It is insane how long this has taken to come to the US. They showed this at LA Auto Show like 5 or 6 years ago.

This is my first time seeing Travis do the reviews. Great job, especially since it seem you are pressed for time around so many other people.

This guy did a great job with this video. Informative, not boring, good personal inserts, and also to whoever is behind the cam, good work too. About the VW. I like this!! I think that it'd be so cool to see these on the road here. Stoked for you all to cover it with more detail and road tests when available. Good video you all.

I like this guy. Keep ‘em comin’, chief.

Thank You for supporting Electric Vehicles and for All that you are doing for our Planet Earth.... Peace.. Shalom.. Salam.. Namaste 🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ ☮ ❤

The Buzz is one of my favorite vehicles. I just wish we could get the short version, awd, and with more range.

The best thing about this is that it's an electric vehicle with normal door handles.

Nice job Travis. Now I have to convince my wife to get this over the Kia Ev9.

I’m 37 and they’ve been talking about this since I was in High School. This thing should be perfect since it’s taken this long.

If my wife was more into EV Vans, I would wait for this but not the case. I love this style of van..so retro & modern all at once. Great job VW! Thanks for the cool review

Other videos have commented that the second row trays are not going to be on the production id buzz, but here they are again. if VW keeps showing them, people are going to expect them. And I now expect them. I would also like to see the removable center have accessories like airplane-style fold out tray version or even a bench seat and seatbelt.

If they had a 2 row hybrid option (full EV is simply not an option for me) I would be all over this thing in Canada.

Travis, great review! Would love if you showed the sliding 2nd row windows and the opaque switch in-between driver and passenger seat on the ceiling. Also, I think the 2nd row folds flat for an optional bed mattress and the center arm rest also comes out from other videos reviews

I was excited about this until they announced the unnecessary third row and extra length for the US version. It looks so much cooler in the European smaller version. Why do they think we all want that?

Travis, I used the most powerful search engines known to humanity and I believe I am entitled to say VW ID Bust® is an original appellation for this perpetually gestating machine. 😁

It's fun seeing VW finally make this van after teasing it for almost 25 years. First Microbus concept came out in 2001.

This thing has so much CHARACTER, I love it

I'm definitely planning on buying one of these. They gotta put in bench type seats with a table somewhere tho. Maybe something where the second row seats can swivle and be arranged as bench seats with seats in the back that can lay down.

As a good American. I’m waiting for that four row…

At the moment, Canada will have both a 7 seater and an exclusive 5 seat version that isn't coming to the US. I'm hoping the wheelbase is shortened for the 5 seater, but I doubt it.

I think it looks adorable. I love that color combo. It’s less bold than the yellow white combo But the interior color looks weird and imo it should match the exterior color

Very nice flat front floor between the front seats but can the console be removed? essential for a camper. So not practical when integrated into the dash like in the Sienna Hybrid.

That open center is a godsend for us tall guys. I miss the days of bench seats. These giant center consoles dif into the sides of my knees. If shifters are going electric they need to go back on the column like this and the electric hyundai that is out as well

This with a hybrid motor (not electric) and a strong accessory market would make this the best vehicle ever. I’d buy one of these in an absolute heartbeat as a single dude. The back two rows of seats would get ripped out, and it’d be an awesome adventure vehicle

Compared to the cybertruck, I think it looks a lot better. Some people might say that it is more versatile, being able to carry seven passengers. Considering Volkswagen build quality compared to Tesla, I personally would spend the extra money rather than driving around in a bedpan.

Well done, Travis! Loving the Buzz.

Excellent review.

is VW ever going to ship this bus?

Excellent quick look Travis!! Hope VW releases more function details soon. Looks as family capable as our current minivan and the 3rd row is far friendlier than most SUV back rows. Only shame like to be that as a brickish EV, the Buzz is going to be hard on energy. Any clue whether VW will put a heat pump in the US Buzz??

They need to hurry up and bring this to market! I'm also hoping it qualifies for the tax credit.

Dammit! I wanted the two row.😕

Thumbs up for a good review and for good taste in phones :)

Alex got huge😂

Starting Cost is estimated at $50,000 USD. Starting Range is approximated around 260 miles. DC Fast Charge rate is about 360 MORPH (Miles of Range Per Hour), so it'll go from 10% to 80% in 30 min.

I'm super wondering if this 2024 ID Buzz comes with 3 years unlimited EA charging or not ?

I was considering the VW Buzz for my next vehicle since I want a minivan and prefer to go with a BEV, but estimated pricing and issues that people have had with electric VWs such as the ID4 have made me reluctant to buy a Buzz instead of something like a Toyota Sienna.

I never heard, does the 2nd row seating fold flat also ?

Can’t wait for the camper version 🏕️🏄🏽🌻

Were the buttons on the steering wheel a capacitive touch or physically actuated design? I am not convinced that capacitive touch buttons on a steering wheel are an improvement.

bumbed we don't get the shorter option

lol what an abrupt ending

I absolutely love the design! It's retro, yet modern. It looks highly functional and is a very sensible size. Modern minivans have gotten not-so-mini and very expensive. I do wish they offered it with an ICE. I don't foresee this vehicle doing well in the U.S. even though I want it to. It's hyper niche. Only 6% of Americans polled said their next new vehicle will be an EV. Combine that with a minivan, which sells pretty poorly in the U.S., and from a niche brand like VW that doesn't sell that many cars comparatively with a small dealership network. I will honestly be surprised if this vehicle survives in the U.S. for more than a single generation.

I would like to see Alex review this car too!

Such a better use of volume than a monstrosity like the Tahoe or Suburban. If only it was cheaper... (guessing it'll be expensive as is the norm for American EVs).

It should be here at VW America dealerships by the fall of 2024.

Where is the original Alex on Autos guy??

Can you remove the rear seats, like if you ever had to transport something big?

Someone with lots of kids like myself wants this. I hope they don’t overprice it

I hope they give it ample power and range. I've heard a lot of reviews allude to this being low on both...at that price yikes

Any commitment on deliveries?

Machined wheels...More biz for my biz! Curb rash time...😂

wondering if a 4x8 piece of plywood would lay flat

It needs that old-style V out front.

Looks cool, but Toyota haice would be great for North America too, and Toyota coaster

Price? Range?

People are going to need to lay on top of the dash to windex the inside of the windshield.

Battery is at 76% It has 199 miles of range according to the dash. ignoring all other variables... This van has a range of about 260 miles.

Is this already available for sale in Europe? It has been "coming soon" to the U.S.S forever. 🤔🙄

It's not childseat friendly if belts are not integrated with set.

I have given up on ever getting something I'd like from VW. I had an 85 Jetta and the incredible 87 Quantum Syncro. I love the VW vans but this thing needed a range extender motor. It will have AWD though. I feel VW never really understands the US market.

What a pity the second row seats aren’t foldable

yes

Yes, you can take out the 3rd row.

I really like it, but it's going to be all about pricing for me. We could use a short range BEV for a city runabout but not if it's going to be $50k+

Nice little camper in perspective except that I wouldn't sleep peacefully in there during the recharge of the 77 Kilowatt-Hour battery as I would not feel more comfortable in any other EV in the same circumstances. I'd rather be on a full 50 gallon tank...it's that bad.

Much better than the Routan

Soooo... Since I can't afford rent or a mortgage is there room for me to sleep in there in between Uber trips? I mean let's get real. That's what we're buying this cute buzz for.

If it had a 500 mile range id buy one tomorrow. Until then it's not practical for me and my family.

Is this car for sell now? Or what

you cant charge it with the door open....

Make a hybrid version!

Hard to imagine this being decent. VW has had issues with electrical parts for years and now pushing full EV's when they can't even get the simple electric parts done right seems like high risk on your resale value. Not only that it has taken so long and still seems a ways out. All the while we are seeing EV models discontinued and even Ford cancelling their 12 billion dollar battery facility. The longer EV's are out and get into people's hands the more issues they bring to light. Be it the battery in cold weather and in a lot of instances not charging for hours because the battery has to warm up to a certain temp to fast charge. Or that a lot of people are seeing major issues with tire wear because of not only the extra weight of an EV but also the Torque with the acceleration. Not to mention that the wrecks people have with EV's are again way more deadly because of the weight of the vehicles. Also some safety measures on some roads also don't account for such high weights and forces in smaller packages and there have been issues with that in some states as well. Not to mention in some states to make up for the gas tax are charging insane amounts of money for car registration each year. It is one thing to buy gas each month but for instance imagine having to foot the bill for the gas tax on it each year all at once. Not fun. California and Pennsylvania are both over 50 cents a gallon so they are having to make that up with registration costs. Not to mention auto makers are losing massive amounts of money on EV's each time they sell one. Which is bad for them and us. Meaning we are actually buying a vehicle that is more expensive than what we pay. Meaning when something does go wrong the parts are going to be more expensive than most anticipate.

this is what i concern most, the freaking FREE CHARGING !!!!!

They need to release this thing already. Seeming like it’s gonna get cancelled in the USA

Who’s this guy????

Campervan?

This looks great but it's taking way too long to get to market in the US. Probably will be overpriced as well. We can only hope.

So, after showing me doors, seats and screens, you never answered the question you posed in the title. Is it as an enchanting as we all want it to be???

I’d want to remove the third row.

Waited forever for this and really wished it hadn't been a BEV. Easily going to be as much as an EV9 so loaded I'd expect $75k. Also being a BEV no reason to buy one 4-5 years old with reduced distance. A Real shame, love the look of it.

ID Buzz costs whay too much....

Only problem I see is EPEN$IVE !

Nice design, shame the range sucks and the price is too high… Back to the drawing board VW.

It’ll be incredibly expensive to maintain nothing like the old original Volkswagen. Skip all of this and go get ia hybrid minivan.

No rail system is VERY disappointing.

That lower grill & window controls are not the "right move for any market".

Looks like a 90's Dodge caravan inside . I expected better .

been waiting for 20 years for this, and let down immensely by this pedestrian late to market product.

Range for the price is pathetic for 2025

VW has adopted Tesla strategy. A little ittle eye candy, big promises and delays! Cheers

Why is it taking so long to bring these to market ? C'mon VW, be like KIA and step it up !

Really hate these moon roof/ sun roofs that doesn’t have a cover… in Australia, skin cancer is a thing

It's expensive, got a corny name, and is a Volkswagen. This is a vehicle for a select few

Who cares 😴, RC toy electric cars are for children, not car enthusiasts! Bring back the awesome music 🎶 from the 3.2 24V VR6 engine. Thank you, VW! Miss my MK4 R32 😢

It's taken too many years, is too big & too expensive for me to care anymore....

Alex on autos why isn’t Alex doing these videos?? new guy and cameraman adjust your shot focus on the vehicle not the guy in the middle of the frame I enjoyed the content so much more before these new people came in jeez!!

Another ID fiasco.....

Far too expensive,

Too big, too expensive too much cost cutting and probably to many reliability issues, bring the euro version to the United States. VW.

Glad he got cut off at the end. He needs to do more research before talking about a vehicle.