luxury sedans and crossovers following the Tesla recipe. It’s pretty clear that things have changed, and two of Volkswagen’s latest concepts show that it is going to continue to give potential EV buyers the variety that they crave.a few weeks ago. This car is a one-of-a-kind product created by Volkswagen’s three facilities in Saxony: Zwickau, Dresden, and Chemnitz.
The Xcite show vehicle is based on the standard ID.5 GTX02 with an 82 kWh battery and a top speed of 180 kilometers per hour. The apprentices molded their young ideas after seeing this car. They contributed their abilities in mechanics, body repair, and painting to the project’s design and implementation. The project was based on careful planning and extensive collaboration among young people, who worked independently.
“For me, this project was really something quite special: working together as a team to achieve a goal, combining a number of different disciplines and working under real-life conditions such as budgeting, planning and implementation.” said Duncan Loibl, a young electronics technician who worked on the project. “As a result of Covid and temporary delivery bottlenecks, we had to overcome a number of obstacles as a team. We are all the more proud of our car and the knowledge we have gained.
This isn’t VW’s first ID.4 off-roadeo. Last year, the company modified an ID.4 to participate in the punishing Baja 1000 race, and it survived the segments it participated in. Changes were made to suspension and the radiator, as well as providing more skid plate protection for the vehicle’s underbelly.“The modular electric drive matrix has enormous technical potential,” says Silke Bagschik, Head of the MEB Product Line.
Bring it on VW!