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More than two year afterbeing annunciate for the U.S. , Volkswagen ’s electric minivan is inch closer to the saleroom flooring . Today ’s baby steps : a price and an EPA - forecast range .
The 2025 ID . Buzz will set buyers back $ 59,995 for the Pro S trim , which include seven seat , rear - wheel movement and a 91 kWh barrage . With those specs , the bluff - sided van will only be able to drive an EPA - estimated 234 Roman mile before run out of negatron . That ’s about 25 mile myopic of what Volkswagen was targetingas lately as last year .
Still , for the price , buyers will get a reasonably well - equip minivan , include a 12.9 ” infotainment display , three - geographical zone mood control , acoustic glass , a range of a function of advanced driver assist system and wake , ventilated and knead power - front fanny .
Opting for the Pro S Plus trimness add together $ 3,500 to the price and tote up a head - up showing , tow hitch and premium audio recording , among other goodies . Pro S Plus buyers can bring all - wheel drive for another $ 4,500 , which also bring with it second - row captains ’ chair and a het up windscreen . ( AWD throw off the range by four miles but ply 335 horsepower , a healthy cost increase above the base of operations model ’s 282 HP . )
Buyers who want to go all out can select the launching - undivided 1st Edition , which basically summate all the choice and drapes the body in one of several illustration of the concept ’s fetching two - whole step paint . Pro S Plus purchaser can also opt for the two - tone intervention , though it ’ll cost them . seat - rack drive 1st Edition specimen will be $ 65,495 , while AWD versions will run $ 69,995 .
Because the ID . Buzz will be assembled in Europe and spell to the U.S. , it is n’t expected to qualify for federal tax credits .
All told , these prices are n’t terrible for a three - rowing EV , a segment that presently suffers from a dearth of entrant . The Tesla Model X , Rivian R1S and Mercedes - Benz EQS all start G higher , and the Tesla Model Y and Mercedes - Benz EQB , which are more corresponding in cost , have third rows that make a kiddy child’s play tabular array seem roommate .
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That leaves the Kia EV9 as the secretive contender . There , the ID . Buzz does n’t get along well . For $ 59,200 , buyers can take home an EV9 with captain ’ chair , 304 mile of range and a feature set that equate favorably with the VW minivan . If you ’re uncoerced to sacrifice range , you may buy an EV9 with 230 miles of range for $ 5,000 less than an debut - grade ID . Buzz . What ’s more , Kia has been offering generous incentives recently to cancel its current tax credit ineligibility . OnceEV9 production commences in Georgia , it ’ll in all likelihood realize admittance to federal incentive .
The ID . Buzz ’s price suggest that if Volkswagen want to move a mass of them , it ’s either go to have to go big on inducement or lean to a great extent on the , ahem , buzz the minivan has yield over the years .
