The Volkswagen ID. Cross (stylized in all caps with spaced out letters) is a battery electric subcompact SUV produced by Volkswagen. It is considered the electric equivalent of the Volkswagen T-Cross.
Overview The ID. Cross is an electric subcompact crossover SUV that will become the T-Cross' electric equivalent. It will use an updated version of the MEB platform dubbed "MEB+". It was unveiled at the 2025 Munich Motor Show on 8 September. It entered production in September 2026.
The ID. Cross is part of Volkswagen's Electric Urban Car Family, which also comprises the ID. Polo, Cupra Raval, and the Škoda Epiq.
Design and features In the exterior there is a floating roof, front and rear light bars, and illuminated VW badges. Physical buttons are also present instead of capacitive touch buttons used in earlier ID. models. A 13-inch touchscreen and a 11-inch digital instrument cluster are present.
The "Pure Positive" design language debuts with the new ID. Cross. The concept version's paint job is a shade of green named Urban Jungle and the interior is in a shade of beige dubbed Vanilla Chai.
Powertrain Just like with the ID. Polo, the ID. Cross uses a front-mounted APP290 Axial Parallel Position permanent-magnet synchronous motor which can produce , paired with the 37-kWh LFP battery, or with the 52-kWh NMC battery. As the name suggests, the motor produces a torque output of approximately 290 Nm (around 214 lb-ft), providing strong acceleration for urban driving. The ID. Cross is based on the MEB+ platform used for front-wheel-drive vehicles, also shared with the ID. Polo, Cupra Raval, and Škoda Epiq.
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