There is a new addition to Volkswagen’s all-electric ID range. Meet the VW ID.6, the brand’s answer to full size electric SUV. And while the brand hasn’t completely ruled out marketing to the United States, it remains a China-only model for now.
There will be two different models: the ID.6 X and the ID.6 Crozz. It was pre-previewed as the Roomzz concept in 2019 (please, no more unnecessary ‘z’s), but there have been some changes since then. VW’s joint venture with FAW will produce the Crozz, while the other joint venture with SAIC will produce the X. Both have the same mechanical properties, with the major changes being smaller, aesthetic details.
Volkswagen provided a handy photo with all the specifications, but in case you don’t speak a metric, we’ll list them for you:
- Motor type: PSM, which stands for permanent magnetic synchronous machine. In short: electricity is generated by a magnet.
- Power: 132 kW, 150 kWor 225 kWdepending on the model
- Couple: 162 lb-ft or 229 lb-ft, depending on the model
- Battery capacity: 58 kWh or 77 kWh
- Range estimated by China NEDC: 271 or 365 miles
- Top speed: electronically limited to 160 km / h
- Transfer: a velocity
- Length: 192 inches
- Width: 73 inches
- Height: 66 inches
- Wheelbase: 117 inches
- Unladen weight: 5,026 lbs
- Permitted total weight: 6261 lbs
- Acceleration 0-62 mph: 9.3 seconds (132 kW), 9.1 seconds (150 kW), 6.6 seconds (225 kW)
- 12-inch infotainment screen
- Seats in the second row that can be moved from left to right
- 19-21 inch rims
- Panoramic sunroof
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The ID.6 is, says VW, specially designed for the Chinese consumer base, with comfort and affordability at the top of its priority list. Unlike the smaller ID.4, it is designed to accommodate six to seven passengers, depending on the model. And it is based on VWs Modular electrification toolkit Kit (MEB), which is essentially a single EV base designed to be used for tons of different cars. That makes it a lot easier to market new cars; the less hassle with different technologies, the better.