大众官方近日证实，即将发布的电池驱动大众I.D. 掀背车将与2016年发布的概念版保持相同的设计。新车最终设计已经由公司高管敲定，目前开发项目已经进入下一阶段。大众设计主管Klaus Bischoff近日表示：“量产版的车身比例，设计元素和轮圈尺寸都与概念车一样。它看起来就像那辆展示车。”大众曾在2016年巴黎车展向公众展示ID概念车。但这并不是说这两款车就完全一样。KlausBischoff表示，概念版采用的集成摄像头侧后视镜由于法律的原因就不会出现在量产版上。由于成本过高，概念车的电动车门把手也不会出现在量产车上。另外，不要指望量产车会采用蓝色轮胎。大众四月开始投产预量产版原型车。这款车已经开始在全球进行测试，预计其谍照将很快面世。而量产版将于明年11月发布，从4月开始生产原型车到明年11月发布，大众研发部门还有大约16个月的时间来完成整车开发。该车内部采用了新的平台和新的动力总成。

 

Production Volkswagen ID to keep concept car design

The upcoming battery-electric Volkswagen I.D. hatchback will retain the concept car design previewed in 2016, officials recently confirmed. The final design has been signed off by the company's top executives and they've already moved on to the next phase of the project.

 

"The proportions, the design cues and the wheel size are the same as the concept. It looks like the show car," promised Volkswagen design boss Klaus Bischoff in an interview with British magazine Autocar. Volkswagen presented the eponymous design study at the 2016 Paris auto show.

 

That's not to say the two models will be exactly identical. Bischoff explained Volkswagen couldn't bring the camera-based side mirrors to production for legal reasons. He added high costs prevented the electric door handles from making the transition from concept to production. And, don't expect to see those blue tires in showrooms either.

 

Volkswagen began building pre-production prototypes in April. They're already zig-zagging across the globe, which suggests the first spy shots are right around the corner. Regular production will kick off in November of next year, and Autocar adds Volkswagen gave its engineering department a 16-month window to finish the rear-wheel drive, Golf-sized model.

 

That's no small undertaking. Launching the I.D. -- a name which might not make the transition to production -- involves bringing to the market a new model built on a new platform and powered by a new drivetrain. There are virtually no carry-over parts from Volkswagen's other models.