ID CROSS PREVIEWS CHUNKY COMPACT ELECTRIC SUV

VW's supermini-sized crossover concept to make production as £25k EV

- GREG KABLE

The new Volkswagen ID Cross concept previews a chunky, supermini-sized electric crossover that will arrive at the end of next year priced from around £25,000.

The new model, which is in effect a raised version of the incoming ID Polo hatch (see below), is described as a city-friendly yet longdistance-capable five-seat SUV that will slot into the range beneath the ID 4.

The EV has been named to position it clearly as an electric counterpart to the T-Cross, said VW, and is part of a new naming strategy that will see well-known badges adorn EVs in place of the numerical system that has been in use since the ID 3 was revealed in 2018.