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Volkswagen renames its electric crossover ID. Tiguan, retiring the ID.4

Volkswagen has discontinued the ID.4 and ID.5 nameplates in favor of the ID. Tiguan, a new electric crossover built on an updated MEB+ platform. The model offers 58 kWh or 77 kWh battery options, with power ranging from 187 hp to 295 hp in all-wheel-drive form, and a claimed WLTP range of up to 373 miles. VW CEO Thomas Schäfer said the renaming merges the Tiguan brand's sales success with the ID. line's electric momentum.

arstechnica.com · 2026-10-09

VW's Mission Efficiency prototype drives 794 miles on single charge

Volkswagen unveiled the Mission Efficiency, a near-production electric coupe prototype built on its MEB+ platform that shares components with the upcoming ID. Polo and ID. Cross models. The teardrop-shaped car achieved a drag coefficient of 0.158, which VW says makes it the world's most aerodynamic road-legal vehicle, and completed a 1,278 km trip from Wolfsburg to Vienna on one charge of its 54.9 kWh battery, arriving with 164 km of range left.

theverge.com · 2026-09-14