Volkswagen’s reinvention of the Type 2 campervan for the electric era is a touch larger and more expensive than some would have expected, but it packs plenty of charm and refinement and has a good driving range in the context of such cars.

If you want seven seats, it’s the long-wheelbase version you want, with its 250mm of extra bodywork between the axles. In LWB form, the ID Buzz can also have a bigger battery measuring 86kWh battery.

It offers a claimed range of up to 286 miles of range and gets paired with a new 282bhp electric motor. That helps to make the ID Buzz LWB, in our opinion, the pick of the range. 

A touch more modularity regarding interior layout would be nice, but it’s the ID Buzz’s road manners, driveability and upmarket ambience that impress us most.