VW ID.Every1 sketches preview the new electric Up
Volkswagen has released a teaser image of its ID.Every1 EV concept ahead of its official unveiling next month.
The ID.Every1 is widely-touted to be the replacement for the all-electric eUp and will go on sale in 2027 with a starting price of around £17,000 in the UK.
After VW released a single shadowy image of the car last week, the teased sketches from chief designer Andreas Mindt showcase VW’s entry-level EV with several design elements taken from previous Volkswagens. The C-pillar and rear three-quarter view is reminiscent of the revived Scirocco, while the blacked out, one-piece glass tailgate and the surrounding oblong tail lights incorporate elements of the Up and the ID.Every1’s big brother in the VW ID family, the ID.3.
Things are unfussy up front courtesy of a black grille with oblong LEDs either side, and upright running lights in its lower half. The overall look is not visually dissimilar to a Mk4 Golf rebooted for the 2020s.
According to brand boss, Thomas Schafer, the ID.Every1 will be a ‘true Volkswagen’. Showing the concept car to workers at its Wolfsburg plant, he said it would be “an affordable, high-quality, and profitable electric Volkswagen from Europe for Europe – that’s the Champions League of automotive engineering.”
VW hopes that the ID.Every1 will kickstart its fortunes across the continent and regain its market share by presenting buyers with a choice of affordable all-electric vehicles. The ID.Every1 will be joined by the production version of the ID.2all concept, which is largely expected to become the ID.Polo when it arrives in 2026.
Both cars will be developed under the VW Group Brand Core Group Umbrella, which comprises Volkswagen, Skoda, and Cupra/Seat.
The ID.Every1 and ID.2all were born from VW’s ‘Zukunft Volkswagen’ plan, which aims to make the brand financially more resilient to market forces. It has, however, proved controversial as it involves moving production of the Golf to Mexico, job cuts, and closing its Dresden factory by the end of 2025.
