The classic car is reborn as an electric car. Volkswagen ID.Polo rolls off the production line and sells for about 197,000 yuan.

The Volkswagen Group officially announced that the ID. Polo has been officially put into production at the Martorell plant in Spain, along with the Cupra Raval. This marks the completion of the plant's transformation and its entry into a new stage of electrification. Volkswagen said that the models put into production this time belong to the "electric city car family". The project is led by Seat & Cupra on behalf of the Volkswagen Group's core brand group. It will produce a total of four pure electric models under the three brands of Volkswagen, Cupra and Skoda in the same factory based on a shared platform.

ID.Polo was released in March this year. It continues the name of Polo and is the electrified sequel of Volkswagen's most successful model. It provides three configuration versions, namely Trend entry version, Life comfort version and Style top version. The overseas starting price is 24,995 euros (approximately RMB 197,000).

ID.Polo is positioned as a pure electric hatchback, with a length, width and height of 4053/1816/1530mm, and a wheelbase of 2600mm. It basically continues the design of the previously released ID. 2all concept car. The front face adopts a closed design and is equipped with the popular through-light strip. In the center of the light strip is the brand LOGO that can be illuminated.

In the interior, the car will be equipped with a 10.25-inch instrument panel and a 13-inch central control screen, and will also retain a large number of physical buttons. For users who have driven Volkswagen fuel vehicles before, it will be almost easy to get started.

What’s interesting is that it will also provide a retro theme, switching the instrument interface and central entertainment system display style to the 1980s style, with physical buttons on the steering wheel, and even some BlackBerry phone feel.

In terms of configuration, the car will provide functions such as front seat heating and steering wheel heating. It will also be equipped with the Travel Assist driving assistance system, which supports high-speed automatic lane changing, traffic light and stop sign recognition.

Thanks to the advantages of the MEB+ platform, the space utilization of the new car has been greatly improved compared to the fuel version of the Polo. The luggage compartment volume has been increased to 441 liters (351 liters for the fuel version), an increase of 25%. When the rear seat backrests are folded down, the loading volume can be further expanded to 1,240 liters.

In terms of power, ID.Polo is equipped with a new high-efficiency front-wheel drive system, offering three power versions for consumers to choose from, namely 85 kW (116 hp), 99 kW (135 hp) and 155 kW (211 hp).

Among them, the 85 kW and 99 kW versions come standard with a 37 kWh (net capacity) lithium iron phosphate (LFP) high-voltage battery. At a DC fast charging station, it only takes about 23 minutes to charge from 10% to 80%, and the WLTP range can reach up to 329 kilometers.

The 155-kilowatt version is equipped with a nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) battery with a net capacity of 52 kilowatt-hours and a peak WLTP range of up to 454 kilometers. It also supports DC fast charging, with a 10%-80% charging time of about 24 minutes.

In addition, all series are equipped with vehicle-to-external discharge (V2L) function as standard, with an output power up to 3.6 kilowatts. Users can draw power through the 230V socket in the car or through a special adapter to meet the needs of various scenarios such as outdoor travel and emergency power supply.