The Volkswagen ID. Buggy Concept is on display at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance during the ongoing Monterey
Car Week. First unveiled last March at the Geneva Motor Show as the latest
member in the growing family of ID-badged models that also includes the ID.3
hatchback and ID. Crozz, ID. Buzz, ID. Roomzz and ID. Vizzion concepts.
However, while all of these models are expected to spawn production versions,
the ID. Buggy Concept probably won’t.
Sitting beneath the adventurous bodyworkis a 62 kWh
battery pack mated to a single electric motor that pumps out 201 HP and 309 Nm of torque. Volkswagen says the concept reaches 100 km/h in 7.2 seconds and can hit an electronically limited top speed of 159
km/h, while offering a range of 250 km on the WLTP cycle.
It’s not just the lack of doors that make the ID.
Buggy unique. In addition, it features 18-inch wheels with BFGoodrich
All-Terrain off-road tires measuring 255/55 at the front and 285/60 at the
rear, solid aluminum underbody protection that ensures the front axle and
ancillaries are protected when the vehicle is taken off-road, as well as towing
hooks both front and rear.
Volkswagen has also designed the interior to deal
with all types of conditions and, therefore, have clad it in waterproof
materials including water-repellent Nappa leather on the steering wheel. So, if it were to ever to be
given the green light for production, there’s no place it would look more at
home than on the Californian coastline.
