Volkswagen ID. Polo

For the unrelated ICE-based model, see Volkswagen Polo.

The Volkswagen ID. Polo is an upcoming subcompact electric hatchback to be produced by Volkswagen. It is the first electric Volkswagen to adopt the new naming scheme for the Volkswagen ID. series, now 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	Volkswagen ID. Cross Cupra Raval Škoda Epiq
Powertrain
Battery	38 and 56 kWh, battery type unknown
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 $29,000.^[3] The change was made ahead of the IAA Mobility show in Munich, Germany, where the ID. Polo's production version will be revealed.^[4]

The ID. Polo re-uses the Polo nameplate. It is the first Volkswagen EV to put the ID branding in front of an existing nameplate, which the ID.Cross will also be doing, as it will be the electric version of the Volkswagen T-Cross.^[5]

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.^[6] In the interior a 12.9 central touchscreen and a 10.9 inch digital driver's display are expected, alongside physical switches for the audio and climate controls.^[7]

Concept cars

Volkswagen ID. Life (2021)

Main article: Volkswagen ID. Life

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.”^[8] 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.^[9]

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  Volkswagen ID. Life
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  Rear view

Volkswagen ID.2all (2023)

The Volkswagen ID.2all is a concept car first shown publicly on March 15, 2023,^[10][11] 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.^[12][13]

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  Volkswagen ID.2all
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  Rear view

Volkswagen ID.GTI (2023)

A sport version of the ID.2all was introduced as the Volkswagen ID.GTI in September 2023.^[14]

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  Volkswagen ID.GTI
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  Rear view

Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI

The ID. Polo will also receive a GTI version, which was previewed by the ID.GTI concept that was also first shown in 2023, alongside the ID.2all.^[15]

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  Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI Prototype
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  Rear view

Powertrain

The ID. Polo will be offered with 38 kWh and 56 kWh batteries. The materials of the batteries are currently unknown. Four power outputs are expected, but only 1 output is known (233 horsepower) and is expected to be the power output for the ID. Polo GTI. The max range of the ID. Polo is expected to be 280 miles.^[7]