At least 20 percent of Australian customers for the Volkswagen Id. Zoom From Electric Van en People Mover Range is expected to opt for the more powerful, dual-engine four-wheel drive GTX Performance flagship-Meer than in almost any other market-all-way price premium at a good $ 109,990 before on-road costs.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Australia Australia Director Nathan Johnson said that the local demand for the GTX will reflect the popularity of GTI Hot Hatch versions of the venerable VW Golf in this market.
“With GTX, one in five [ID. Buzz sales] Is our expectation – about 20 percent – and that will be one of the highest penetration rate for GTX in every market, “he said at the recent launch of the Id. Buzz GTX.
Hundreds of new cars are available via Carexper now. Get the experts by your side and score a lot. Browse now.
“We are convinced that it will be quite high. We have clearly never played in the performance market at commercial vehicles before, but from a Volkswagen perspective, in GTI, we are one of the top markets worldwide and have always been in that space, so we always get a lot of attention from the worldwide boys when it comes to performance models.”
Volkswagen Australia says that around 20 percent of the initial annual ID allocation. Buzz vehicles are already being spoken, but the sales ambitions are relatively low for what a relatively niche model is, with at least 100 per month-much less than the traditional volume of other VW commercial vans, including the small Caddy, medium-sized carrier and large Crafter.
For the first time released in Europe in June 2022 and earlier for sale in Australia in 2024, the ID. Buzz was finally launched here in December, initially in a short -wheel base rear -wheel drive freight commercial van and both SWB five -seat and LWB Pro Pro People Mover Gookis with seven seats.
The first deliveries of the customer were stopped until April to ensure that all vehicles received a software update that wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, so until May this year there are now less than 100 registered.
Volkswagen projects 55-60 percent of buyers will opt for the Pro People Movers, with the remaining 40-45 percent for the freight bus. And of the nearly 8000 interest it received, most potential buyers love SWB vehicles and 70 percent of the orders are for human movers with a trademark two-tone painting schedule.
The range of the range, long wheelbase GTX is not only faster and more powerful than all other ID. Buzz variants, thanks to the dual engine powertrain that makes it the only four-wheel drive version, but it offers a higher 1600 kg-baked towing capacity and scores almost each option as standard in a 300 mm-langer body with the practical way of seven seats.
“The GTX has the advantage that it is 4Motion [AWD] also. This is very much a lifestyle vehicle that leans to some of those specific elements, and whether they go to the snow or beach, customers in Australia have a preference for four-wheel drive, ”said Volkswagen Group Australia acting general manager of business communication, Daniel Degaperi.
“The higher drag capacity of the GTX of a maximum of 1.6 tons also means that although we are not talking about something that drags 3.5 tons such as our Amarok, people jet skis and small boats and vans.”
The GTX uses the same 86kWh lithium-ion battery as all other ID. Buzz variants, but adds an electric motor mounted at the front to not only offer AWD, but also the total outputs of 250 kW power and 590 Nm of torque.
This results in a claimed 0-100 km/h acceleration time of 6.4 seconds and 450 km of electric range below the WLTP cycle.
MORE: Everything Volkswagen Id. Zoom
