ID. Cross 2026: the electric SUV that promises more than it delivers
The 2026 ID. Cross launches with two battery options and a price that doesn't match the advertised range. Criticism and realities of an electric SUV built in Spain.
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ID. Cross 2026: the electric SUV that promises more than it delivers
The paradox of the 2026 Volkswagen ID. Cross is that the car getting the most promotion isn't the one that will actually go on sale first. The entry-level model, with a 37 kWh battery and a price of €27,995 in Germany, will arrive later. What can already be ordered are the Life and Style versions with the 52 kWh battery, starting at €36,525. The 427 km WLTP range applies to the latter, not to the €28,000 car. The confusion between the lowest price and the highest specs has sparked fierce criticism: some call it a household appliance on wheels, while others point out that the Polo of yesteryear weighed 830 kg and made 115 hp, whereas this SUV comfortably exceeds 1,500 kg.
On the plus side, the ID. Cross offers 475 litres of boot space plus a 25-litre frunk, standard 3.6 kW V2L bidirectional charging, and a 10 to 80% charging time of 23-24 minutes, though peak charging power is modest: 90 kW for the small battery and 105 kW for the larger one. It is built at the Navarra plant in Spain, giving it a homegrown badge. But the question that remains is whether Volkswagen can shake off the fruta of its smaller siblings — the ID.3 and the ID.4 — whose sales have fallen far short of expectations. Will this be the turning point, or just another chapter in the brand's decline?
The paradox of the 2026 Volkswagen ID. Cross is that the car getting the most promotion isn't the one that will actually go on sale first. The entry-level model, with a 37 kWh battery and a price of €27,995 in Germany, will arrive later. What can already be ordered are the Life and Style versions with the 52 kWh battery, starting at €36,525. The 427 km WLTP range applies to the latter, not to the €28,000 car. The confusion between the lowest price and the highest specs has sparked fierce criticism: some call it a household appliance on wheels, while others point out that the Polo of yesteryear weighed 830 kg and made 115 hp, whereas this SUV comfortably exceeds 1,500 kg.
On the plus side, the ID. Cross offers 475 litres of boot space plus a 25-litre frunk, standard 3.6 kW V2L bidirectional charging, and a 10 to 80% charging time of 23-24 minutes, though peak charging power is modest: 90 kW for the small battery and 105 kW for the larger one. It is built at the Navarra plant in Spain, giving it a homegrown badge. But the question that remains is whether Volkswagen can shake off the fruta of its smaller siblings — the ID.3 and the ID.4 — whose sales have fallen far short of expectations. Will this be the turning point, or just another chapter in the brand's decline?
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