The Volkswagen ID.Xtreme Concept Promises An Off-Road EV Experience

Volkswagen’s ID4 Xtreme really is a go-anywhere, off-road-ready EV concept.

The Volkswagen ID.4 in its standard guise, is a pretty sensible, on-road focused EV crossover. Despite available AWD and its rubberized sill panels, it’s exceptionally clear that the ID.4 ain’t meant to do much more off-roading than a basic gravel road. Volkswagen’s ID.Xtreme concept, aims to change all that.

Starting with an ex-text vehicle, Volkswagen took a top-trim VW ID.4 with all-wheel drive and the 82-kilowatt-hour battery and threw all sorts of off-road goodies at the crossover. Some software tweaks and a bigger rear motor boosted output to 382 horsepower, way up from the 295 horsepower offered on standard AWD Volkswagen ID.4s. A roof rack with an LED light bar, front push bar, wide wheel arches, an aluminum underbody skid plate, and 18-inch off-road wheels round out the ID.Xtreme concept’s tough attitude.

Inside, the interior is supposed to have orange accents that mirror the exterior livery, along with other pieces inside decked out in Alcantara. We’ll just have to take VW’s word for it, though, since the brand didn’t release interior photos.

Volkswagen hasn’t revealed its explicit intention of introducing the ID.Xtreme concept into series production, but it is excited to hear what public reaction will be to the concept. “Based on the feedback from our community, we will decide how to proceed with the project,” said Silke Bagschik, head of VW MEB development. Who knows, if reception is warm enough, maybe we’ll see an off-road tough ID.4 at dealerships soon.

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