DRIVING IMPRESSION
REVIEW: VW ID.Buzz is an electric cargo dreamboat with a snag
It’s good-looking and smooth operating but SA fleet owners may not be able to afford it
Meet the Volkswagen ID.Buzz cargo. It’s the German brand’s battery-electric panel van sold in European markets. It’s not on sale in SA, but a few units have been in the country since 2023, and used in a market research exercise for electric delivery vans with international logistics company DHL.
The model was launched globally in 2022 as part of the Volkswagen ID. family of electric cars, and is the electric spiritual successor of the VW Kombi. It's a good looker. Eye-catching, actually, words you’d not easily associate with a cargo carrier. Large and triangular headlamps, a bumper with prominent and body-colour matching wire meshing and sizeable and white VW badge add to the unique looks...
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