Volkswagen Id Polo Debuts With A 280-mile Max Range, But Tamer Looks Than Its Charismatic Competition

Tiny electrical metropolis cars are having rather a renaissance astatine nan infinitesimal (in Europe, astatine least) pinch nan reintroduction of all-time greats for illustration nan Fiat Grande Panda, Renault Twingo, and now nan Volkswagen Polo. We've seen teasers of nan all-electric Volkswagen ID Polo, previewing its bully interior pinch physical buttons as good arsenic a spunkier ID Polo GTI. Now on Wednesday nan German automaker yet gave nan ID Polo its charismatic debut, and it looks precisely for illustration you thought it would. It's a cleanable design, but it falls short of making an affectional entreaty for illustration its characterful French competition.

Beyond looks, though, nan ID Polo's specs outshine different superminis. It has a maximum estimated scope of astir 280 miles connected nan optimistic WLTP scope cycle, and its larger optional 52-kWh nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) artillery tin complaint from 10% to 80% successful 24 minutes successful optimal conditions. Even nan modular 37-kWh lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) artillery has a maximum scope of 204 miles, and it tin complaint from 10% to 80% complaint successful astir 23 minutes. 

The modular artillery will nonstop juice to a front-mounted electrical centrifugal pinch either 114 horsepower aliases 133 hp, while nan larger optional artillery gets a centrifugal pinch 208 horsepower. Next year's zestier ID Polo GTI will person 233 horsepower, astir arsenic overmuch arsenic a Golf GTI. The caller ID Polo is disposable to pre-order successful Germany now, wherever it starts astatine €24,995 including VAT, aliases conscionable nether $30,000 astatine existent speech rates.

As tends to beryllium nan lawsuit pinch Volkswagen's small hatchbacks, its upright creation facilitates a amazingly freely interior. The trunk holds 15.6 cubic feet of cargo pinch nan rear seats up, and astir 44 cubic feet of worldly pinch nan rear seats folded flat. That's much than you get successful nan Twingo, but nan Polo is astir 10 inches longer than nan Twingo wide (and astir 10 inches shorter than a Golf). Regardless, nan Polo is typically Volkswagen versatile, and will beryllium a awesome prime for pragmatists.

The interior creation is besides classically Volkswagen, pinch an efficient, no-nonsense, arguably boring design. At slightest it brings backmost beingness buttons connected nan steering wheel, arsenic good arsenic beingness ambiance power toggles, and moreover 4 individual model buttons! Listen folks, nan barroom is low, truthful we person to observe nan small wins for illustration these.

The beingness of buttons doesn't mean an absence of screens, though. The ID Polo has a 13-inch touchscreen infotainment display, and a 10-inch integer gauge cluster that tin show a cheeky throwback gauge design.

At first, nan ID Polo will beryllium offered successful 3 trim levels: Trend, Life, and Style. As standard, each ID Polos travel pinch blind-spot monitoring and lane-keeping assist, but shockingly, you person to measurement up to nan Life trim to get a backup camera, arsenic good arsenic adaptive cruise control, parking sensors, and beforehand cross-traffic assist. The Life trim besides gets Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, wireless charging, sound control, and an adjustable cargo floor.

The apical Style trim brings much luxurious features than you whitethorn expect connected Volkswagen's cheapest EV, including LED matrix headlights, athletics comfortableness seats, ambient lighting, spot heaters, and dual-zone car ambiance control. Optional extras see a Harman Kardon stereo, a panoramic solid roof, and moreover a massage characteristic for nan 12-way electronically adjustable beforehand seats.

Okay, truthful here's nan catch: The ID Polo is not slated to travel to nan United States. If this comes arsenic a astonishment to you, mention to each of nan blogs we've posted explaining why Americans don't want mini electrical metropolis cars. Ideally, though, immoderate of nan features connected nan ID Polo will make their measurement into different Volkswagen products we will get, for illustration its beingness buttons and affordable price. Until then, we'll beryllium playing pinch nan ID Polo configurator connected Volkswagen Germany's website.