Volkswagen ID.2all Concept Car Will Be As Spacious As A Golf, But Priced Like A Polo

Production versions for Europe will arrive by 2025, while plans for the Singapore market will be announced at a later date.

Gerald Yuen

20 Mar 2023

Our first glimpse of another all-electric Volkswagen is not a crossover or SUV - that in itself can be a reason to rejoice. In Europe, VW claims that the ID. 2all will cost less than 25,000 Euros, placing it well within the Polo’s price point. VW projects that subcompact cars still have a place in the vehicle hierarchy come 2025, and we are definitely jumping on the bandwagon.

Development of the ID. 2all is based on the modular electric drive (MEB) platform, which is based on a front-wheel drive configuration. Its electric drive motor will churn out 223bhp and secure a WLTP range of up to 450km. 0-100km/h takes less than 7 seconds, which is comfortably faster than a MINI E.

Kai Grünitz, Member of the Brand Board of Management responsible for Technical Development: “The ID. 2all will be the first MEB vehicle with front-wheel drive. We are exploiting the great flexibility offered by our modular electric drive (MEB) platform and will set new standards in terms of technology and everyday usability with the MEB Entry platform.”

Volkswagen is also again placing greater focus on design. Andreas Mindt, Head of Design at Volkswagen Passenger Cars: “The ID. 2all gives a preview of the new design language of Volkswagen, which is based on the three pillars stability, likeability and enthusiasm.”

One element of this new design language is the C-pillar design developed for the Mk1 Golf. The ID. 2all is the first Volkswagen with a new interpretation of this signature.

Admittedly, 2 years will feel like an eternity in EV speak. A 10% to 80% charge time of approximately 20 minutes sounds decent at this price bracket, but we are placing our bets for industry goalposts to shift more favourably, supplying faster charge times for presumably smaller battery packs found in the ID.2all.

Given that the ID.3 and ID.4 were not brought in by our local dealership, it’ll be tough to imagine an entry-level EV engaging in a Category A COE battle with other compact EVs. Let 2025 show us what we’re in for, because if luxury car buyers in Singapore are receiving the shorter end of the stick now, that could only mean better news for entry-level EVs in future, right?

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