Volkswagen continues to expand its ID. range of electric vehicles (EVs) revealing the ID. XTREME. This fully electric concept car looks like Volkswagen’s ID.4 GTXon steroids and is designed for rugged outdoor adventure.
It features an all-wheel-drive system based on the ID.4 GTX and combines the strengths of a modern electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) with the sense of adventure all encapsulated in an off-road vehicle.
Silke Bagschik, Volkswagen Head of the MEB Product Line, said: “The modular electric drive matrix (MEB) has enormous technical potential. For many of our customers, vehicles are much more than just a means of transport. With the ID. XTREME, we are raising electric mobility from VW to a new performance level.”
The ID. XTREME concept vehicle was created by the team of Andreas Reckewerth, Head of vehicle MEB, in the Volkswagen development department. A high-performance drive on the rear axle and software adaptations in the drive control unit increases the system power of the concept car by 65kW to 285kW compared with the ID.4 GTX.
Bagschik added: “The ID. XTREME is made by enthusiasts at Volkswagen for ID. enthusiasts here in Locarno. We are really eager to find out how the fans of electromobility react to the vehicle. Based on the feedback from our community, we will decide how to proceed with the project.”
The ID. XTREME01 features raised rally running gear, 18-inch off-road wheels, a modified crash member with an additional front bumper and 50 mm-wider wings manufactured using 3D printing. It also has a roof carrier with additional LED lights and a completely closed aluminium underbody.
Acoustically, the ID. XTREME’s driving noise was developed together with Volkswagen Design and is output to the outside via a sound generator in the wheel housing. In the interior, the concept car features numerous Alcantara applications, revamped seats and elements in the accent colour orange.
Volkswagen is presenting the ID. XTREME to the public for the first time at the ID. Treffen in Locarno. The event by, and for fans of electric mobility and modelled on the GTI meeting at Lake Wörth (Austria). is taking place for the second time this year.
