The ID. Buzz has a spacious interior, with a tall roof, flat floor and a wide space which makes the most of its width and length.

The ID. Buzz Cargo is a three-seater with a separate driver's seat and a two-seat bench. All three positions get a lap-sash seat belt. Hard-wearing cloth is the default trim material.

The Cargo presents as a pretty classy version of a van. The twin side doors and choice of single or split tailgate are part of that, but even the timber floor in the load area suggests somebody has put a bit of thought into this car’s specification.

In the cabin, the three-across front seat is trimmed in tough cloth, and there’s a dual-zone climate-control system. A 12.9 inch touchscreen is the major interface, and the driver information is conveyed via a smaller, animated dashboard.

Standard SWB versions of the ID. Buzz can sprint from 0-100km/h in 7.6 seconds, with LWB versions completing the sprint in 7.9 seconds. The go-fast AWD GTX can sprint from 0-100km/h in 6.4 seconds. Top speed ranges from 145-160km/h.

There are two powertrain options in the ID. Buzz range in Australia. The base rear-wheel drive version produces 210kW/560Nm, while the all-wheel drive GTX boosts total outputs to 250kW and over 600Nm of torque, although no official torque figure is given.

VW claims a 431km range for the Cargo and our testing revealed that this is a little optimistic, but not by too much. On an 11kW AC charger, the Cargo will charge form zero to 100 per cent in about seven-and-a-half hours, and on a fast DC charger will accept up to 185kW to go from five per cent charged to 80 per cent in around 30 minutes.