To move electric vehicle production to the next level, large car makers are required to rethink how they make a car. To enable the Volkswagen Group to make this shift they are building an entirely new platform - the MEB. This platform is hoped to form the basis of 10 million vehicles. MEB or the Modularer Elektrobaukasten, is an architecture that will be used by all parts of the Volkswagen group including Audi, SEAT, Skoda and VW. The first VW models to benefit from this new platform will be the I.D. Expect this platform to spawn other models in various sizes and car sectors. The most interesting to us is the I.D. Buzz, an modern interpretation of the camper van. Below is a fascinating video walk-through of the new platform by the Germany based Youtube channel Autogefuhl. The Founder of driveEV. A driving and new technology fan enjoying learning all about the future of motoring. I drive a BMW i3.
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It has separate traction-and-powertrain modes for snow, gravel and sand. You won’t find a low box though. This is no Discovery. What about safety features? No independent crash tests have happened yet. But the Touareg is closely related to the Audi Q7, which does very well. It scored 94 percent for protection of the people inside during the various EuroNCAP (equals ANCAP) impacts, and also got strong marks for the effectiveness of the electronic safety systems. Standard on the Touareg are is Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), including Front Assist, radar sensor controlled distance monitoring system, City emergency braking system, cruise control and speed limiter. Though they weren’t working on the test car. Muck on the sensor? Also side blind-spot warning. Plus lane keeping assistance. That was also not working on the test car… but it wasn’t a camera fault because the standard traffic sign recognition was fine. This is a camera controlled system that reads not just speed limit signs but such as sharp-bend warnings and no-overtaking.
Wade into the options and you can go for a traffic-jam assist system that works up to 60km/h, steering and braking and accelerating the car with your supervision. There’s also a front-warning system that checks for crossing traffic as you pull out of a junction. Also optional is a night-vision by thermal camera. The Touareg also has available adaptive LED headlights, using 128 LEDs per headlight. It shapes the beam around other traffic, and focusses it on different distances and angles, depending on inputs of speed, cornering info from the steering wheel angle, a windscreen camera and even satnav data. Top-end modern headlights really are a safety aid at night. So, what do we think? The Touareg is expensive for a VW, but looks like value for a posh SUV. The interior and tech are impressive, and it’s a capable and rapid piece of kit. But the dynamics, with the basic coil-sprung chassis, lack the final polish. There’s potential here, but we’d want to try more versions on Oz roads before being sure.
