Video: Successful Crash Test of the Volkswagen ID. Buzz

The new 100% electric Volkswagen Kombi has received the maximum rating of 5 stars from Euro NCAP. It also becomes the safest minibus in history!

The Volkswagen ID.Buzz has been making waves since the beginning of 2022, earning the playful nickname “Buzz.” We tested it this fall, feeling nostalgic for the classic “Bulli” it clearly draws inspiration from, with aesthetic nods to the charming 1950s-1960s Type 2 models.

Since the early 1990s, the famous flat-four engine has been phased out. The Volkswagen bus has long been powered by diesel, which was better suited for passenger transport, before undergoing a significant transformation in 2022 with the adoption of an electric motor and batteries, based on the technical platform of the Volkswagen ID.3, Volkswagen ID.4, and related models.

Read our review of the Volkswagen ID. Buzz 2022

Highly Positive Rating for the Volkswagen ID. Buzz

Today, the Volkswagen ID. Buzz is making headlines again with its rating from the well-known organization Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Program), an independent Brussels-based agency specializing in testing the active and passive safety capabilities of new cars. The results for the ID. Buzz are excellent, earning a safety score of 92% for adult occupants, 87% for child occupants, 60% for vulnerable road users (including pedestrians and cyclists), and a 90% score for its onboard safety assistance features. In the end, the Volkswagen ID. Buzz received a five-star rating, the highest possible from Euro NCAP.

Euro NCAP Testing Procedure Overview

As a reminder, Euro NCAP conducts a series of safety and collision tests with the following details:

• Frontal crash test, where 50% of the vehicle’s width impacts a deformable barrier coming from the opposite direction, both traveling at 50 km/h.

• Frontal crash test, the vehicle hits a full rigid barrier.

• Side crash test, where a deformable mobile barrier impacts the driver’s side door.

• Pole test, the tested vehicle is propelled laterally into a rigid pole, and the central airbag’s robustness is evaluated.

• A series of pedestrian tests are performed with various impactors, including adult and child head prostheses, leg and thigh prostheses, whiplash tests on a sled, as well as pedestrian and cyclist AEB tests.

Active safety is evaluated based on the vehicle’s equipment: scenarios include autonomous emergency braking car-to-car, occupant monitoring systems (including seatbelt reminders), lane assistance technologies, and speed assistance…

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