{"id":80516,"date":"2026-08-28T08:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T08:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/80516\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T08:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T08:02:09","slug":"volkswagen-reveals-all-new-id-california-cruise-at-caravan-salon-2026-here-is-the-starting-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/80516\/","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen Reveals All-New ID. California Cruise at Caravan Salon 2026, Here Is the Starting Price"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\tVolkswagen Commercial Vehicles<\/a> knows that the summer is never over because when one season concludes, it’s time to prepare for the next one \u2013 and the Caravan Salon 2026 (August 28 \u2013 September 6, 2026) at Messe D\u00fcsseldorf in Germany is the perfect preamble for the 2027 summer season in Europe and beyond.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve known this for a while: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles first announced<\/a> that they are about to launch the all-new, first-ever ID. California Cruise and a world-first concept for the California Beach at the camper-dedicated event since the beginning of August, when they first teased them. After that, a few days later, they revealed the complete array of camping solutions that will join the two world premieres at the event.<\/p>\n

But now it\u2019s finally time to let the cat out of the bag \u2013 at least the Volkswagen ID. California Cruise, the first all-electric California one. By the way, this is only the beginning \u2013 the company wants an entire all-electric California family. The initiator of the concept is naturally based on the ID. Buzz and the new \u201cvehicle brings the freedom, flexibility and everyday practicality of the California into the age of electric mobility.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several other models will arrive in the coming years, with further \u201call-electric California models to be added by 2028.\u201d Pricing for the all-new VW ID. California Cruise starts from \u20ac60,761, which is almost $71k at the current exchange rate, at home in Germany. At the same time, it may look like any other Volkswagen ID. Buzz on the outside, sporting the proud retro-modern look inspired by the original \u2018Bulli,\u2019 the ID. California Cruise is actually ready for \u201cspontaneous trips, weekends away, and longer road trips.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all thanks to the specially developed camping equipment inside: an exclusive sleeping system that \u201cincludes a newly developed nine-centimeter-thick folding comfort mattress, designed to provide a particularly comfortable night\u2019s sleep while travelling,\u201d with the bed measuring 2.03 meters long and 1.20 meters wide (79.92 by 47.24 inches).<\/p>\n

There are also ventilation grilles for the front side windows, blackout blinds for all windows, two camping chairs and a camping table, plus a matching blackout blind if the optional panoramic glass roof is also present. All components have their special stowage places in the vehicle, of course. To make it slightly distinctive from the ID. Buzz<\/a>, the ID. California Cruise has exclusive seat covers in the \u201cMiwo\u201d design with California wordmark, California lettering in the back and special \u201cCruise\u201d decals along the sides of the vehicle.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a new feature: California mode, which has been \u201cdeveloped specifically for camping.\u201d The EV camper has an additional control unit that adjusts various lighting and comfort functions, keeps the USB ports running, and allows the climate control to heat or cool the interior for up to 48 hours. Volkswagen is also implementing new electric trip-focused functions into the California App.<\/p>\n

For example, the journey planning section includes suitable charging stations along the route for the first time, while the Volkswagen App integrates Plug & Charge for the new Volkswagen ID. California Cruise: \u201cAt compatible charging stations, charging starts automatically once the cable is connected, without the need for separate authentication at the charging point.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new model also comes with an embedded vehicle-to-load function with a continuous output of up to 2,000 watts and a peak output of 3.6 kW. Thus, the ID. California Cruise becomes a mobile power source for coffee machines, kettles, portable electric hobs, cool boxes, lighting systems and chargers for e-bikes and e-scooters, mobile workstations and outdoor kitchens.<\/p>\n

Volkswagen developed the ID. California Cruise based on the ID. Buzz Pro, and it will be available with both a short and a long wheelbase, and the base model also gets additional perks like the \u201cInterior Style package\u201d, the \u201cComfort package\u201d and the \u201cPowerSocket\u201d discharge adapter for the vehicle-to-load function, which are always included. The first deliveries are scheduled for the first part of next year, and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has the entire California family<\/a> on display at Caravan Salon 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 12 photos Photo: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles knows that the summer is never over because…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":80517,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20947],"tags":[58732,56383,52941,16783,58731,21554,5356,56381],"class_list":["post-80516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-volkswagen","tag-campervan","tag-caravan-salon","tag-caravan-salon-2026","tag-ev","tag-id-california-cruise","tag-id-buzz","tag-volkswagen","tag-volkswagen-id-california-cruise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}