Volkswagen ID.Buzz GTX EV Beta
Price
- RRP
- $149,990
- Price basis
- Plus on-road costs
Battery & charging
- Battery
- 86 kWh
- Range
- 396 km
- Energy use
- 23.7 kWh/100km
- Peak AC charging
- 11 kW
- Peak DC charging
- 200 kW
Range in the real world
Estimates from the official figure using typical losses: about a quarter off at motorway speeds or in cold weather, and around half when towing. Your range will depend on speed, hills, weather and load.
Charging times
- Wall socket (10 A), 0–100%
- about 42 h 30 minadds about 10 km an hour
- Home wallbox (7 kW), 0–100%
- about 13 hadds about 30 km an hour
- Public AC (22 kW), 0–100%
- about 8 h 30 minadds about 40 km an hour
- 50 kW fast charger, 10–80%
- about 1 h 20 min
- Hyper charger (150 kW+), 10–80%
- about 35 min
Estimates from the battery size and the car’s peak charging rates. Fast charging slows as the battery fills, and in the cold, so real sessions vary.
Running costs
| Per 100 km | Per year | |
|---|---|---|
| Charging at home | $17.08 | $2,050 |
| Public fast charging | $28.93 | $3,470 |
| Petrol car, for comparison | $24.85 | $2,980 |
At the official energy use (real-world use is usually higher), home power at 40c/kWh, public fast charging at 90c/kWh and road user charges of $76 per 1,000 km, over 12,000 km a year. The petrol car uses 7 L/100 km of 91 at $3.55 a litre. Your power plan may be cheaper, especially overnight.
Performance
- Motors
- Dual motor
- Power
- 250 kW
- Torque
- 694 Nm
- 0–100 km/h
- 6.5 sec
- Drive
- All-wheel drive
Practicality
- Body
- People mover
- Seats
- 7
- Boot
- 306 L
- Boot, rear seats folded
- 2,469 L
- Kerb weight
- 2,897 kg
- Spare tyre
- Repair kit only
Safety
- ANCAP
- Not rated by ANCAP
- Energy rating (RightCar)
- 6 out of 6 stars
Ownership
- Warranty
- 5 years / 150,000 km
- Battery warranty
- 8 years / 160,000 km
- Roadside assist
- 5 years
- Servicing
- Every 12 months or 15,000 km
- Fixed-price servicing
- Free for the first 3 years
Crafter 5yr/250,000km
Specifications from the NZ Autocar price database, checked against each maker’s NZ site, ANCAP and RightCar. Confirm with the dealer before you buy.