VW ID. Buzz Returns for 2027, Including Camping Package

What Car Shoppers Need to Know

• The Volkswagen ID. Buzz was sold for just one year before tariffs and an unstable electric vehicle market led VW to pull it.
• Retro EV channels VW’s iconic Microbus
• Sales to resume in the fall

After years of building excitement, the Volkswagen ID. Buzz was only on sale in the U.S. for a single year. In December 2025, VW announced its electric reboot of the Microbus would skip the 2026 model year, but the brand insisted it was a temporary absence and that the ID. Buzz would return for the 2027 model year.

VW will be true to its word. A brand spokesperson confirmed to Cars.com that the 2027 ID. Buzz will go on sale in the fall. The returning range is broader, too, with the brand’s 4Motion all-wheel drive now available on the entry-level Pro S trim and a new Tourer trim optimized for camping. Other trims will consist of the base rear-wheel-drive Pro S and the Pro S Plus 4Motion. All 2027 ID. Buzz variants will have a North American Charging Standard port to enable charging at Tesla Supercharger stations.

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Your Electric Camper Van Has Arrived

Based on the AWD Pro S 4Motion trim level, the Tourer 4Motion includes a mattress that lays across the backs of the folded second- and third-row seats. It also gets window blinds, ventilation panels that clip into the front windows to keep fresh air circulating, a retractable tow hitch, second-row captain’s chairs, an electrochromic roof and 20-inch dark graphite wheels with black discs. Since the interior is taken up with a bed, the Tourer also comes with a table and chairs to set up outside the van. An Overnight Mode will adapt the software of the interior and exterior functions to make people comfortable in the ID. Buzz overnight.

Every 2027 ID. Buzz gets VW’s latest Android-based ID.S 6 software, which features a refreshed navigation screen and a redesigned settings page. It also includes a free trial of VW’s App Store, which owners can use to download third-party apps directly to the vehicle. The reborn ID. Buzz will only be offered with two-tone color combinations, and 21-inch wheels will be offered for the top Pro S Plus 4 Motion trim.

Waiting on Necessary Changes

When VW pulled the ID. Buzz from the market, the brand blamed tariffs and waning demand for EVs after the end of the federal tax credit. While those factors likely contributed to the decision, the ID. Buzz’s $61,545 base price (including destination) and maximum EPA-rated range of just 234 miles almost certainly played a part in limiting demand. To date, VW has delivered fewer than 10,000 ID. Buzz vans in the U.S. The electric van’s electrical architecture is unchanged for 2027, so don’t expect much improvement to its range. As for the price, we’ll find that out closer to the start of sales in the fall.

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