Test drive: 2022 Volkswagen Taos
The 2022 Volkswagen Taos effectively replaces the Golf in the automaker's lineup, and Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu says its a big little SUV.
The bus is back and bringing some buzz with it.
![The VW ID. Buzz draws inspiration from the classic Microbus.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/03/1200/675/buzz-2.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
The VW ID. Buzz draws inspiration from the classic Microbus. (Volkswagen)
Five years after it was previewed with a concept vehicle at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show, the final production version of the Volkswagen ID. Buzz has been revealed.
![The ID. Buzz is roughly the same size as an ID. 4.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/03/1200/675/buzz-4.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
The ID. Buzz is roughly the same size as an ID. 4. (Volkswagen)
The all-electric minivan features throwback styling inspired by the classic VW Microbus and is built on the same platform as the ID. 4 SUV.
![The ID. Buzz offers up to three rows of seating.](https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/03/ID-Buzz.gif)
The ID. Buzz offers up to three rows of seating. (Volkswagen)
The initial model is about the same length as the compact ID. 4, but a long-wheelbase version will be introduced when the ID. Buzz goes on sale in the U.S. in 2024.
![The ID. Buzz interior features modern styling and a mix of recycled and vegan materials.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/03/1200/675/buzz-5.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
The ID. Buzz interior features modern styling and a mix of recycled and vegan materials. (Volkswagen)
The European model features a 82 kWh battery pack and 201 hp electric motor driving the rear wheels, much like the original rear-engine Microbus.
![The ID. Buzz will be available with several seating configurations.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/03/1200/675/buzz-1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
The ID. Buzz will be available with several seating configurations. (Volkswagen)
Its official driving range has not yet been announced, but the ID. 4 with the same battery and powertrain is rated for 260 miles between charges in the U.S.
![VW will also sell an ID. Buzz cargo model.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/03/1200/675/buzz-3.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
VW will also sell an ID. Buzz cargo model. (Volkswagen)
The ID. Buzz's curved-box body can accommodate up to three rows of seating and there is also a cargo model with 137 cubic feet of cargo space. The modern styling is trimmed with a mix of recycled and vegan materials.
![The ID. Buzz cargo version can fit two European pallets inside.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/03/1200/675/buzz-cargo.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
The ID. Buzz cargo version can fit two European pallets inside. (Volkswagen)
A full suite of electronic driver aids will be offered that includes a lane-keeping system that uses "swarm data" gathered from other vehicles to help guide the vehicle within a lane.
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Pricing has not yet been announced, but the U.S. version will be revealed next year.