What is an ID Buzz? The ID Buzz is an all new electric minivan built in the Hanover, Germany, assembly plant and sold worldwide by Volkswagen. The 2025 ID Buzz is considered a minivan class vehicle, with a retro design inspired by the classic 1960’s VW Microbus that includes modern features and a focus on pure EV electric power.
The ID Buzz is based on the same platform as the other VW electric cars, including the ID 4 SUV. The American version of the ID Buzz has 3 rows of seats and can carry up to 7 people in the RWD models. It’s about the same length and width as the VW Atlas Cross Sport, and is roughly 195 inches long, 78 inches wide, and 75 inches high. Then add a few inches for the roof top cross bars and some more for the surfboards too.
To showcase this all new minivan, this week Volkswagen sent me a 2025 ID Buzz to test drive and review. The base window sticker price for this 1st Edition 4Motion van is $69,995. There are no extra cost options on the 1st Edition models, as the only thing you can choose from is the color you want, and pick either RWD or AWD. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP), including the $1,550 delivery charge, is: $71,545.
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your driveway total purchase price came to: $80,488. At $488 over $80 Grand this 1st Edition VW minivan ain’t cheap. Used VW microbus’s cost around $800 bucks when they all went to Woodstock in upstate New York back in 1969, but that was like 55 years ago. Time flies, we all got older, and prices have gone up. But, hey, $80,000 in cash today is like $800 bucks back then, right, kinda, maybe?
The 2025 Volkswagen ID Buzz 1st Edition comes in 5 two tone exterior color combo’s: Candy White top with Cabana Blue, Candy White top with Energetic Orange, Candy White top with Mahi Green, Candy White top with Metro Silver, or Candy White top with Pomelo Yellow. I got to test drive a yellow and white one and it looks fantastic.
The 1st Edition Buzz comes with a groovy Dune color interior, with light gray and dark gray piping on the seats and saddle colored dashboard and door trim. The ID Buzz also offers 3 single tone exterior colors in: Candy White, Deep Black Pearl, or Metro Silver.
All 1st Edition models come with a set of 1st Edition 20″ alloy wheels with all season tires, 1st Edition exterior badging and trim, a set of 2 roof rack carrier bars, a panoramic fixed glass roof with electrochromic smart glass, and a set of Heritage premium edition woven sisal floor mats that make the ID Buzz 1st Edition models look extra special.
The VW ID Buzz starts with an electric vehicle driveline with a 91 kWh Lithium-ion battery pack that makes 282 horsepower in the rear wheel drive (RWD) model, while the all wheel drive (AWD) 4 Motion vans with 2 electric motors, can produce up to 335 horsepower. The battery pack can be charged in 9 hours on a 240 volt level II charger. It gets 74 MPGe on the highway, 87 MPGe in the city and 80 MPGe in combined driving, with a driving range of 231 miles on the 1st Edition 4 Motion AWD models.
The AWD 1st Edition has responsive steering, a low center of gravity, and 2 powerful electric motors, that make it a joy to drive on any road. Plus the ID Buzz comes with a lot of smart technology, including driver assistance, DC fast charging, SiriusXM satellite radio, wireless phone charging, 5G connections, and a Harman Kardon premium audio system with 700 watts of power driving 14 speakers and a subwoofer.
If you want to take a ride back in time, and remember the 1967 Summer of Love in San Francisco, then you should buy an ID Buzz 1st Edition, and relive your past in a VW Microbus for the 21st century. Then you can be groovin’ on a Sunday afternoon, at the corner of Haight & Asbury, just like you did back in the good old days, or last week.
Call, click or visit your local Volkswagen dealer for a test drive, and a Bottom Line price review, on the 2025 ID Buzz 1st Edition 4Motion Microbus. And remember that the base price for a new ID Buzz starts at only $59,995. Volkswagen – Drive Bigger.
Be smart, stay safe, and just breathe. Remember, You Are What You Drive, and maybe, just for those reasons alone, you should Drive one, Buy one, Today. Have a great day, drive safely, and enjoy the ride, as the future looks nice and bright – Tony the Car Guy.
This Bottom Line new vehicle review is a Nut & Bolt and Dollars & Sense editorial provided by Tony Leopardo. Tony the Car Guy is an automotive writer, editor and publisher in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you have a question, or comment for Tony, send it to tonyleo@pacbell.net and visit AutoWire.Net at www.autowire.net
