Volkswagen ID. Polo


The Volkswagen is an upcoming subcompact [Battery Battery electric car|electric car|electric] hatchback to be produced by Volkswagen. It is the first electric Volkswagen to adopt the new naming scheme for the Volkswagen ID. series, now using existing nameplates.

Overview

The is the production version of the Volkswagen ID.2all concept first shown in 2023. It is expected to have a starting price of, or roughly. The name was changed to ahead of the IAA Mobility show in Munich, Germany, where the 's production version was revealed.
The re-uses the Polo nameplate. It is the first Volkswagen EV to put the ID branding in front of an existing nameplate, which the ID. Cross will also be doing, as it is the electric version of the Volkswagen T-Cross.

Design and features

The front end uses a stubby, sloped bonnet. Sleek headlights that are similar to the design used for the ID.7 are also present, alongside a light-up VW logo. The rear door handles are hidden. The rear light bar and roof spoiler are inherited from the ID.2all. In the interior a central touchscreen and a digital driver's display are expected, alongside physical switches for the audio and climate controls.

Concept cars

Volkswagen ID. Life (2021)

The Volkswagen ID. Life was the first VW concept car intended to foresse an upcoming supermini car for the ID. series — and even to replace Volkswagen Polo, in the early plans of replacing the entire range by BEV models — as a crossover SUV model, designed by Klaus Zyciora and Jozef Kabaň, who said "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.” However, in 2022, the project based on this concept has fallen out of favour, to be replaced by models designed closer to existing VW models.

Volkswagen ID.2all (2023)

The Volkswagen ID.2all is a concept car first shown publicly on March 15, 2023, foreseeing the, then intended to be called Volkswagen ID.2, following the early Volkswagen ID. series nameplates. The ID.2all uses a shortened and simplified version of the MEB electric platform called the MEB Entry, with a targeted range of and producing, with a time of 7 seconds.

Volkswagen ID.GTI (2023)

A sport version of the ID.2all was introduced as the Volkswagen ID.GTI in September 2023.

Volkswagen GTI

The will also receive a GTI version, which was previewed by the ID.GTI concept that was also first shown in 2023, alongside the ID.2all.

Powertrain

The will be offered with 37 kWh LFP and 52 kWh lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides batteries. At its debut in spring 2026, the The GTI with 166 kW