The Volkswagen ID.6 is a
battery electric mid-size crossover SUV
Mid-size crossover SUV is an automobile classification used mainly in North America to describe a segment of crossover SUV, a type of sport utility vehicle, between compact crossover SUV and full-size crossover SUV.
A mid-size crossover SUV ...
with three-row seating produced by
Volkswagen
Volkswagen (),English: , . abbreviated as VW (), is a German Automotive industry, motor vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front under the Nazi Party and revived into a ...
in China from 2021. It is based on the
MEB platform
The Volkswagen Group MEB platform (german: Modularer E-Antriebs-Baukasten; English: ''modular electric-drive toolkit'') is a modular car platform for electric cars developed by the Volkswagen Group and its subsidiaries.Julian RendellSkoda electri ...
, and part of the
ID. series electric vehicle line-up. In China, the
FAW-Volkswagen
FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. is a joint venture between FAW Group and Volkswagen Group which manufactures Audi and Volkswagen marque passenger cars for sale in China. It was founded on 6 February 1991.
FAW-VW is headquartered in the so ...
joint venture will produce and market the ''ID.6 Crozz'', whereas
SAIC-Volkswagen
SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd., formerly known as Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Anting, Shanghai, China and a joint venture between Volkswagen Group and SAIC Motor. It was ...
will build and market the ''ID.6 X'' with a slightly altered styling. As of April 2021, it is the largest vehicle of the
Volkswagen ID. series
The Volkswagen ID. series is a family of battery electric cars from Volkswagen (VW), built on the MEB platform (German: ''Modularer E-Antriebs-Baukasten;'' English'': modular electric-drive toolkit'') that is developed by the Volkswagen Group f ...
, and the largest built on the MEB platform.
Overview
Pre-production
The ID.6 is based on the ''Volkswagen I.D. Roomzz'' concept. This was first presented at the
Shanghai Motor Show
Auto Shanghai (), officially known as the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (), is a biennial international automobile show that alternates with the Beijing Auto Show (Auto China) as China's yearly international automotive ...
in April 2019. The concept is a family SUV, based on the MEB platform, with sliding doors at the front and rear with opposite opening. The concept car is powered by two electric motors placed on the axles, with a power of at the front and at the rear for a power cumulative of , powered by a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of offering a maximum autonomy of .
Production version
The ID.6 was revealed in 17 April 2021 for the Chinese market. Two versions with different front and rear fascia styling is announced, which are the ID.6 Crozz produced by FAW-VW and the ID.6 X produced by SAIC-VW. The ID.6 is built on the VW Group MEB platform shared with the
Volkswagen ID.4
The Volkswagen ID.4 and Volkswagen ID.5 are battery electric compact crossover SUVs produced by Volkswagen. Based on the MEB platform, the ID.4 is the second model of the Volkswagen ID. series. The production version of the ID.4 debuted in Septe ...
,
Å koda Enyaq iV
Å koda means ''pity'' in the Czech and Slovak languages. It may also refer to:
Czech brands and enterprises
* Škoda Auto, automobile and previously bicycle manufacturer in Mladá Boleslav
** Å koda Motorsport, the division of Å koda Auto respons ...
as well as the
Audi Q4 e-tron
The Audi Q4 e-tron is a battery electric compact luxury crossover SUV produced by Audi. It is based on Volkswagen Group's electric MEB platform and is the fourth fully-electric model in the Audi e-tron series after the Audi e-tron, e-tron G ...
. To accommodate the third row, VW has stretched the ID.6 to , making it nearly longer than the ID.4, with a wheelbase supporting its length.
The base version is equipped with a single electric motor powering the rear wheels capable of , with a claimed figure of 9.3 seconds or an option of with a figure of 9.1 seconds. The dual-motor model is capable of and of torque, with 6.6 seconds needed to reach with a top speed of . VW will sell the ID.6 in China with a choice between six or seven seats while alloy wheel sizes will range from 19 to 21 inches.
File:2021 SAIC-Volkswagen ID.6 X (rear).jpg, Volkswagen ID.6 X
File:Volkswagen ID.6 Crozz 001 (cropped).jpg, Volkswagen ID.6 Crozz
File:Volkswagen ID.6 Crozz 003.jpg, Volkswagen ID.6 Crozz
References
{{Volkswagen (China) timeline 1984 to date
ID.6
Cars introduced in 2021
Mid-size sport utility vehicles
Crossover sport utility vehicles
Production electric cars
Rear-wheel-drive vehicles
All-wheel-drive vehicles