大众近日在北美车展发布了I.D. Buzz概念车。该车采用复古风格，与大众的现行版车型相比非常特立独行。黄色和闪亮银色车身涂装，让人联想到上世纪60年代穿梭在加州的Microbus。时尚的轮圈采用经典的五轮辐设计，车尾发光的大众标志和后柱上时尚的散热孔也表明了该车的灵感来自何处。虽然这款概念车的外观很复古，但内装却超现代。仪表板类采用可伸缩方向盘，当车辆进入自动驾驶模式时可自动将方向盘收纳进仪表盘下方空间，这一点类似最初的I.D。概念车。中控台智能显示屏可显示诸如档位选择等信息。而类似iPad的平板电脑起到了类似信息娱乐系统的作用。不过，该车内部非常宽敞，可容纳八名乘客。多层侧窗和硕大天窗让更多自然光进入车厢内。该车动力系统为两台电机，分别位于车辆前后，总计输出功率275千瓦/369马力。大众宣传，该车0-96公里/小时加速时间约为5秒，最高限速160公里。111千瓦时电池组可使车辆续航里程达到600公里。
Volkswagen I.D. Buzz can carry your buddies to infinity and beyond
Since Volkswagen Group’s diesel emissions scandal, the automaker has been putting a greater emphasis on electric mobility. The company continues to push forward with that initiative at the 2017 North American International Auto Show by introducing the I.D. Buzz concept.
On the show floor in Detroit, the Buzz’s retro looks stick out among VW’s current products. The pastel yellow and light silver exterior paint wouldn’t look too out of place on a Microbus cruising around the California coast in the 1960s. Stylized wheels evoke classic five-spoke designs, too. An illuminated VW badge and stylized vents on the rear pillars references the model’s inspiration, too.
Where the exterior looks to the past, the interior is hyper modern. The dashboard echoes the original I.D. concept by having a retractable steering wheel for when the vehicle enters autonomous mode. A smart display in the center shows info like gear selection, and an iPad-like tablet exists for infotainment duty. Where the Buzz differentiates itself from the earlier concept is the amble interior space with enough room for eight people. Multiple side windows and large roof panels let in lots of natural light for illuminating the foldaway table in the center of the cabin.
The Buzz would get power from two electric motors (one at the front and another at the rear) with a total output of 369 horsepower (275 kilowatts). VW claims a run to 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) would take around five seconds, and there would be an electronically limited top speed of at 99 mph (160 kph). A 111-kilowatt-hour battery would allow for a 270-mile range in the EPA’s test or 600 kilometers from the more forgiving NEDC evaluation.