The most emotional member of the ID. family is here! The all-electric “Bulli” – the ID. Buzz – has completed countless runs in extreme heat and cold during its test phase on the road to production readiness. Here are the testing locations around the world, at which the high-tech Bulli has shown what it is capable of.
Quality is not achieved by chance. For the recently presented ID. Buzz to meet Volkswagen’s stringent quality requirements, the electric “Bulli” first had to come through a complex and demanding marathon of tests – all over the world and in extreme conditions. And where the “Bulli” went, so did the employees from the Technical Development and Quality Assurance departments. The ideal destinations were the places that would cause the most discomfort. It needed to be extreme. Extremely hot, from bone dry to tropical humidity. Extreme cold, from dry to damp, and with every conceivable temperature and humidity between those extremes. Often enough, there was no sign of a road surface worth mentioning. Ultimately, the cars were there to be put through their paces before they go into production.
Hot and cold climate testing to meet the highest demands
And so it was that the ID. Buzz demonstrated its potential for dynamic driving on snow and ice in Scandinavia. The focus of the cold climate test was on material design, electric and electronic functions, chassis set-up, start up, braking and steering with low friction values, and the thermal management of the entire car.
At the same time, the Volkswagen engineers were taking advantage of the hot summer in southern Italy. Performance tests and set-up work were carried out at the test facility in Nardò. Furthermore, hot climate long runs were also performed, and battery charging was tested in extreme conditions.