New naming strategy: VW concept car ID. 2all will become ID in the production version. Polo
Volkswagen is changing its approach to naming electric cars: future models will get names from the brand's most popular models. The first will be the compact ID. Polo, the production version of the concept ID. 2all. Its launch is scheduled for 2026 - the year of the 50th anniversary of the Polo.
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According to Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer, the brand's model names are firmly entrenched in people's minds. They epitomise quality, timeless design and technology for all. That's why the familiar designations will carry over into the future. ID. Polo will be the first, but not the only example of this strategy.
In the future, Volkswagen intends to consistently transfer time-tested names to its electric range. At the same time, the cars with internal combustion engines will retain their familiar names.
A sporty version of the electric Polo, the ID, will also go into production in 2026. Polo GTI, based on the concept ID. GTI. Volkswagen promises outstanding dynamics and maximum driving pleasure.
ID. Polo and the ID. Polo GTI. Photo: Volkswagen AG
Camouflaged prototypes of the ID. Polo and ID. Polo GTI will be shown in public for the first time during the IAA Mobility 2025 motor show in Munich (8-14 September). The day before, on 7 September, Volkswagen will also present the concept compact electric crossover ID. CROSS, the production version of which - ID. Cross - will debut at the end of 2026 as the electric analogue of the T-Cross.
Recall that the ID. family was introduced in 2018 and was initially conceived as a separate line of electric vehicles. The first was the ID.3 hatchback, followed by the ID.4, ID.5, ID. Buzz and the flagship ID.7, which is currently the top-selling electric Volkswagen in Europe.
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