Recently, according to the document No.018703388 disclosed by the European Patent Office on May 17th, 2022, the Volkswagen test vehicles codenamed Aero and Aero B, namely the ID.Vizzion sedan and the ID.Space Vizzion wagon, will be launched onto the market under the names ID.7 and ID.7 Tourer.
So far, Volkswagen’s ID. series has included ID.3, ID.4, ID.5, ID.6, and ID.Buzz. It is speculated that ID.7 is likely to be Volkswagen’s next pure electric product.
The ID.Vizzion will be based on the MEB platform, positioned as a medium-sized pure electric sedan, similar to the electric Passat/Magotan and the relationship between Golf and ID.3.
(ID.Vizzion with MEB platform)
(ID.3 with MEB platform)
In fact, the ID.Vizzion was not recently introduced. Volkswagen released renderings of the ID.Space Vizzion at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show three years ago.
Coincidentally, at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show, Volkswagen directly brought the ID.Space Vizzion conceptual car to the stage.
In March this year, the ID.Vizzion model underwent large-scale road tests. From spy photos, it can be seen that the test vehicle is a three-box version and uses disguises similar to the current domestic model, Sagitar.
From the road test cars, we cannot obtain much effective information, but based on previously released renders and spy photos of the B9 Passat, we can deduce that improvements will be made to the car and screen parts, which is also a major pain point in Volkswagen’s ID. series and MQB EVO platform.
(ID.Vizzion render)
(B9 Passat spy photo)
Through comparison, we can see that the center console screen of the ID.Vizzion is consistent with that of the B9 Passat, and addresses the problem of small screen size and large bezels in the current ID. series, with a more square shape.
(Current ID. series interior)
## Spy photos of Passat B9 interior revealed
The bottom area of the air conditioning setting is still touch-controlled. It is unknown whether the backlit component will be added to the air conditioning setting area in the new car. On Volkswagen’s current models, the air conditioning system becomes really difficult to use when it gets dark, making it very inconvenient.
In Volkswagen’s existing products, the infotainment system has always been a major pain point for customers. Therefore, Volkswagen announced in its Accelerate plan released in March 2021 that it wants to become a “software-driven mobile supplier.” On December 7, 2021, Volkswagen Group’s CEO began overseeing the software department, CARIAD. In late April this year, Volkswagen held the “CARIAD China Strategy Conference”, determined to solve the pain points of in-car infotainment experience. It remains to be seen whether the upcoming Passat B9 and ID.Vizzion can solve the current problems in the next two years.
According to Volkswagen Group’s announcement, it has confirmed that ID.Vizzion and ID.Space Vizzion (ID.7 and ID.7 Tourer) will be produced at the Emden plant. The models currently produced at the Emden plant are Passat, Arteon (CC in China), and the Arteon Shooting Brake that was recently introduced in China. ID.Vizzion is expected to be available as early as next year, while the wagon version will be delayed until around 2024.
🔗Source: insideevs
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