Is the VW ID2 the new Polo EV for under 25,000 € $ ?
Is the VW ID2 the new Polo EV for under 25,000 € $ ?
This is our preview of the upcoming VW ID2 or (maybe) electric Volkswagen Polo. We’re taking a look at Exterior, Interior and technology.
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00:00 Is this the Polo EV?
00:20 New VW design language
01:05 Price under 25,000 €
01:33 Length and Golf design
02:22 electric FWD vs RWD
03:11 Retro rear design
03:47 all-new interior
04:46 Straight user interface
05:32 New screens and software
07:40 Rear seats and storage
08:02 Trunk / boot
08:38 Battery, range, recharging
10:02 Interview VW CEO Thomas Schäfer
14:24 Is VW back on track?
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0 -> This is the all-new VW ID.2, or as I would expect, that this is the Volkswagen Polo Electric
8.6 -> or the Polo EV.
10.56 -> But is it worthy to carry the Polo name?
12.88 -> We'll tell you all about the details, exterior, interior, here with Thomas and Autogefühl in 4K
19.12 -> full screen, full length.
20.56 -> Let's go!
21.56 -> In the front, we can see a totally new design language.
24.44 -> Volkswagen wants to go away from, hey, round shapes and saying, like, I'm electric vehicle,
29.96 -> more to a traditional Volkswagen look, more rectangular styling, clean German design,
35.04 -> maybe Bauhaus style.
36.04 -> I think that's also a good decision to bring some more true Volkswagen character back to
41.72 -> the vehicle.
43.04 -> What I would have wished is that it maybe placed here like a round headlamp from the
46.12 -> VW Golf 1, a Golf 1 EV design.
48.68 -> That's my wish list, actually, but Volkswagen might still change that at some point, so
53.6 -> the Volkswagen CEO is also checking out our videos, and so maybe you can put them in the
58.08 -> comments and tell him if you want Golf 1 EV round headlamps or if you are more okay with
63.68 -> this current design right here.
65.6 -> One of the most important messages for today is this will be sold under €25,000, so this
72.58 -> is supposed to be, indeed, a people's car, and Volkswagen means people's car.
79.56 -> But in recent years, they got more and more expensive.
82.2 -> Now, they want to go back to the original Volkswagen way and also sell cars for the
87.48 -> people that are actually still affordable.
90.6 -> Different battery sizes will be available, soon we're going to talk about that.
93.44 -> As for the length, it's 4,05 meters or 159 inches.
98.16 -> That means this is the length of a Volkswagen Polo, but the interior space is supposed to
103.28 -> be like a VW Golf offering.
106.24 -> That also will be very interesting.
107.64 -> 20-inch wheels right here and a very straight design line, this is the one key element.
112.72 -> The second key element for design is that you have this very strong C-pillar right here
116.88 -> taken also from the Golf.
119.72 -> Solid door handles, they went for that and not for flush door handles because, as I say,
123.8 -> they are not good in winter times when they move and so on, and they just make things
127.68 -> more complicated, more expensive, and no one really needs it, and it's also not that good
132.68 -> for aerodynamics, so they went with a lot of ideas back to the roots.
136.28 -> The rear door handles are integrated right here.
138.8 -> I think it's also a good solution to keep the design clean.
142.28 -> It will be front-wheel drive.
144 -> Why?
145 -> Also, again, to keep the cost low, rear-wheel drive has an advantage that you have a smaller
149.76 -> turning circle, for example, and it feels more agile in driving, front-wheel drive,
154.04 -> they can put all the components for the electric drive all in the front and not so much in
159.36 -> the rear.
160.36 -> Also, the charging port and so on, everything can be put in the front, and this is just
164.34 -> easier for the whole production process and, once again, brings the cost down, and there
168.54 -> will also be more space underneath the rear seats and in the lower trunk area.
173.38 -> We're also soon going to take a look at that.
176.98 -> Acceleration in 7 seconds with this front-wheel drive, but I heard there will also be a GTI
182.3 -> version then later on for this very vehicle.
185.58 -> Horsepower figure at this moment, 230 horsepower, more than, of course, than for a possible
190.18 -> GTI version.
191.66 -> Top speed will be 160 kilometers an hour or 100 miles an hour, and you can see this rear
195.9 -> design is what I meant with German Bauhaus, once again, straight line cut off, and this
200.7 -> also brings so much space on the interior, indeed, while keeping the exterior dimensions
205.18 -> rather small, and you can see here a very straight line for the lamps.
209.66 -> This is more than, again, inspired by the older models, illuminated VW logo here in
214.26 -> the rear in red, that's pretty cool, and a sportier lower, and this already looks almost
220.06 -> like a GTI style already, or what do you think?
222.06 -> I'm really looking forward to your comments about this new design language.
225.54 -> Tell me in the comments if you agree.
227.78 -> On the interior, which will optionally have a panoramic roof, we see a very clean layout,
233.98 -> modern styling on the one hand, but also retro elements here once again.
239.54 -> That's the interior everyone would have wished for in the ID.3.
243.26 -> Now, it will come for the ID.2 or, as I expect, for the VW Polo EV, and, well, the exterior,
250.02 -> the interior dimensions are like the Polo, but the interior dimensions are supposed to
254.42 -> be like in the VW Golf.
256.9 -> We can see the use of microfiber, the whole interior is animal free, and this extensive
263.1 -> use of microfiber and also, for example, fabric on the dashboard really leads to a high quality
268.7 -> impression, and that's really astonishing because, as we said, this vehicle is supposed
274.62 -> to be under €25,000 or under $25,000 approximately, and it is really cool that we can see a high-class
282.5 -> interior at that price point.
285.06 -> Very important, back to the roots also for the user interface.
288.78 -> There are, for example, jog wheels on the steering wheel, and the inside of the doors,
294.98 -> we see, yes, indeed, four window levers, so not two anymore like in the ID.3.
300.94 -> Once again, four window levers for front and for the rear, more microfiber at the inside
307.86 -> of the doors and also fabric coverings, so we're also getting rid of high-gloss black
313.06 -> piano lacquer here.
314.42 -> Finally, they're listening to the customers and not giving us what we never asked for.
319.86 -> The seats have a very sporty look indeed, also a fabric microfiber mix, and they have
325.38 -> this integrated head restraint style.
327.94 -> At the same time, they look pretty cozy indeed.
331.14 -> VW has had software problems, and the current software is not that good, but now there's
336.18 -> a completely new software, also with new animations, really nice here also with the typical Wolf
341.9 -> style.
342.9 -> Why not be a little bit joyful, but at the same time, this interior is not too playful
349.1 -> actually.
350.1 -> It is serious enough, but has some joyful elements indeed.
354.74 -> As for the screens, on the left side, you have 11-inch instruments, digital square styling.
361.3 -> On the right side, 13-inch big infotainment screen, and you also get a head-up display.
367.34 -> The gears are being shifted with the right stalk column behind the steering wheel, and
372.06 -> you will also have a separate AC unit in the lower part where you control the seat heating,
378.06 -> the temperature, and also with a separate volume jog in the center console, which can
383.86 -> be accessed by the driver and also by the passenger.
387.1 -> We can also see the use of ambient lighting, in this case, the blue styling fitting overall
392.18 -> to this Thomas Blue exterior and interior.
395.7 -> I think this is exactly the interior we need in the modern vehicle.
400.04 -> We have the modern elements, at the same time, we have old school elements, just that we
404.62 -> hit the right spot between a good classic user interface and also a modern offering.
411.06 -> Talking about that, you can change the styling of the digital instruments and the infotainment
415.1 -> system to this more analog, old school styling, being inspired from the Golf 1, for example,
421.26 -> also here with this City of Wolfsburg logo, and you can change this mode, actually, with
426.94 -> this central VW knob in the middle console.
430.3 -> In the lower console, the VW Polo EV, let's call it that way, just has also two inductive
436.54 -> charging pads, and they have this magnetic lock that the smartphones don't fly all over
441.46 -> the place.
442.46 -> Even more space underneath this unit, and once again, here you can see the dashboard
446.66 -> covered in fabric and microfiber.
448.3 -> I really have to say, from these first pictures we have for you, I am really impressed once
453.82 -> again, and it has been a long time that Volkswagen has impressed people, and I think they are
459.7 -> back on track with this interior.
461.86 -> In the rear seats, again, it's not a big vehicle, but you have a lot of space, and
466.26 -> this really cool space underneath the rear bench.
469.3 -> You can fold up the bench, and then there is this hidden space, which also can be locked,
475.22 -> so for example, you can charge your laptop in this compartment at the same time it is
480.74 -> safely stored when you are away or something.
483.54 -> In the trunk, you will have 440 liters of space.
486.82 -> Underneath, there is another big space, for example, for these water boxes or maybe for
491.5 -> a suitcase.
492.5 -> The maximum space is 1330 liters, and the really cool trick is, you can fold down not
498.14 -> only the rear bench, but also the front passenger seat, and then you have a long area of 2 meters
504.46 -> 20 or 87 inches, like in a huge sedan.
508.5 -> Oh, and one of my favorite playful elements is, you can once again see here this wolf
512.78 -> animation.
514.1 -> Yeah, why not doing that with a software?
516.14 -> Oh, he's also going to sleep at some point.
519.02 -> We also have to talk about the electric effects of this vehicle, so we don't have a battery
523.62 -> figure yet, but there will be two different battery sizes.
526.86 -> Of course, they won't be too large because they want to keep the price low.
532.02 -> Recharging, supposed to be from 10% to 80% state of charge in about 20 minutes, and I
536.66 -> heard a 125-kilowatt charging figure, this could indeed be a problem, but I also heard
542.42 -> that they want to improve on that, so because when this vehicle will be launched in 2025,
548.22 -> you need better fast charging capabilities indeed.
551.94 -> They tell us about the range of 450 kilometers, not really sure if that's realistic, maybe
556.78 -> more like 350 kilometers or 220 miles, because these official figures are not always very
562.86 -> true because they do this, you know, testing cycles, but they're not representing real
567.02 -> world situations.
568.46 -> So, I think exterior-wise, interior-wise, this works so well.
573.1 -> This is what people have been waiting for, what I personally also have been waiting for.
577.18 -> Yes, maybe like a Golf 1 front headlamp, that would have been cool, but other than that,
582.06 -> I'm really amazed by exterior and interior of the car.
584.5 -> I think this will really work very, very well, but the electric figures, like battery size,
590.58 -> range, and also charging speed, I think they have to do better there.
594.94 -> They still have some more time, you know, until it's finished, until it will reach the
598.94 -> market, and this is actually where the focus should be going on to now.
603.3 -> Now we're joined by Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen.
606.66 -> Do you want to take the brand back to the roots?
610.58 -> Not really taking it back.
611.58 -> You know, I always say, you know, it's not about warming up the ashes and a little glow,
616.38 -> it's about taking the fire into the future, and I think this company has a lot of fire,
620.06 -> a lot of great stories of the past, will work very well in the future.
625.06 -> So our DNA of Volkswagen has always been, it suits anybody, like the GTI, for example,
633.06 -> Golf GTI, you know, anybody can drive it, from whether you're a worker or you're a CEO
638.42 -> with a custom-made suit, it always looks good on anybody, and we need to get back to that,
642.26 -> we need to get to cars that work globally, that are real icons in their segments, and
647.98 -> I think, yeah, if that connects back to the past, then I'll probably do so.
652.54 -> Will this be a car that is launched globally on all markets?
655.7 -> Well, it's not a car for China and it's not a car for the US.
659.58 -> It's pretty much a European and then non-US, non-Chinese market.
664.86 -> China is not a hatch market, US, it's obviously too small for now, you know, US also developing,
673.98 -> but for now, yeah, it's going to be Europe-focused.
677.38 -> So we heard that it will be under €25,000, how do you achieve that?
681.54 -> Because at this moment, EVs are not that affordable for, you know, average income, how can you
686.66 -> bring the price down?
688.06 -> Look, the key here is scale, so we scale in two directions, we have on the one side, we
693.74 -> do on that platform four models, two Volkswagen, one Skoda, one Cupra, and with that you have
700.14 -> an enormous production scale, we also, because battery is about 40% of the value of the vehicle,
706.38 -> the battery system, we have a battery factory now in Spain, close to the factories where
712.06 -> the cars will be built, and that battery factory will produce a unified cell from Volkswagen,
717.06 -> we've got our own power core in company, and that gives you enormous scale and we'll
722.86 -> bring it into the range that we need it for making it feasible, it's got to be feasible,
726.9 -> it's not a charity project, this is supposed to earn money.
729.98 -> Personally, I'm really happy with the design, exterior and interior.
733.7 -> One thing I would have maybe wished is like a true Golf 1 EV, like with round headlamps
737.9 -> and so on, any chance for that still?
740.06 -> Well, not at the moment, no, I mean, this is a big step for us in design language, as
746.54 -> I said, like clear lines, you know, strong stance, it's everything that Volkswagen stood
751.26 -> for, like positively, like lines that, you know, connect from the back to the front and
755.98 -> all that, so I think a great first step.
759.74 -> The connection to the history is on the display, you know, the interior display, that's a cool
765.54 -> touch, but going too retro is not necessarily good for us because we are serving a broad
771.78 -> segment that goes across people, so our vehicles are always more neutral, not extreme, you
779.34 -> know, you can't have a vehicle that looks angry, you know, just dividing in society,
784.86 -> our vehicles are friendly and appeal to a broader audience.
789.14 -> So, to everyone I talked, everyone is really amazed by exterior and interior, but about
793.26 -> like the charging facts or like the EV hard facts, is there still something, I mean, whether
798.38 -> or not it's not that impressive, honestly, is there still something until 2025 that you
803.06 -> will maybe improve, that it will faster charging and so on, maybe even more range?
809.02 -> Look, technology is evolving rapidly at the moment, we are updating our MEB platform now
814.06 -> to MEB+, that vehicle will get MEB+, that gives you faster charging times, more range
819.42 -> and so on, but it's got to be price competitive, you know, in this segment, you want to stay
823.5 -> in this, and I think the values that we saw on the screen are very reasonable for that
828.74 -> segment, going forward, will they develop?
831.26 -> Yeah, sure, but for now, I would say they are well competitive in their segment.
835.5 -> And also something that's really important to me, with you as CEO, will all cars remain
840.82 -> animal free on the interior?
842.46 -> Yes, sustainability and having broader responsibility is super important to us, and I always say
853.66 -> what Volkswagen does and where Volkswagen looks, the world looks, and we have a role
857.82 -> to play in this, and I think it's definitely the right move to go, so we'll go well beyond
861.74 -> that, it's the first step.
863.22 -> Thank you so much for the insight.
865.18 -> Is this the right way for VW?
867.14 -> Tell me in the comments, and would you like to have this one here as the all new Volkswagen
871.22 -> Polo?
872.22 -> And of course, tune in to other new electric models by Volkswagen right now.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TaNKoYLGsQ