Volkswagen ID. Buzz review: it's worth the hype!
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
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There can’t be many new cars or vans launched in the past 12 months that have been met with as much fanfare as the all-new Volkswagen ID. Buzz. It already has a cult following, despite the fact that first deliveries aren’t due until November. Now it’s time to decide if this really is the electric minivan that we’ve all been waiting for.
First things first, the price: this isn’t a cheap family car. Prices for the Life version start at £57,115, rising to £61,915 for the better-equipped Style on which our Euro-spec test model is based. So what do you get for your money? The ID. Buzz Life comes with 19-inch wheels, a 10-inch infotainment display with navigation, plus Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, as well as a reversing camera, heated seats and a heated steering wheel.
Clever touches such as a USB slot in the passenger door, a hidden wireless phone charging pocket on the dash and the totally flat floor really make the ID. Buzz feel like a vehicle that has been designed with thought. You can even add a three-pin plug underneath the front passenger seat.
Our Nicola Hume spent a week with Volkswagen's much-anticipated people carrier, using it for everything from shopping runs to trips with the dogs, to find out if it's worth the considerable hype.
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I just bought this fully loaded in those same colors, it’s absolutely wonderful!!!
No longer a people's car. Pretty much all electric cars are out of reach of the average person. £57k for a VW van it's madness.
Take the word “electric” out of that sentence and I’ll agree with you.
I don’t think most people are aware of what the likes of a petrol Vauxhall Corsa costs nowadays.
The Dacia Spring is like between €13, 000 and €18,000 which is pretty cheap for an EV
@@Handskemager very true, although I don't think the UK have it just yet, I think MG build the cheapest EV in UK and they are between £25 and £30k which is still higher than the average annual salary in UK.
I looked at a Skoda Enyaq VRS Coupe and fully loaded was £61,500. When did Skoda’s become E-Class money? 😮
Shame too. It looks good
Another review of a vehicle out of 99% of the driving public reach...nearly £60k...has the world gone totally barmy...?? Great review as ever by you..please more 'affordable' cars .👌
It is £60k with the two tone paint !
MG 4 EV is £26k
I think VW pricing is aimed at the well-fed Europeans and not the not so well fed Brits (but at least "we've got our country back..." blah blah blah).
The volkswagon ID. Buzz is simply too expensive for what its giving you; no third row of seats, no adjustable rear windows, nothing. Its simply a waste of resources
A standard EV costs the same as a top end ICE car. It is absolutely insane.
62K. 62K. That's the same as a bloody Porsche.
People will get these on finance, like nearly every single new car on the road. People who pay 800 quid per month for a car need their heads read.
Plus, I had an EV, but no longer....infrastructure in the UK is worse than poor.
So you walk into the dealer,, that's 62,000 cold hard cash ..would you really ?
No, I would not 😂
Not many people buy cars outright anymore. Certainly not in cash lol. Its called a credit card and most likely on finance pcp rather than outright.
They did disappointingly little with the interior. The regular T6 makes a lot more sense
Another cracking review Nicola. A good point about the trim colour, the lighter upholstery will look pretty grim after a while with kids and or dogs or escaped cats. For the outlay to purchase the car it really should have the twisty doos for the climate controls, I hate the VW touch operation for like you. The interior apart from the colour is well designed though and the car looks a treat but it is a lot of money though. It's not an impulse purchase for me as I don't have the spare cash, I know I've already emptied the sofa and a few chairs to check. Keep up the great work, a perfect balance of information and humour, I love it.
I enjoyed your upbeat review. As for the vehicle I think I'd have a Subaru Outback with heated seats in the back as well as the front, twenty grand left over for petrol too.
All day long
I'd do the same kind of thing, but my choice would be the Toyota Alphard or its derivatives - personal Japanese imports, but equally easy to drive and "special-feeling". Sadly because of personal car import regulations, you're restricted to a vehicle that's fifteen years old, but all I wanted to say was that everytning Nicola found "special" about the ID was available 15-20 years ago from Japan.
Another Nicola video! Keep them coming! 👍❤️☺️
Looks great but the price is utter nonsense... shame.
Cool car too bad it's too damn expensive. Should've been $40k starting price
Well the Canoo is one EV Van I certainly want more than this!
I've been watching Canoo and the ID Buzz for a while now. The Buzz is significantly larger and arguably makes better use of the interior space, but the Canoo will be a bit cheaper and available in the U.S. long before the ID Buzz ever makes it here, so they'll have a bit of a jump on the market. Still really excited for both of them, to be honest. And when you compare it to something like a Tesla Model 3/Y, which costs $60-70K to start, the price of the Canoo and/or ID Buzz is significantly better considering the increased practicality of the latter two.
@@meadmaker4525 Not if you need some range, for instance when doing traveling. What a Van should be good for.
Great review as always Nicola, it looks a really handy vehicle, too expensive though, I get the retro look, but it doesn't float my boat at the front.
Also think the current VW badge looks cheap & nasty, the previous chrome with wider letters looked better.
57000 pounds! Is free psychiatrist exam after purchase included?
Awesome review !!! I just thing 57k is too much
I don’t think VW actually want to sell any of these 😁 For months reviewers such as yourself have being enjoying Buzzing around Europe and now the U.K. VW dealerships are now stocked with Buzzes. But has anyone who actually put down a priority deposit back in June actually had their delivery date confirmed? The rumour is that VW assumed not many people would go for the two-tone paint option when in fact nearly everyone did. It appears VW do not have the facilities to meet even 2022 demand with some U.K. dealers quoting second half 2023 delivery even for those who placed early orders. Any reliable feedback would be interesting - Auto Express ???
I ordered 2 tone in June and was told a couple of weeks ago 2024, or change the colour to a single colour. It doesn't look as good in a single colour
been waiting since May 2022 for a 2 tone 1st Edition, after paying a £2k deposit with a UK dealer. Apparently it is now finally built and sitting in a port in Europe. But, I've sort of lost interest by now and things have moved on..........
Had mine for 6 months now and very happy. A few annoying software problems - just annoying rather than issues. Some people have had problems which I guess will happen with most new models. My only grievance is with the U.K. VW dealer network. In my experience they are arrogant and unhelpful. Maybe they have always been this way.
I love how you do reviews Nicola!
Great review. Really enjoyed watching
A vanity project that has arrived at the wrong time. £57k? Hahahahaha.
Get a good education then £57k is not much. All my friends make £200k+ a year. You should not have been lazy in school.
Completely agree, the screens need to be for minor controls too, heated controls need to be knobs you can grab without taking yr eyes off the road, I ve got a new fiesta ST, buttons for air direction are a distraction 🤔
Best reviewer ever.
Great energetic review and whilst i believe you love it, that shocking infotainment system stop me even considering it let alone buy it. Have a great season break
Someone has to pay for diesel gate.
145 miles range on the motorway in the winter for £60k with the two tone paintwork and it is a small van based on the id3 platform ( a car ) ?
and that is not leaving any emergency range buffer in case the next charger is out of use.
Battery life channel has had an id3 for 2 years and he says that it has lost 10% battery capacity and range in 2 years.
145 miles on the motorway is just a lie, and - 10% in 2 years is another lie, on a real world test its only lost 2% battery capacity in a year, you making up these lies to slate the buzz just implies you like them but they are out of your budget 😂😂😂
I enjoyed watching the Video Review. The Best Volkswagen MPV on sale 😊
The ultimate example of style over substance. I test drove one and it feels very lacklustre after you've experienced the offerings from Kia and Hyundai. And being this big and not offering a third row of seats is just idiotic.
Seven seater is coming next year I think, in a long wheel base version
@@MuskVideo Yeah, and you'll have to pay even more on an already overpriced car. It's £60k now when a fully loaded Ioniq 5 is £45k.
Which offerings from Kia and Hyundai? Where is their EV Van?
@@axelrolle8150 Yeah, having a van size vehicle with 5 seats is a real selling point.
@@georgimihalkov4781 Ioniq 5 is as long as the ID Buzz but only has half of luggage space. There isn't a big need for 7 seaters but for big luggage space. So, yes there is demand for 5 seater van, that's why they are sold out for this and nearly half of next year.
will wait to see if the earlier than planned ID 3 update next year gives us proper controls and that these will feed through to all other ID models - having used various vw cars in the last few years with the capacitive controls it is a surprise that they still went with that set-up in the Buzz after it was clear they were a disaster.
This is the only EV I'd consider buying.
Knew you say “a bit of me this”
Someone needs to live with it a family of 5 and really see if it adds over an above a decent estate car.
I think until the LWB 7/8 seater is out, it’s just not really as practical as claims.
Slowly but surely the average car owner is being forced out of cars because of the huge costs and out lay. Pretty cool bus but £57k not to mention the luxury car tax you will also pay.
Nicola 1 Buzz 0
To expensive awful realistic range and the white interior is awful! Will get marked easily and for the price not acceptable
only Nicola could review this😀
This is going to be a big seller, i can see why. Brilliantly executed VW.
I saw you filming this review.
You can have a session in the back 😜
Unfortunately not with Nicola, though...
Filmed in Aldershot recognised that car park 😅
i am confused about load limits with EVs.
if the battery will add another 2000 pounds of weight, including the cooling and motors, converter(s) and all, what would the actual load limit be?
How many passengers and stuff can be added????
i understand eliminating the ICE and trans takes away weights, but overall...EVs DO add approx 300/400 more pounds minimum to vehicle load OVER the weight of the batteries.
sooooo....doesn't that limit the actual payload???
What speak you of pounds? What mean that? The battery weighs about 500 kg.
Yeah, thats the problem with Buzz… you have to choose between passengers or filling the back as it sadly can’t do both without going over the weight limit :( I will wait for Buzz 2.0 with full seat rails, more range, and better weight capacity.
Any time you add weight to any ev it totally destroys the range. Simply it takes a lot more energy to move more weight. The range is calculated on an empty vehicle on dead flat roads.
I know this... But the ev truths are never presented in these videos..... Because their money comes from mfrs!!!
@@fugawiaus That's just false, the biggest consumer of energy is drag as it scales to the second power of speed, whereas weight is actually only a linear factor.
The concept looked great, production still pretty good but new car pricing is bonkers - you could get a 911 for this money a just over decade ago!
It does fail on the sluggish interface, lack of HVAC camp mode and the no rear windows (which is insane in a 5 door car).
7/10 overall.
Got my first edition in starlight blue coming next week can't wait
Not that big, only 5 seats?
Way too expensive!
It should've had a proper middle console
Super cool looking. Roomy for 5, but this might be really good if it was larger with three row for a real family....and some more trunk space. Then, the 260 range (optimistic) is not going to be more than 220 with a crew, or 200 here in the U.S. Maybe the next gen will solve this.
Nicola, you are special
I really wouldn’t worry about the climate control issue because by the time you actually get your ID BUZZ delivered, VW would of had 14 months to rectify the issue, because that’s the current lead time for one 😭
Vee-dubs killed it again 21st century
60k for a van? no shot
The old ”bus” got 8 kids aswell. Seems this one’s not!
as a fan of boxy cars, I would rather wait for the Kia EV9! Seems like much much more of a car, but we'll see.
Speaking of boxy cars, your review of Kia Soul contradicts with this one on so many levels.
You obviously don't understand the transporter concept of VW: this car is shorter than most SUV, but offers a lot more space and comfort. Nothing existing and upcoming from Korea offers this.
@@axelrolle8150 what? its around 4.7 meters. Exactly like most 7 seater SUVs (kodiaq, 5008, xtrail, tarraco, almost like sorento and santafe) yet its not a 7seater i think ...and its boot isn't that big (5008 with its normal look has 952 liters!).
Current rumor for EV9 is 4.8meters, so yeah, not far off..and you can bet your house its gonna be an incomparably better interior and comfort..for apparently the same price.
@@x3merx3mer Don't know from where you get your information: 5008 is 780 liters (max. 1900 liters) vs. 1100 liter ID Buzz (max. cargo version is 3900 liters); EV9 is 5 m long. ID Buzz gets 7 seats useable for grown up while the named SUV don't offer seats for grown up except for midgets. SUV concept is always worse concerning space than transporter concept due to design derived from hatch back. All the asian cars I tested, were not comparable to German counterparts. Now a days there aren't even cheaper.
@@axelrolle8150 don't know where you get yours. look at carwow, autoexpress, whatcar etc anything for 5008 = 952liters. Btw have you tried its 3rd row? more space in the 3rd than in the 2nd one..and you can slide the bench and choose your own priorities. Btw, its SHORTER than buzz and has normal shape and icc, so it should have A LOT less space, but it doesn't.
Your classification of "german" vs "asian" tells a lot about your competency. Bmw&audi&merc are awesome, but vw is pure trash and is below Kia/Hyundai in every measurable way (when same class compared). Opel is hardly german...and don't get me started on differentiating all of the "asians".
Btw, i do hope EV9 will be huge, since i need a BIG car, but most first google results says its 4.8m, so we'll see... no production version yet.
@@axelrolle8150 you wanna hear the fun part, just read that this version DOESN'T have 3 rows, the long version will have it and it will be 26cm longer than this, already big one! Yeah.. and your starting argument was how small this car is. Wasn't this fun 😏
you truly wants this over the cross turismo?
Hello, I live in the states and all thou we don’t have the Buzz yet, the new VW’a here has the touch controls as well, we got a 2022 Tiguan r-line and the controls get better the more you use them for some reason, like if they have to get familiar with your touching if that make sense, I love your review btw!
I would have been ideal for my family, but I don’t think lily kids would be happy not being able to open the rear windows. And for £58K I’d want more power.
Are you putting the deposit down love ? I bet you won’t
I love the way you make me feel like I was part of the experience. Well done 👍 😅🎉 BEST REVIEW on UA-cam 💜🙌🥶
Electric equivalent of our high mileage ex-Motability Ford Galaxy Titanium that cost ⅓ of that. Galaxy is great for rubble and tools as well seat 7, visit family 300 miles away where no charging points, up to 60 mpg on motorway. Could even sleep in it, if necessary
Great video love
Whoever design a window that cannot be open in the back has done an incredible harakiri commercially....I will not buy it just for that very reason...non sense that passengers can get fresh air.
Needs a camper mode like Tesla, say it again people in the back
Why are the British so often adolescent in their presentations?
As cool as this is I couldn't live with that infotainment. I've got a new VW and the infotainment drives me insane.
It's effing cute full stop. Done sealed delivered.
Hopelessly overpriced for what it is. Brillant industrial design though. Would I buy one? I'm afraid not.
VWs idea of modern design, makes it look like an early learning centre .... childish, not really saying 57K upwards to me, needs a quality, grown up touch on most things.
How much?! 😂
No VW van is worth £57k.
Is it worth it. No. Need a mortgage to buy it.
Is she Matt Watson?
No, she's Nicola Hume.
60k?? 😂
#wewantknobs
Why on earth are EV's so expensive?
Why?
Because PCP allows mugs like us to buy them
no it is not.
What’s it going to cost to maintain and once the warranty period finishes get ready to pull your wallet out these cars are total rip off, manufacturers are ripping of consumers in the current climate who on earth needs to really folk out 57k
F.. VW(though I like it myself a lot) but Nicola! There are those kinds of people who you immediately feels attach too!! And this is Nicola.. absolutely the person I would like to spend time with and would not get enough I am sure!! You are a precious rare gem! All ways adorable! And even if you are a which sometimes half of it is to put a charm or spell on others! 😊 instant in love!
WTH, it only carries 5 people? That’s sh**.
And in the second row, their are no air vents and the windows can't be opened.
Another manufacturer cashing in on nostalgia without delivering a worthwhile product. *smh*
Hyundai STARIA looks much more sophisticated and dignified for adults, VW's attempt just screams the first plan, its charm already faded after a few months from release.
Let’s wait and see If Hyundai launches the New STARIA here In the UK
@@jamiep61 Unfortunately, the Staria is unlikely to be sold here. Same with France.
But it is sold in Germany, and select European countries. It is also sold as RHD in South Africa and Australia.
No, it's boring.
The number of you tube reviewers shilling for VW is sad🫤