Volkswagen has officially confirmed plans to rename its electric crossover ID.4 to ID. Tiguan, with which this concern seeks to strengthen the recognition of its electric models. The IG Metall Emden union confirmed the news during a recent press conference in Germany, and the name change will take effect with the launch of the upgraded version later this year. With a similar goal of preserving recognizable names, it was recently confirmed that the low-cost electric model, developed under the code name ID.2all, will be commercially named ID. Polo.
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The new naming strategy is part of a wider shift in Volkswagen’s approach to electric vehicles, which sees it plan to ditch the numeric ID system. model in favor of well-known names from its traditional offer. Logically, such a nomenclature opens up the possibility that the ID.7 electric sedan will be renamed ID. Passat, although this has not yet been officially confirmed.
Upgraded ID. The Tiguan will also bring significant changes in design to bring it closer in style to the new classic Tiguan. Spy photos of the test vehicles, which appeared on the Internet these days, reveal a refreshed front end and traditional exterior handles instead of the previous ones, which were “invisibly” integrated into the door panels.
Comprehensive redesign
The interior will also undergo a redesign, with the announced return of physical buttons and a simpler user interface, as in the ID model. Polo. From the technical side, ID. The Tiguan will move to the upgraded MEB+ platform, get a new electric motor for the basic version and most likely cheaper LFP battery cell chemistry in the basic variant.
Production ID. The Tiguan will be concentrated exclusively at the plant in Emden, Germany, while production at the Zwickau plant will be phased out. According to information from the IG Metall trade union, the production of the new model will last at least until the end of 2031. The official premiere of ID. The Tiguan is expected by the end of the year, and then its sales in Europe should start. The SUV coupé version of the ID.4, called the ID.5, will be discontinued and will not receive a successor.