Bischoff said: “We had the unique chance to lead Volkswagen into a new age. Electric drive provides greater freedom for designers. We minimise the cooling holes; the axles move further apart and generate stunning proportions.”
With an illuminated badge making it easily identifiable as a Volkswagen, the ID departs quite radically from existing models. Key elements include a largely unadorned front end, an ultra-short front overhang, a steeply rising bonnet line, a heavily raked windscreen, 20in wheels, prominent sill elements, cantilever-style rear doors, an extended roofline, a rear spoiler element and a glass tailgate.

By eschewing a traditional grille, using flush-fitting glass for the side windows and extending the roofline beyond the top of the tailgate, Volkswagen’s designers have clearly attempted boost the aerodynamic efficiency of the ID.
At 4100mm in length, 1800mm in width and 1530mm in height, the ID is 155mm longer, 9mm wider and 77mm higher than the seventh-generation Golf. It also rides on a wheelbase that is 130mm longer than that of Europe’s perennial best-seller, at 2750mm.
With interactive LED headlights that have been conceived to mimic the action of a human eye by giving the impression of being able to open and close, as well as LED units concealed within various parts of the exterior, the lighting properties and overall visual character of the ID alters depending on the driving mode.

When parked, the headlight graphic is designed to provide an impression of a closed eye – as if to signal it is asleep. At start-up, the headlights blink and the graphic is altered to convey the action of an eye opening. At the same time, the VW logos front and rear are illuminated in white, while the lower section of the front bumper, side sills and rear diffuser are lit up in blue.
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VW EV Success, even if we have to 2020. (Better late than Never)
typos1 - Just can’t respect opinion
abkq
Must thank dieselgate for VW
Judging from the photos, looks like this is going to deliver - small footprint, spacious interior, great shape.
Just wondering how much of the ultra-refined detailing is production ready - or is it going to be like BMW's i3, which has the overall look of a futuristic car without advanced detailing to match.
fadyady
Not bad
LP in Brighton
Concept cars are easy
scrap
The Up had a radical rear
kboothby
My thoughts exactly....
I was going to make the same comment, VW say what you want to hear then deliver what they want to sell....
Bob Cholmondeley
kboothby wrote:
VW make and sell what they are sufficiently sure people will buy. A car manufacturer that does otherwise, will soon be an ex car manufacturer, notwithstanding that they all make mistakes. Too many people only buy conservatively styled cars and mass market cars cost too much to develop these days for a manufacturer to want to take a risk, like Ford did with the Sierra.
Citroëniste.
Tornadorot
"155mm longer... than the existing seventh-generation Golf"
Also, someone should tell VW that showing a white light to the rear is usually frowned on, at least in the UK...
scrap
Also, this concept is welcome
jason_recliner
Nice and Clean
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