You have to wonder why it’s taken Volkswagen so long to reboot the Microbus, but come 2022 the iconic shape will return to the roads. This isn’t the same van that came to epitomize the swinging sixties, mind: previewed by the VW I.D. BUZZ concept, it’s an all-new interpretation of flexible motoring atop an all-new electric platform. That’s a lot to get excited about, so here’s what you need to know.
It’s based on Volkswagen’s big new platform for the future
The Volkswagen Group is big on “platforms”: common architectures that can underpin a surprising variety of cars. That’s why the Audi TT is based on the same underlying “MQB” architecture as the VW Golf and Tiguan. Common components and build processes simplify production, not to mention make things cheaper overall.
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