New 肉親，親類d of Buzz! VW has blended the 解放する／自由な-spirited feel of its 初めの 先頭 with going electric, says RAY MASSEY, but there's no campervan やめる yet

  • The first UK 配達／演説／出産 of Volkswagen ID Buzz MPVs has arrived in Britain - and we've already 実験（する）d one of them?
  • 内部の is 有望な and clutter 解放する／自由な with soft-touch 削減する, but the smart tech is too clever for its own good
  • Ray Massey has taken the wheel to give his no-punches-pulled 判決 on the reborn - and electrified - VW bus

By Ray Massey for the Daily Mail

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Even while 捨てるing ice off its frozen windows, I had warm summer sun, sea and surf in my heart as I climbed 船内に Volkswagen's new ID Buzz.?

For as 配達／演説／出産s start this week, VW has managed to blend the 解放する／自由な-spirited feel of the 初めの 60s and 70s hippy campervan with 21st-century electric 無 放出／発行s, green high-tech. And it really is fun.?

But it's certainly not cheap.?A 1st 版 model 開始する，打ち上げるd in June costing £62,995 sold out in a thrice.

Re-generation: The VW ID Buzz is an electric version of its hippy era Camper. But what's it like to drive on UK roads? With first deliveries just arriving in Britain, Ray Massey has taken the wheel to give his no-punches-pulled verdict on the electric MPV

Re-世代: The VW ID Buzz is an electric 見解／翻訳／版 of its hippy 時代 Camper. But what's it like to 運動 on UK roads? With first 配達／演説／出産s just arriving in Bri tain, Ray Massey has taken the wheel to give his no-punches-pulled 判決 on the electric MPV

There are now two 開始する，打ち上げる models ― Life, which runs on 19in wheels and costs from £57,111, and the fully-在庫／株d, higher-spec Style, which runs on 20 in wheels and is 定価つきの from £61,915, though with extras 地雷 cost £65,465 on the road as 実験（する）d with an orange and white 内部の.?

The 後部-wheel 運動 'bus' has a 204 hp (150 kW) electric モーター 力／強力にするd by a 77 kWh lithium-イオン 殴打／砲列 and linked to a direct 運動 選び出す／独身-速度(を上げる） (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃 gearbox that 配達するs 残り／休憩（する） to 62 mph in?10.2seconds up to a 最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる） of 90mph, and with a decent 範囲 of 255 miles.?

The VW Buzz certainly looks the part, bringing the iconic VW 'bus' into the 21st century with modern styling and a fitting retro face

The VW Buzz certainly looks the part, bringing the iconic VW 'bus' into the 21st century with modern styling and a fitting retro 直面する?

For its size the Buzz nippy and highly manoeuvrable with a taxi-like tight turning circle

For its size the Buzz nippy and 高度に manoeuvrable with a taxi-like tight turning circle

It has two conventional doors at the front, two van-like sliders behind, and a big lift-up power-hatch at the rear

It has two 従来の doors at the 前線, two 先頭-like sliders behind, and a big 解除する-up 力／強力にする-hatch at the 後部?

Sit in the seat, touch the brake and everything powers up. But if only everything was as simple as that, as Ray finds a major problem with the VW's interior

Sit in the seat, touch the ブレーキ and everything 力／強力にするs up. But if only everything was as simple as that, as Ray finds a major problem with the VW's 内部の

The interior is smart, bright and clutter free with soft-touch trim and a contemporary 'Silver Birch' veneer

The 内部の is smart, 有望な and clutter 解放する／自由な with soft-touch 削減する and a 同時代の 'Silver Birch' veneer

VW has managed to blend the free-spirited feel of the original 60s and 70s hippy campervan with 21st-century electric zero emissions

VW has managed to blend the 解放する／自由な-spirited feel of the 初めの 60s and 70s hippy campervan with 21st-century electric 無 放出／発行s

There are three drive modes: eco, comfort and sport. The latter of these is pretty feisty, says Ray...

There are three 運動 方式s: eco, 慰安 and sport. The latter of these is pretty feisty, says Ray...

? Slide me ?

There's a 広大な, flat raised boot with ample room below and the 後部 60:40 分裂（する） （法廷の）裁判 seats 倍の 負かす／撃墜する

Will it fit in my garage? Volkswagen ID Buzz?

Model: Style - SWB 77kWh プロの／賛成の 204 PS 1-spd (a)自動的な／(n)自動拳銃

Total price: £61,915.00

Price as 実験（する）d with extras (OTR incl. 付加価値税): £65,465

Seats: 5

Safety: 最高の，を越す 5-星／主役にする EuroNCAP 率ing

Length: 4,712 mm

Width (inc mirrors): 2,211 mm

Width: (団体／死体 only): 1985mm

高さ: 1,937mm

Wheelbase:?2,989 mm

甚だしい／１２ダース 負わせる: 3,000 kg

Unladen 負わせる: 2,502 kg

Powertrain: electric モーター

運動: 後部-wheel 運動

殴打／砲列: 77 kWh Lithium-イオン 殴打／砲列

伝達／伝染: direct 運動 選び出す／独身 速度(を上げる） gearbox

最大限 力／強力にする: 204 Horse-力／強力にする / 150 kW

0-62 mph: 10.2 seconds

最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる）: 90 mph

範囲: 255 miles

CO2 放出／発行s: 0 g/km

Energy 消費:?2.93 miles/kWh,?21.2 kWh/62 miles

Turning circle: 11.1m

非難する time (DC):?170kW 早い 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 TO 80%: 30 minutes

非難する Time (AC):?11 kW 3-段階: 7hr, 30 min (to 100%)?

Boot space with 後部 seats up: 1,121 litres

Boot space with 後部 seats 負かす／撃墜する: 2,123litres

Trailer 負わせる:?up to 1,000 kg?

Warranty: 3 years / 100,000 miles

殴打／砲列 Warranty: 8 years or 100,000 miles

It has two 従来の doors at the 前線, two 先頭-like sliders behind, and a big 解除する-up 力／強力にする-hatch at the 後部.?

There's a 広大な, flat raised boot with ample room below and the 後部 60:40 分裂（する） （法廷の）裁判 seats 倍の 負かす／撃墜する.?

The 内部の is smart, 有望な and clutter 解放する／自由な with soft-touch?削減する and a 同時代の 'Silver Birch' veneer.?

Mastering the basics is a doddle.?

The 重要な fob 警報s the car of your approach.?

Sit in the seat, touch the ブレーキ and everything 力／強力にするs up.?

新たな展開 the 監査役 by the steering wheel 今後 and you're off. 支援する for 逆転する. 圧力（をかける） to park.?

Then it get more 複雑にするd.?

My biggest 支配する is with VW trying to be too clever with the smart tech (a fault I first 遭遇（する）d with the VW ゴルフ and its slider).?

It's 罰金 having 1001 brilliant 機能（する）／行事s, but if 接近ing them 経由で 極端に コンビナート／複合体 審査する menus does your 長，率いる in (as it did 地雷), it's failed.?

Some simple, human-friendly knobs for basic 機能（する）／行事s would be helpful.

In desperation I 訴える手段／行楽地d to 発言する／表明する-支配（する）／統制する to 接近 some 機能（する）／行事s after scrolling endlessly in circles through dead-end 審査する 選択s.?

It's distracting and 潜在的に dangerous. 直す／買収する，八百長をする it!

For its size the Buzz nippy and 高度に manoeuvrable with a taxi-like tight turning circle and this month it 達成するd a 最高の，を越す five-星／主役にする EuroNCAP 衝突，墜落 実験（する） safety 率ing.

There are three 運動 方式s: eco, 慰安 and sport - which is pretty feisty.

It's nimble, does a decent lick 負かす／撃墜する the motorway.?

You can 増加する the resist ance for one-pedal 運動ing and to 生成する more on-board 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金.

There's already a 商業の 付加価値税-解放する／自由な 見解／翻訳／版 of the Buzz 定価つきの from £38,125 and 適格の for a £5,000 認める.?

Also in the pipeline is a seven-seater long wheel-base 見解／翻訳／版, a 4X4, and a 適切に kitted out camper-先頭 含むing 'California' variant for new and reborn 21st century hippies, adventurers, and surf-bums.

Can't wait.

Vauxhall beefs up 無-放出／発行s Mokka?

Vauxhall has beefed up its 無-放出／発行s Mokka Electric with a new 54kWh 殴打／砲列 which 増加するs its 範囲 by around 20 per cent compared to the 去っていく／社交的な 50kWh 見解／翻訳／版, to 252 miles.?

It also gets a more powerful 156hp electric モーター (an 増加する of 20hp) which 許すs it to 加速する from 0 to 62mph in?いっそう少なく than 10 seconds, with its 最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる） electronically 限られた／立憲的な to 93mph.?

Vauxhall has beefed up its zero-emissions Mokka Electric with a new 54kWh battery, extending the range to shortening the charge time

Vauxhall has beefed up its 無-放出／発行s Mokka Electric with a new 54kWh 殴打／砲列, 延長するing the 範囲 to 縮めるing the 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 time

Orders open in March with 配達／演説／出産s later in the spring.

It features as 基準 an 11kW on-board charger suitable for home 非難する 経由で a wallbox, and supports up to 100 kW 早い 非難する and can be?告発（する），告訴（する）／料金d to 80 per cent in 30 minutes. The 昇格d 殴打／砲列 is also more efficient, 要求するing 15.2kWh of electricity to cover 62 miles (100km).?

The Mokka was the first Vauxhall 利用できる with a fully electric powertrain.

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