Spy photographers recently caught the ID. Cross virtually undisguised, but Volkswagen put the camouflage back on for an official photo shoot in Amsterdam. That’s not all as the company has released a handful of initial specifications.

The electric crossover is scheduled to arrive in Europe this fall with a starting price of about €28,000 ($32,218). It rides on the MEB+ platform and shares a lot in common with the ID. Polo. This includes a choice of three front-mounted motors with outputs of 114 hp (85 kW / 116 PS), 133 hp (99 kW / 135 PS), and 208 hp (155 kW / 211 PS).

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The ID. Polo lineup will also receive a GTI variant with 223 hp (166 kW / 226 PS). It will arrive in the spring of 2027, although there’s no word yet on whether the ID. Cross will get the same treatment.

Volkswagen also confirmed the crossover will have 37- and 52 kWh battery packs. Like on the ID. Polo, the smaller one should have a lithium iron phosphate chemistry and a 90 kW DC fast charging capability. It should power versions developing 114 hp (85 kW / 116 PS) and 133 hp (99 kW / 135 PS).

The 52 kWh battery will likely have a nickel manganese cobalt chemistry and Volkswagen has said it’ll give the hatchback a range of up to 280 miles (450 km). It will also have a slightly higher 105 kW DC fast charging capability.

In terms of size, Volkswagen confirmed the model will measure 163.5 inches (4,153 mm) long, 70.6 inches (1,794 mm) wide, and 62.2 inches (1,581 mm) tall with a wheelbase that spans 102.4 inches (2,601 mm). The ID. Cross will also offer 20-inch wheels as well as a towing capacity of 2,645 lbs (1,200 kg).

Volkswagen didn’t release interior pictures, but the cabin should echo the ID. Polo and have a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster as well as a 13-inch infotainment system. The automaker also revealed the model will have a cargo capacity of 16.8 cubic feet (475 liters), but that can be expanded to 47.3 cubic feet (1,340 liters) by folding the rear seats down. If that’s not enough, there’s an extra 0.7 cubic feet (22 liters) of space in the frunk.

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Volkswagen has just handed over its 2 millionth fully electric vehicle, and the pace is what really grabs you. It took 12 years to reach the first million. The 2 millionth car showed up just 10 months later.

The anniversary car is an ID. 3 hatch, built in Zwickau, Germany, and delivered to a customer at the Transparent Factory in Dresden. The ID. 3 kicked off VW’s large-scale MEB era back in 2020, though the modern electric journey really began with the e-up in 2013 and the company experimented with a small number of electric Golfs as far back as the 1980s.

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Volkswagen only celebrated its 1 millionth EV, an ID.3 GTX, last April. That means the brand effectively doubled its lifetime electric output in less time than it takes some automakers to add a new paint color to mark a model-year changeover.

ID. 4 Led The Charge

The heavy lifter in that sales charge is the ID. 4 SUV, which together with its ID. 5 fastback brother clocked up roughly 901,000 deliveries worldwide, proving SUVs still rule even in the electric age. The ID. 3, whose sales potential is restricted by the fact that it’s not available in North America, follows with around 628,000 units, while the larger and more premium ID. 7 has added another 132,000 to the tally.

Europe is the engine behind much of that growth. Roughly one in five cars sold there is now electric, and Volkswagen has carved out a leading role in the region. The US market has definitely cooled, but globally, the trajectory is still pointing upward.

More EVs On The Way

And VW isn’t slowing down. A refreshed ID. 4 badged as the ID. Tiguan is on the way this year, and the new ID. Polo (seen below) and first ever electric GTI, the ID. Polo GTI, will take the fight into the affordable small car segment.

An ID. Cross SUV spinoff follows soon after and an electric ID. Golf is also looming on the horizon. At this pace, don’t be surprised if we’re talking about 3 million before your summer tan has faded.

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