plethora of valuable lessons from the ID.3 and other MEB electric vehicles, the Wolfsburg-based automaker is getting ready for the next chapter of the EV revolution.
Enter the more compact ID.2 electric hatchback, which is planned to hit dealer showrooms in 2025 on a front-biased evolution of the MEB platform. Spied for the first time ever in the wild, the newcomer borrows plenty of styling cues from the ID.2all concept vehicle, beginning with the front grille and full-width rear light bar.
If you're curious why Volkswagen decided on using Polo-imitating stickers to hide the headlights and taillights of the zero-emission successor, the answer lies in the successor part of zero-emission successor. No longer produced in Europe, the B-segment hatch will be replaced by the ID.2 in this part of the world. A second facelift of the Mk6 is planned before the long-running Polo will be canned from the European lineup.
Equipped with rear door frame-integrated handles and conventional handles for the front doors, the production-intent Volkswagen ID.2 follows in the footsteps of the Polo with a relatively small footprint and pretty short overhangs. What is definitely surprising about the ID.2 is that Volkswagen decided on rear discs instead of the drum brakes featured on rear-biased MEB vehicles, including the ID.3 hatchback and ID.4 crossover.
Previously spied as test mules with ID.3-inspired body panels, the ID.2 boasts trademark arrow-shaped rear quarter panels. The panels in question integrate muscular fenders that accommodate R-branded alloy wheels mounted with Bridgestone Turanza rubber.
The spy photographers couldn't get near enough to snap a clear picture of the sidewall markings, but from the looks of it, the ID.2 sure rocks large tires. In the case of the ID.2all concept, the German manufacturer used 225/40 by 20-inch rubber at every corner of the car.
In the press release for the ID.2all concept, Volkswagen calls the front-wheel-drive platform MEB Entry. The highlight numbers are 166 kilowatts (226 ps or 223 hp), approximately 450 kilometers (280 miles) of range in the WLTP, an overall length of 4,050 millimeters (159.5 inches), a trunk volume of 490 liters (17.3 cubic feet), and 20 minutes to charge from 10 to 80 percent.
The ID.2all was followed by the ID. GTI concept, whose sporty exterior styling is complemented by a front-axle differential lock. Its production version is planned to hit European roads in 2027 at the latest, and in comparison to the ID.2all, the ID. GTI rolls on 245/35 by 20-inch tires. Volkswagen hasn't offered an estimated starting price for the ID.2 GTI, but we do know that the ID.2 will kick off at under 25,000 euros or less than 29,000 dollars.
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