It rides on large 20-inch wheels wrapped in 225/40 low-profile tyres. 2all stretching to 4050mm long and 1812mm wide, mirroring the dimensions of today’s VW Polo supermini. The battery is stationed low in the chassis, akin to a classic skateboard design to keep the mass low.

The company has not yet disclosed what size battery will enable that range, but has promised the concept packs a 166kW motor spinning the front axle – equivalent to 223bhp and enough grunt for 0-62mph in less than 7.0sec. Charging from 10% to 80% at a high-speed charger will take 20 minutes, Volkswagen claims.

2all is claimed to travel 280 miles on one charge. Lighter mass, smaller dimensions and the latest tech mean that the ID. As the pictures suggest, it’s an electrified Polo for the masses, with a usefully lower price point enabled by that new architecture with a single electric motor powering the front wheels.

But this one is easy to decode: it’s the new ID. Volkswagen has history with silly badges for its concept cars. Tellingly, the C-pillar design is modelled on that of the Mk1 VW Golf… Battery spec and range: how far will the ID. 2all gives a preview of the new design language of Volkswagen, which is based on the three pillars of stability, likeability and enthusiasm.’ When the first pictures arrived at CAR magazine HQ, we did a double-take to check it wasn’t first official pictures of a new VW Polo or Golf.ĭoes this suggest that first wave of EV design, heralded by the clean-sheet ID.3, ID.4 and ID.5 is over? It seems that the traditional and progressive arms of Wolfsburg styling are meeting in the middle, as EVs converge with the core models.Īndreas Mindt, the latest incumbent as VW’s head of design, said: ‘The ID. This decontented hardware is wrapped in surprisingly conservative styling.

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