► Potent VW ID. Buzz GTX has 335bhp
► Available as short- or long-wheelbase
► All-wheel drive MPV launches in the summer
VW’s warm, electric GTX sub-brand has gained another model: this is the ID. Buzz GTX. The big, boxy and retro-modern MPV, in GTX form, is now one of VW’s most powerful models in the range right now alongside the ID.7 GTX.
As well as offering short- and long-wheelbase options, VW says its most powerful Buzz is a capable tow car.
Still looks like a Buzz!
Albeit with some new wheel designs, and a new Cherry red paint colour available. You can choose from some natty diamond cut or black 21-inch wheels over the as-standard 19-inchers, and that red paint can be applied single-tone or dual-tone with silver. These details, as well as a glowing front VW badge and some new chevron-shaped DRLs at the front, are about the extent of the visual tweaks the GTX benefits from.
Inside, VW’s gone for dark and moody blacks and reds rather than the more colourful options seen on other Buzz models. Electric memory seats are standard in the front, and all of the chairs inside are upholstered in a dark grey microfibre material and embossed with GTX lettering. The new GTX model also benefits from VW’s latest-generation infotainment system, too.
As mentioned, the GTX is available as a short-wheelbase (five-seat) model, or a long-wheelbase (available with either six or seven seats) version. Go for the long-wheelbase model and you can specify a glass sunroof that features a liquid crystal tinting effect to shade the sunlight.
Give me some performance specs!
Well, the battery size and a few other details depend on what wheelbase you get. Short-wheelbase models come with an 84kWh battery pack and can be charged at up to 180kW; the long-wheelbase model has a 91kWh battery pack and can be charged at up to 200kW.
VW also says the ID. Buzz comes with competitive towing capacities, with the short-wheelbase model having a 1800kg braked trailer capacity and the long-wheelbase model featuring a 1600kg capacity.
Other than that, though, power and performance is about the same: Buzz GTX models all feature two e-motors for 335bhp of all-wheel drive grunt. VW claims a circa-6.5sec 0-62mph sprint time and 99mph top speed. Range figures, however, aren’t public yet.
The new, warm Buzz GTX will launch in the summer of 2024.