Back in 2023, Volkswagen showed off the U.S. version of the electric van meant to pay homage to the classic Type-2 Volkswagen Bus of the 1960s. With it came marketing materials that conjured up ideas of surfing on the beach and living a free-spirit lifestyle. In reality, man of these vans will serve commuter duty in a not-so-pretty (or warm) city. Sure, driving up and down Route 1 listening to John Lennon at full blast may sound cool, but listening to NPR quietly on I-75 is probably closer to what real life is like for them. Well, that's my life, at least.
Okay, maybe I’m being a little too negative. I get why I-75 isn't what they show in the ads. Anyway, Volkswagen has given me an ID. Buzz for the next week. The unit Volkswagen has sent me is a Pro S Plus model, which sits smack in the middle of the range, above the Pro S, but below the AWD Pro S 4Motion trim. The only option my tester has is the $995 Mahi Green and Candy White two-tone exterior. If you want an ID. Buzz identical to my tester, and they expect to pay $66,040 after destination fees.
Since it’s not an all-wheel-drive dual motor model, my rear-wheel-drive ID. Buzz is powered by a 282 horsepower motor fed by a 91 kWh battery. This combination is rated for 234 miles of range, slightly more than the AWD Buzz' 231-mile range figure.
Of course, my colleague and InsideEV's deputy editor Mack Hogan did drive the ID. Buzz at its launch event last year. However, his time with the van was limited to a few hours, and it was driven in Northern Calfornia. I will be driving the ID. Buzz around my home of Central Ohio during the tail end of winter for a full week. The weather is predicted to be around freezing for much of my time, but temperatures are expected to be 60-degree springtime weather before the ID. Buzz is returned.
These aren’t ideal conditions for any electric car, let alone one as big as the ID. Buzz. Yet, we all can’t live in California; my experience might be more representative to buyers who live in the rest of the country.
So, what do you want to know about the 2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz? Sound off in the comments, or feel free to send me an e-mail at kevin.williams@insideevs.com
