or signup to continue reading It seems like it has taken a very long time for the first all-electric VW Kombi – or, as it's formally known, the – to reach our market. But in advance of the long-awaited Australian launch of the new battery-electric people mover later this year, we had the chance to drive the long-wheelbase (LWB) version in Europe. You'll find Australian pricing and initial specifications in this review, which we hope will help you figure out whether you should put your hand up for one of these vans.
Local pricing has been announced for the VW ID. Buzz LWB and it caught a few people off guard. It was originally expected the longer version of the Buzz would cost $100,000-plus here, but the German brand managed to sneak both the SWB and LWB models under the Luxury Car Tax (LCT).
This means buyers who plan to take up a lease on an ID. Buzz will be able to skirt around the Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) and potentially save tens of thousands of dollars. Just like the original Kombi models of decades past, the exclusively electric ID.
Buzz people movers – and their more utilitarian ID. Buzz Cargo van siblings – were developed by the Nutzfahrzeug team (Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles). But the new-age Kombi EV eschews the ladder-frame roots of its forebears (and the MQB unibody platform of its upcoming stablemate) in favour of the German auto giant's dedicated-electric MEB chassis, making it the most car-like 'Kombi' ever.
While its interior does have some hard pla.