First off, this writer can’t speak enough to the grossness of purposely misspelled words, and that goes for recording artists who hate vowels in their name, too.
With that out of the way, there’s wagon news to share. Volkswagen, whose electric MEB platform is slated to underpin a wide variety of future models, has revealed its latest creation: the ID. Space Vizzion, an all-electric long-roof that will one day make its way to America.
Wagons, of course, are a rare sight on U.S. roads, so any new product planned in this bodystyle gets extra attention from the motoring press — every last one of whom owns at least two wagons.
Sounding like a 1990s JDM van, the Space Vizzion will make its public debut at the L.A. Auto Show later this month. It’s the seventh ID.-badged model to emerge since VW embraced electrification with the enthusiasm of a child greeting a drafted father returning home from Vietnam.
Riding atop the same MEB platform as the others, the Space Vizzon “combines the aerodynamic characteristics of a Gran Turismo with the spaciousness of an SUV,” VW claims, which is another way of saying this vehicle is a wagon. Certainly, the vehicle’s long, flowing flanks out-style other models in the ID. stable.
Up front, a diamond honeycomb fascia with hidden lights ties the model to other contemporary VW products, as well as other ID. models. The automaker boasts of a slippery drag coefficient, without giving a number. Speaking of numbers, one spec is more important than others when dealing with gas-free vehicles: range.
Buyers needn’t worry about running low on juice too long after embarking on future road trips, as VW cites a max range of 300 miles on the EPA cycle.
As the provided images show, Volkswagen has an airport TV-sized flatscreen planned for the center of the Space Vizzion’s dash. We’ll have to wait and see how the production version differs from the renderings. Faux leather upholstery comes by way of the byproduct of apple juice production.
With North American availability already confirmed, a production version of the Space Vizzion will appear in 2021, by which time we’ll be talking about the imminent arrival of the ID. Buzz microbus and ID. Crozz crossover. Whether the model will gain a dual-motor, all-wheel drive variant is unknown, but it seems a strong possibility.
[Images: Volkswagen Group]
Electric wagon article… pictures of a donk in a ghetto with a cheap body kit… what?
Looks like something from the 1963 worlds fair “Future concept” that got on pimp my ride.
I wouldn’t trust the electrics/electronics on any European car, the British being the worst, of course.
You understand that Faraday, Maxwell Dirac are English right?
Hey, I still have my wagon. I did my part.
I will pronounce this car “Viz-zee-on” and I find it hard to believe they are bringing a wagon to the States after they just gave up on them all. By the time it gets here I’m sure it will be raised .4″ with gray cladding around the wheel opening and it’ll be marketed as a crossover.
That rear hatch opening looks so tiny.
“Wagon” with a porthole opening in back is no wagon.
How big is the market for a (presumably) $60k+ wagon? FWIW, Volvo sold 2700 V90/V90CC wagons last year.
2018 Buick sold roughly 5,600 Regal TourX out of a bit more than 14,000 Regals sold. But that was at under $40K.
FYI
Dear VW,
At under $40K loaded with your now defunct 6/72 warranty, I’d be interested.
Signed,
Dude Who Actually Bought A Wagon
I purchased one. Unfortunately it was a 1992 320i touring.
FCA PSA here’s the hint. A new Magnum. Just base it on the Peugeot 508 wagon.
Googling “Peugeot 508 wagon” (images)
Oh sweet cheesus. Daddy likes.
It is already there:
https://jalopnik.com/this-dodge-charger-wagon-spotted-on-the-street-looks-so-1839653803
Vizzion? Siie kümmmern sich nicht umm die Spracche der Bücheer odder Ausländer?