Volkswagen ID. Polo
Battery electric supermini car
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The Volkswagen ID. Polo is an upcoming battery electric supermini car to be produced by Volkswagen. It is the first electric Volkswagen to adopt the new naming scheme for the Volkswagen ID. series, using existing nameplates.
| Volkswagen ID. Polo | |
|---|---|
Volkswagen ID. Polo Prototype | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen |
| Production | 2026 (to commence) |
| Assembly | Spain: Pamplona, Navarra[1] (Volkswagen Navarra) |
| Designer | Andreas Mindt (head of design)[2] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Supermini (B) |
| Body style | 5-door hatchback |
| Layout | Front-motor, front-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group MEB Entry |
| Related | |
| Powertrain | |
| Electric motor | APP290 Permanent magnet syncronus motor on Front Axle |
| Power output |
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| Battery | |
| Range | Up to 280 miles (451 km) |
| Plug-in charging | 125 kW |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,600 mm (102.4 in) |
| Length | 4,053 mm (159.6 in) |
| Width | 1,816 mm (71.5 in) |
| Height | 1,530 mm (60.2 in) |
Overview
The ID. Polo is the production version of the Volkswagen ID.2all concept first shown in 2023. It is expected to have a starting price of €25,000, or roughly US$29,000.[3] The name was changed to ID. Polo ahead of the IAA Mobility show in Munich, Germany, where the ID. Polo's pre-production version was revealed.[4]
The ID. Polo is the first electric car of the Volkswagen ID. series to use an existing nameplate, followed by the ID. Cross, the electric equivalent of the T-Cross.[5] It will be sold alongside the internal combustion engine Volkswagen Polo.[6]
The ID. Polo was unveiled on 29 April 2026.[7]
Rear view
Design and features
The front end uses a stubby, sloped bonnet. Sleek headlights that are similar to the design used for the ID.7 are also present, alongside a light-up VW logo. The rear door handles are hidden. The rear light bar and roof spoiler are inherited from the ID.2all.[8] In the interior a 330-millimetre (12.9 in) central touchscreen and a 280-millimetre (10.9 in) digital driver's display are expected, alongside physical switches for the audio and climate controls.[9]
Concept cars
Volkswagen ID. Life (2021)
The Volkswagen ID. Life was the first VW concept car intended to foresse an upcoming supermini car for the ID. series — and even to replace Volkswagen Polo, in the early plans of replacing the entire range by BEV models — as a crossover SUV model, designed by Klaus Zyciora and Jozef Kabaň, who said "Volkswagen's design language always has to move in a more timeless direction. It fits the brand. We want to be authentic and clear and use real materials.”[10] However, in 2022, the project based on this concept has fallen out of favour, to be replaced by models designed closer to existing VW models.[11]
Volkswagen ID. Life
Rear view
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Volkswagen ID.2all (2023)
The Volkswagen ID.2all is a concept car first shown publicly on March 15, 2023,[12][13] foreseeing the ID. Polo, then intended to be called Volkswagen ID.2, following the early Volkswagen ID. series nameplates. The ID.2all uses a shortened and simplified version of the MEB electric platform called the MEB Entry, with a targeted range of 450 km (280 mi) and producing 166 kW (223 hp), with a 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) time of 7 seconds.[14][15]
Volkswagen ID.2all
Rear view
Volkswagen ID.GTI (2023)
A sport version of the ID.2all was introduced as the Volkswagen ID.GTI in September 2023.[16]
Volkswagen ID.GTI
Rear view
Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI
Powertrain
The ID. Polo will be offered with 37 kWh LFP and 52 kWh lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides (NMC) batteries. At its debut in spring 2026, the ID. Polo will be available in three power outputs: 85 kW (116 PS), 99 kW (135 PS) and 155 kW (211 PS). The ID. Polo GTI with 166 kW (226 PS) will follow later in the year.[19][full citation needed]
