Volkswagen unveiling of the I D BUZZ Concept

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Volkswagen Brings the spirit of the HIPPIE BUS into the 21st century

Volkswagen is traveling to the Detroit Auto Show to unveil a brand-
new concept named I.D. Buzz. Fully electric, the design study
accurately previews what a 21st-century Bus could look like.

The I.D. Buzz name suggests the concept is a follow-up to the
original I.D. that broke cover a few months ago during the Paris Auto
Show. At 194 inches long, it takes the form of a tall, boxy van whose
design is heavily inspired by the original, rear-engined Bus launched
in 1950. Volkswagen wants to put a million electric cars on the road
by 2025

The idea of a modern-day Bus isn’t new. The Microbus concept
introduced at the 2001 Geneva show and the Budd-e shown last year
at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) both illustrated what the
21st-century Bus could look like. However, the new I.D. concept
takes the heritage-laced design a step further by adopting styling
cues such as chromed trim on the belt line that ends in a V on the
front fascia, tall quarter windows integrated into the front doors, and
air vents cut into the rear roof pillars. Designers stopped short of
giving the concept a split windshield and round headlights, though
LED turn signals positioned low on the front fascia hark back to the
original model.