Volkswagen's ID Cross is the electric answer to the T-Cross, a small SUV built on the same platform as the ID Polo, and Autogefühl's Thomas walked through the production car in detail. The pitch is packaging: exterior dimensions close to a T-Cross, but interior space closer to the larger T-Roc. The video reports it is 4.15 metres long, with two battery options, a 37 kWh LFP pack and a 52 kWh NMC pack. The bigger battery is rated for over 400 km on the WLTP cycle, which Thomas says works out to roughly 300 km at real motorway speeds. Pricing, as presented, starts near 28,000 euros for the base car and climbs toward 40,000 euros for a loaded big-battery Style version with the largest wheels. The higher trims add IQ.LIGHT matrix LED headlights and a lit VW badge, while base cars go without the illuminated strips.
The ID Cross is one piece of a bigger Volkswagen bet. The video notes it shares a plant in northern Spain with the ID Polo, the Cupra Raval, and the Skoda Epiq, the group's cluster of small, cheaper electrics aimed at the mainstream. Volkswagen has said publicly it wants an EV starting around 25,000 euros, and this family is how it plans to get there. The catch is timing. The same low-cost Chinese models now reaching Europe, including the Geely EX2 covered elsewhere in today's update, are arriving at similar prices with fewer legacy costs to carry. Where the ID Cross tries to win is interior quality and space. Thomas argues the seating position and rear legroom beat the ID Polo and even the larger ID.3, which is the kind of everyday advantage a spec sheet rarely captures. He credits the more upright electric-platform layout, which lets a tall adult sit comfortably in a car this compact, something he says is rare in the segment.
On charging, the video reports a 105 kW DC peak for the big battery, a 10 to 80 percent time of about 24 minutes, and 11 kW AC. Thomas highlights a 475-litre boot, larger than the ID Polo's, plus a small frunk that fits little more than a charging cable. He praises the cabin details: real physical dials for temperature and fan, proper window switches, and materials he says feel better than in some cars costing double. Wheels run from 17 to 20 inches, and adaptive DCC suspension is offered even on standard versions, unlike the ID Polo where it is limited to the GTI. Towing is rated at 1.2 tonnes. The test car pairs the 52 kWh battery with the higher Style trim, a 13-inch screen, and a Harman Kardon system Thomas rates well. He also points out a two-tone interior option he prefers, a cooled wireless charging pad, ISOFIX on the outer rear seats, and a boot shelf that repositions to carry a plant or tall load upright. The key structural trick, he says, is that the ID Cross wears T-Cross exterior dimensions while offering interior room closer to the larger T-Roc, a byproduct of the dedicated electric platform.
Bottom line: The ID Cross looks like the sensible pick in Volkswagen's small-EV range. It costs a little more than the ID Polo but adds space, a bigger boot, and a better seating position, and it keeps the physical buttons buyers keep asking for. At 28,000 euros to start it is not cheap next to the Chinese newcomers, and the 105 kW charging peak is only average. But if VW builds it as well as this walkthrough suggests, it could be the volume seller of the family. Worth a look for anyone who wants a small EV that still feels like a proper car.
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