Volkswagen ID. Polo

Volkswagen ID. Polo
Volkswagen ID. Polo Prototype
Overview
ManufacturerVolkswagen
ProductionJune 2026 – present[1]
AssemblySpain: Pamplona, Navarra[2] (Volkswagen Navarra)
DesignerAndreas Mindt (head of design)[3]
Body and chassis
ClassSupermini (B-segment)
Body style5-door hatchback
LayoutFront-motor, front-wheel-drive
PlatformVolkswagen Group MEB Entry
Related
Powertrain
Electric motorAPP290 Permanent magnet syncronus motor on Front Axle
Power output
  • 85–99 kW (115.6–134.6 PS; 114.0–132.8 hp) (Entry Model)
  • 155 kW (210.7 PS; 207.9 hp) (Mid/High spec Model)
  • 166 kW (225.7 PS; 222.6 hp) (ID. Polo GTI)
Battery
RangeUp to 280 miles (451 km)
Plug-in charging125 kW
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,600 mm (102.4 in)
Length4,053 mm (159.6 in)
Width1,816 mm (71.5 in)
Height1,530 mm (60.2 in)

The Volkswagen ID. Polo is a battery electric supermini car unveiled by Volkswagen on 29 April 2026.[4] It is the first electric Volkswagen to adopt the new naming scheme for the Volkswagen ID. series, using existing nameplates.

Overview

The ID. Polo is the production version of the Volkswagen ID.2all concept first shown in 2023. It is expected to have a starting price of €25,000, or roughly US$29,000.[5] The name was changed to ID. Polo ahead of the IAA Mobility 2025 show in Munich, Germany, where the ID. Polo's pre-production version was revealed.[6]

The ID. Polo is the first electric car of the Volkswagen ID. series to use an existing nameplate, followed by the ID. Cross, the electric equivalent of the T-Cross.[7] It will be sold alongside the internal combustion engine Volkswagen Polo.[8]

Design and features

The front end uses a stubby, sloped bonnet. Sleek headlights that are similar to the design used for the ID.7 are also present, alongside a light-up VW logo. The rear door handles are hidden. The rear light bar and roof spoiler are inherited from the ID.2all.[9] In the interior a 330-millimetre (12.9 in) central touchscreen and a 280-millimetre (10.9 in) digital driver's display are expected, alongside physical switches for the audio and climate controls.[10]

Powertrain

The ID. Polo is offered with two battery options - a 37 kWh LFP and 52 kWh lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxides (NMC) batteries.

Initially at launch there are three power options: the 37 kWh battery is available with either a 116 bhp (87 kW; 118 PS) or 134 bhp (100 kW; 136 PS) electric motor, and the 52 kWh battery is equipped with a 208 bhp (155 kW; 211 PS) motor. A future GTI version is expected to be equipped with a 223 bhp (166 kW; 226 PS) motor but not at the time of the launch.

Charging speeds depends on battery size; the 37 kWh battery can charged up to 90 kW DC and the larger 52 kWh up to 105 kW.[11]

Concept cars

Volkswagen ID. Life (2021)

The Volkswagen ID. Life was the first VW concept car intended to foresse an upcoming supermini car for the ID. series — and even to replace Volkswagen Polo, in the early plans of replacing the entire range by BEV models — as a crossover SUV model, designed by Klaus Zyciora and Jozef Kabaň, who said "Volkswagen's design language always has to move in a more timeless direction. It fits the brand. We want to be authentic and clear and use real materials.”[12] However, in 2022, the project based on this concept has fallen out of favour, to be replaced by models designed closer to existing VW models.[13]

Volkswagen ID.2all (2023)

The Volkswagen ID.2all is a concept car first shown publicly on March 15, 2023,[14][15] foreseeing the ID. Polo, then intended to be called Volkswagen ID.2, following the early Volkswagen ID. series nameplates. The ID.2all uses a shortened and simplified version of the MEB electric platform called the MEB Entry, with a targeted range of 450 km (280 mi) and producing 166 kW (223 hp), with a 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) time of 7 seconds.[16][17]

Volkswagen ID.GTI (2023)

A sport version of the ID.2all was introduced as the Volkswagen ID.GTI in September 2023.[18]

Volkswagen ID. Polo GTI

The ID. Polo was also receive a GTI version, which was previewed by the ID.GTI concept that was also first shown in 2023, alongside the ID.2all.[19]

The ID. Polo GTI was unveiled on May 15, 2026.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "SEAT & CUPRA plant in Martorell starts production of CUPRA Raval and Volkswagen ID. Polo, leading a new era of mobility in Europe". Volkswagen Newsroom. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Volkswagen Group's Four Entry-Level EVs Will Be Made In Spain". InsideEVs. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Surprise! The ID.2all concept is an electric VW that's smaller than the ID.3". Top Gear. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "The New Volkswagen ID. Polo Is The People's Electric Car". motor1.com. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Peter (3 September 2025). "Volkswagen vows to make EVs more affordable, starting with the ID.Polo and a new SUV". Electrek.
  6. ↑ Westerheide, Carla (3 September 2025). "Volkswagen: ID.2 becomes ID.Polo". Electrive.
  7. ↑ George, Patrick (3 September 2025). "Volkswagen Has A New Plan For EV Names. Here's What Comes Next". InsideEVs.
  8. ↑ Ingram, Richard (12 March 2026). "New Mk9 VW Golf and ID. Golf twins to keep hybrid and EV options open for buyers". Auto Express.
  9. ↑ Edkins, Jamie (3 September 2025). "Volkswagen ID Polo revealed: this iconic small car is going electric". Carwow.
  10. ↑ Kable, Greg; Rimell, Will (3 September 2025). "Volkswagen confirms ID Polo name for new £22k EV". Autocar.
  11. ↑ Fowler, Steve (29 April 2026). "I've been in Volkswagen's new electric Polo, a sub-£25k EV with buttons, big space and up to 283 miles of range". The Independent. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  12. ↑ Mihalascu, Dan (20 September 2021). "VW ID.Life's Timeless Design To Influence Wolfsburg's Upcoming EVs". InsideEVs. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  13. ↑ Randall, Chris (22 February 2022). "VW reconsiders the ID. Life concept". Electrive. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "VW ID.2all Concept Previews Inexpensive Production EV For Europe In 2025". Motor1.com. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  15. ↑ "Volkswagen ID. 2all Concept Previews The People's Electric Car". InsideEVs. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  16. ↑ Chilton, Chris (15 March 2023). "VW ID.2all Concept: A $27K EV That Beats Tesla To The Punch". Carscoops. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  17. ↑ "Volkswagen ID 2all concept previews sub-£22k electric car for 2026". Autocar. 15 March 2023.
  18. ↑ "Volkswagen ID. GTI Production Version To Debut In 2026, On Sale Early 2027". Motor1.com. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  19. ↑ Halas, John (3 September 2025). "VW Revives Polo Name For EV Era And Teases First Ever Electric GTI". Carscoops.
  20. ↑ "VW ID. Polo GTI Takes The Hot Hatch Formula Into The Electric Era". motor1.com. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
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