Volkswagen on Friday teased a crossover counterpart to the ID.2all subcompact hatchback idea it unveiled in March.

The crossover idea known as the ID.2all SUV, and VW has but to say when will probably be revealed, although the automaker has confirmed it is going to spawn a manufacturing mannequin in 2026, or one yr after the ID.2all spawns its personal manufacturing mannequin.

The manufacturing mannequin will doubtless sit in the identical house because the present VW T-Cross, a subcompact crossover associated to the present Polo hatch. Equally, the ID.2all’s manufacturing mannequin ought to compete in the identical house because the Polo.

Each manufacturing fashions are being developed on a lower-cost model of Volkswagen Group’s MEB platform for mainstream EVs, which is at the moment within the early phases of real-world testing. Extra VW Group manufacturers Skoda and SEAT (or Cupra) will additionally launch fashions based mostly on the platform.

Volkswagen ID.2all idea

The lower-cost model, dubbed MEB Entry, is shorter than the common MEB platform and encompasses a single motor on the entrance. Within the ID.2all, the motor is rated at 222 hp, and the idea’s battery is claimed by VW to ship 280 miles on the WLTP take a look at cycle used abroad. A decrease determine would outcome utilizing the stricter EPA cycle.

VW Group has hinted at a beginning value beneath 25,000 euros (roughly $27,400) for its subcompact EVs.

The automaker can be launching much more inexpensive EVs, doubtless within the minicar phase. German media reported this week that VW Group could flip to an outdoor accomplice in a quest to ship an EV with a beginning value beneath 20,000 euros (roughly $21,900), with Renault talked about as one of many potential companions.