The Volkswagen ID. Life is an

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revealed by

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automobile manufacturer

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at the 2021

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Overview

The Volkswagen ID. Life concept was revealed at

on September 7, 2021 in

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. It is a retro-styled 5-door

. The ID. Life was designed by

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and Slovak automobile designer

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, who says "Volkswagen's design language always has to move in a more timeless direction. It fits the brand. We want to be authentic and clear and use real materials; there's no fake of any kind or trying to look like something else. Fake exhaust outlets, fake wood, and so on. We want our cars to be well balanced.”

Specifications

Technical specs

The Volkswagen ID. Life concept is built on Volkswagen's

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, designed for electric vehicles. It uses a 57 kWh battery pack and has a front wheel motor, giving a range of (under the WLTP cycle) and a total output of . Volkswagen claims the car can accelerate from 0 to in 6.9 seconds. This is the first application of MEB to a front-drive vehicle.

Exterior

The ID. Life is finished in a white paint with a black

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constructed of

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and plastic material, which is also used on the

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. The front

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and rear tailgate feature Volkswagen's illuminated logo, used on EVs and concept vehicles, as well as squarish-shaped

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and taillights.

Interior

The interior of the ID. Life concept is made from recycle materials and natural wood and seats four. With the second row seats folded down, the ID. Life has a cargo space of 40.3 cubic feet.

Production model

The Volkswagen ID. Life concept previews a production model that will be released by 2025 as a

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20,000 (

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24,000) electric subcompact SUV, likely to be called the Volkswagen ID.2 or the ID.1, positioned under the ID.3 hatchback. It will be based on the same MEB platform used by the concept and all other

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EVs.

References

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