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Volkswagen is going back to basics. Slammed by customers who hate the digital-everything cabin of the ID lineup, the Germans have kicked off the reversal plan. The ID.2 has recently been spotted with more buttons than what we know from the concept car unveiled back in March.
The German auto giant is bringing buttons back on board its ID models. A slow reaction on the touchscreen and the difficulty of controlling various functions while driving made customers either stay away from the IDs or heavily criticize them after purchase.
The Autocar team got to see the brand’s latest and smallest model at the Volkswagen City Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark, and it did have more physical buttons than before. The carmaker has been listening to the feedback coming from customers, especially those residing in Europe, and is giving them what they want, says Volkswagen interior designer Darius Watola.
Therefore, there is a row of backlit physical buttons for the climate control and a rotary dial to control the menu. There will still be touchscreen control on the infotainment system and that is also the solution for the driving info access.
This past summer, in a conversation with Autocar, Volkswagen's CEO Thomas Schafer admitted to customers disliking the touchscreen design and said that that particular solution, heavily endorsed by the former CEO Herbert Diess "did a lot of damage" when it came to customer loyalty.
There are other issues that customers were unable to get fond of, with hard plastic being one of them. But that will disappear, Volkswagen claims, together with the leather, chrome, and glue in a move to a more sustainable production and lineup.
With a new manufacturing process and new material on board, the ID.2all will still have to be below 25,000 euros ($27,438) in order to be competitive in the segment.
Unveiled back in March 2023, the ID.2all concept car inspires the upcoming production ID.2all, and so do the Battle, the Golf, and the ID.LIFE, but with a modern twist to it. The compact car is underpinned by Volkswagen’s MEB architecture, which integrates a single-motor powertrain.
The system generates 223 horsepower (226 PS) and makes the car accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (0 to 97 kph) in 7.0 seconds. A 56-kWh battery stores enough energy for a range of 280 miles, according to the European WLTP testing cycle.
The ID.2 will hit the European market in 2025. The model will not be sold in the United States, because Renault dropped out of the American market back in 1987. Even if it was not for that reason, compact cars have been losing ground in the US. The ID.2 all measures 159.4 inches (4,050 millimeters) in length, 71.3 inches (1,812 millimeters) in width, and is 60.2 inches (1,530 millimeters) tall, sporting a wheelbase of 102.4 inches (2,600 millimeters).
The Autocar team got to see the brand’s latest and smallest model at the Volkswagen City Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark, and it did have more physical buttons than before. The carmaker has been listening to the feedback coming from customers, especially those residing in Europe, and is giving them what they want, says Volkswagen interior designer Darius Watola.
Therefore, there is a row of backlit physical buttons for the climate control and a rotary dial to control the menu. There will still be touchscreen control on the infotainment system and that is also the solution for the driving info access.
This past summer, in a conversation with Autocar, Volkswagen's CEO Thomas Schafer admitted to customers disliking the touchscreen design and said that that particular solution, heavily endorsed by the former CEO Herbert Diess "did a lot of damage" when it came to customer loyalty.
There are other issues that customers were unable to get fond of, with hard plastic being one of them. But that will disappear, Volkswagen claims, together with the leather, chrome, and glue in a move to a more sustainable production and lineup.
With a new manufacturing process and new material on board, the ID.2all will still have to be below 25,000 euros ($27,438) in order to be competitive in the segment.
Unveiled back in March 2023, the ID.2all concept car inspires the upcoming production ID.2all, and so do the Battle, the Golf, and the ID.LIFE, but with a modern twist to it. The compact car is underpinned by Volkswagen’s MEB architecture, which integrates a single-motor powertrain.
The system generates 223 horsepower (226 PS) and makes the car accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (0 to 97 kph) in 7.0 seconds. A 56-kWh battery stores enough energy for a range of 280 miles, according to the European WLTP testing cycle.
The ID.2 will hit the European market in 2025. The model will not be sold in the United States, because Renault dropped out of the American market back in 1987. Even if it was not for that reason, compact cars have been losing ground in the US. The ID.2 all measures 159.4 inches (4,050 millimeters) in length, 71.3 inches (1,812 millimeters) in width, and is 60.2 inches (1,530 millimeters) tall, sporting a wheelbase of 102.4 inches (2,600 millimeters).
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