The VW ID 3-based SUV will sit on the same MEB platform, but it will have unique styling.
Volkswagen has begun work on a brand new electric SUV based on ID 3 hatchback sold abroad. The new SUV, according to the automaker, will aim to capitalize on the fast-growing global small SUV market.
- Volkswagen ID 3-based SUV will have unique styling
- Input level EV can be called VW ID1
- MEB platform will be replaced by SSP in the future
VW ID 3-based EV SUV: design and platform
CEO Thomas Schafer confirmed to our sister publication Autocar UK that VW is “working hard to further develop a compact SUV based on the ID 3 so that we can launch a Volkswagen products in this rapidly growing vehicle segment.” This new SUV will look significantly different from the ID 3 when it launches before 2026, rather than a Russian doll-style approach.
The Volkswagen ID 4 Currently the German brand’s smallest electric SUV, sharing the MEB platform with the ID 3, but its area is significantly larger than that of its hatchback rival.
Two more entry-level VW EVs planned
Volkswagen will also introduce two highly-anticipated versions of its Input level EV, which Schafer describes as “a small car and a sporty crossover variant”. They will be in a similar circuit, although electrically with the combustion engine current generation Volkswagen Polo – likely called VW ID 1 – and Volkswagen T-Cross SUVsold abroad.
It’s one of 10 new electric vehicles, including upgrades to existing models, to launch in 2026, where, Schafer claims, VW will have the widest electric portfolio in the industry. automobile industry. With these two new and upcoming EVs ID 7 Aero EV sedanthe German brand plans to have a product in almost every segment, globally.
Meanwhile, the MEB platform will launch later this decade and will be replaced by a new architecture called SSP (Scalable System Platform), based on which all models sold run by the Volkswagen Group.
VW EV has plans for India
Volkswagen has ID 4 EV SUV testing begins in the Indian market and is expected to announce similar pricing next year.
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