A shadowy teaser image gives us our first glimpse of a new Volkswagen electric SUV
This pretty vague silhouette is our first official look at Volkswagen’s upcoming baby electric SUV. Set to be called the ID.2 SUV, the new car will be roughly the size of the Volkswagen T-Cross in the brand’s current range. It’ll sit below the ID.3 hatchback and the ID.4 and ID.5 SUVs in VW’s electric car lineup.
Earlier in the year, Volkswagen revealed the ID.2all concept, a Polo-sized hatchback that looks pretty close to being production-ready. It’s thought that the production car will be simply called the ID.2, and that the related SUV will be called the ID.2 SUV – like Mercedes with its EQE and EQE SUV.
We can see that the ID.2 SUV will have slim headlights, which may be the same as the headlight design on the ID.2 hatchback. The hatchback was shown with a full-width front light bar, so we’d expect the SUV to get the same treatment. Other than that, it’ll have a slightly higher ride height and a chunkier look with plastic cladding around the wheel arches.
The teaser image also shows three slats towards the back of the car, which ties the car in with the Volkswagen ID. Buzz.
Volkswagen ID.2 electric range
Underneath, both the ID.2 and ID.2 SUV will use a new small car platform that’s only designed for fully electric cars. VW confirmed that the ID.2 hatchback will be available with 38kWh and 56kWh batteries, plus a 225hp electric motor that’s good for a seven-second 0-62mph time. We’d expect a range of around 260 miles for the ID.2 SUV with the larger of the two battery packs.
Volkswagen ID.2 price and release date
When it launches in the next couple of years – a 2026 release date is rumoured at the moment – the Volkswagen ID.2 SUV is likely to start from under £25,000, with top-spec big-battery cars costing more like £30,000.
