Volkswagen has revealed the ID. Cross, a five door five seat electric crossover built on the same platform as the ID.Polo. The model slots below the ID.4 in the Volkswagen lineup and is positioned as the brand's entry point into electric SUVs. UK pricing starts below £25,000, placing it among the more affordable new electric vehicles to carry a mainstream European badge.
What the ID. Cross Is
The ID. Cross shares its underpinnings with the ID.Polo and uses a raised crossover body rather than a conventional car silhouette. It seats five passengers across two rows, has five doors, and sends drive exclusively to the front wheels. Volkswagen has not announced a four wheel drive variant. The proportions place it in the subcompact electric crossover category alongside models that prioritise interior space and boot capacity within a compact external footprint.
Volkswagen is pitching the ID. Cross directly against the Renault 4, the Kia EV2, the Ford Puma Gen E, and the BYD Atto 2. Each of those models shares a broadly similar brief: a practical raised body at an accessible price point for an electric vehicle. The segment has expanded quickly across Europe, and the ID. Cross marks Volkswagen's first dedicated entry into it.
Battery Options and Range
Two battery sizes are offered from launch. The entry configuration uses a 37 kWh pack available in 114 hp and 133 hp states of tune, with a claimed range of around 315 km. The larger option pairs a 52 kWh battery with a 208 hp motor, pushing the claimed range to approximately 435 km. Both configurations are front wheel drive. Volkswagen has not published AC or DC charging speed targets for either battery at this stage.
The range figures are Volkswagen's own claims under the WLTP testing cycle and have not been independently verified. Real world results will vary depending on driving conditions, ambient temperature, and the use of accessories such as heating and air conditioning.
Inside and What It Costs
Boot capacity is 475 litres, with a 25 litre frunk providing additional storage at the front. Physical buttons have returned to the interior, a direction Volkswagen has applied across its most recent model introductions. The move follows sustained customer criticism of the touch only surfaces used on earlier MEB platform vehicles, where adjusting climate and audio settings required navigating on screen menus while driving.
UK pricing begins below £25,000. No pricing or availability timeline for Australia has been confirmed by Volkswagen. The brand has not indicated whether a right hand drive programme is planned for the ID. Cross.
The ID. Cross arrives as Volkswagen works to address persistent criticism that its electric vehicle lineup has been priced beyond the reach of mainstream buyers. Competing offerings from Chinese manufacturers have applied significant pressure on price, and the brand's electric volumes in markets including Australia have remained modest. The ID. Cross represents the most direct response yet to that pressure at the lower end of the range.
