Gadgetory

hey it's Andy with the verge Volkswagen put out its new microbus concept the ID buzz here in Detroit and as you can see it's a total blast from the past so the ID buzz is an all-electric fully autonomous micro bus that's meant to harken back to Volkswagens glory days you know peace signs and flower power it wouldn't be the fastest electric vehicle out there with the top speed of only 99 miles per hour and with a 200 kilowatt electric motor and a charging range of only 270 miles it also wouldn't be the most powerful evening but it does have however is the ability to make a direct appeal to two demographic groups the stal j'avais be boomers and tech obsessed Millennials it's a brilliant marketing strategy but the question is will Volkswagen ever make this thing Volkswagen says the microbus could make it into production by 2025 but that seems overly optimistic the German automaker released a different micro bus concept last year the buddy and neither of these cars seem to really have any basis in reality that doesn't make them any less fun to obsess over especially with futuristic features like mood lighting retractable steering wheels and driver seats that can swivel 180 degrees another suite add-on is Volkswagens ID pass a cloud-based User Profile that stores specific settings for both drivers and passengers that means every time you get in the car will automatically adjust everything to your liking seat position air conditioning music you name it but it's important not to let cool concepts like these distract from the overall problem which is Volkswagens ongoing diesel emissions cheating scandal right before Detroit kicked off a senior executive was arrested by the FBI on charges of conspiring to defraud US customers it's a really big problem for the company they have billions of dollars tied up in settlements but in the meantime we've got cool concepts like these to look at anyway Volkswagen will always have a place in America's cultural identity vehicles like the bug the beetle and the micro bus or icons and it's really cool to see the company continuing to play around with these classic models as it looks further into the future German automaker released a different micro bus concept last flesh this is awesome I've never rotated in a bus before