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Future models - Volkswagen - ID.2XSwathe of small VW BEVs on the horizon?With ID.4 finally a reality, Volkswagen may consider ID.2X small SUV for Australia14 Apr 2025 With the crucial ID.4 mid-sized electric SUV finally on sale (at a sharper-than-expected price), and the ID.Buzz people mover acting as a halo battery electric vehicle (BEV) for the brand, Volkswagen Group Australia (VGA) now faces the task of which electric vehicle to consider next.
An imminent reskin of the almost five-year-old ID.4, featuring VW’s new design language, is expected to be unveiled in 2026 – confirmed by Volkswagen’s head of global development Kai Grünitz at the Los Angeles show in late-2024 – and VGA will inevitably introduce the new ID.4 here, though not for quite some time.
VGA expects the current-shape ID.4 to run “very close to a normal (model) cycle,” so around three more years from its April 2025 introduction.
Mr Grünitz also stated that the smaller (and older) ID.3 hatch would be reskinned at the same time, leading to speculation that if VGA decided to give the ID.3 a green light, it would be the refreshed model, rather than the six-year-old current car.
Speaking to GoAuto about the company’s electric-vehicle future, VGA acting general manager of corporate communications Daniel DeGasperi said the ID.3 was not off the table for Australia.
However, with the focus being so heavily skewed towards introducing the ID.4, and with its starting price being so competitive, it put a lot of pressure on where the ID.3 would need to sit in the Volkswagen line-up.
This may be circumvented by skipping straight to forthcoming smaller BEVs built on the new front-wheel-drive MEB Entry platform being developed by Cupra in Spain.
Previewed by the ID.2 All (2023) and ID GTI (2024) concepts, MEB Entry models will include the Volkswagen ID.2 small electric hatch (due 2026), the just-announced ID.2X small electric SUV, and potentially the forthcoming e-Up! replacement (due 2027) – previewed by the ID. Every1 concept in March – as well as the imminent Cupra Raval small electric hot-hatch and Skoda Epiq small electric SUV.
The ID.2X was confirmed as a new nameplate for the brand by Volkswagen CEO Thomas Shäfer in February, with its official unveiling scheduled for the IAA Mobility show in Munich in September.
Skoda has already confirmed that its Epiq small electric SUV will be 4.1m long, offer up to 490 litres of luggage space and a maximum range over 400km, so expect the ID.2X to be in that ballpark, or perhaps slightly less voluminous.
While Volkswagen is aiming to price the ID.2 at less than €25,000 ($A45,250 at today’s exchange rate), it wants the production version of the ID. Every1 concept to be around 20,000 euros ($A36,200) when it goes on sale in 2027, in an attempt to get back to the brand’s ‘people’s car’ roots.
Mr Shäfer also confirmed that the production version of the Every1 will be built at the Volkswagen Autoeuropa plant in Palmela, Portugal – the same plant that currently produces the T-Roc.
In terms of existing VW BEVs, the current ID.3 was last updated in Europe in mid-2024, introducing a GTX Performance variant offering the most range (601km WLTP), the highest outputs (240kW/545Nm) and the quickest acceleration (0-100km/h in 5.6sec) of any ID.3 offered since launch in 2019.
“We were certainly very interested in the ID.3 at a point when we expected the ID.4 to be positioned much higher in our range (but) the ID.3 remains a very compelling small hatchback and is still on the cards for us in the future,” said Mr DeGasperi.
“However, the very sharp price that we achieved for the ID.4, in addition to the focus on the medium SUV segment, means that the ID.4 and ID.5 continue to be our priority in establishing the ID range in Australia.”
As for other Volkswagen ID models sold around the world, VGA remains uncommitted about the potential for the ID.7 and ID.7 Tourer to directly replace the now-discontinued Passat line-up in Australia.
“It’s not in the plans at the moment,” said VGA’s national product manager for passenger vehicles Arjun Nidigallu.
“But it’s a segment we keep looking at to see if there is an opportunity there ... (the ID.7) needs to make market sense and it needs to be feasible, but we haven’t got anything to share on that yet,” he said.
VGA passenger vehicles director Piergiorgio Minto said the company wanted to see how the Australian market responds to the just-launched ID.4 and ID.5 first.
“We definitely need to see how the ID.4 and ID.5 are performing in the market, and then it makes sense to check into the future (for any potential for an ID.7),” Mr Minto said.  All future models Alfa Romeo Abarth Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chrysler Chevrolet Dodge Citroen Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton Haval Great Wall Honda Holden Hyundai HSV Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia Lexus Land Rover Mazda Maserati Mercedes-Benz McLaren Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Saab Rolls-Royce Smart Skoda Subaru SsangYong Tesla Suzuki Volkswagen Toyota VolvoMotor industry news GoAutoNews is Australia’s number one automotive industry journal covering the latest news, future and new model releases, market trends, industry personnel movements, and international events. |
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