![]() A first-party solution could potentially tap into the battery for a more elegant solution.īut the EU-spec Buzz does not have an outlet, either, just USB ports, so there’s nothing to plug into for an aftermarket part. Buzz’s battery, without needing to buy gas canisters (or use fossil fuels for cooking). The latter would work a lot better since it could make use of the built-in power from the ID. One problem with the aftermarket nature of this add-on is that the stove runs on gas instead of electricity. Aren't you going to have fumes and smoke going directly into the interior and stinking up the bedding? Or is the idea that you can lift out the cooker unit and set it up away from the vehicle? View all comments The slide-out storage looks neat but I'm not sure how practical that cooker is. You do lose a lot of rear cargo space because the stove and folded bed take up a lot of height, but you still have enough room for luggage and such on top of the folded bed. We didn’t get a chance to test the comfort of the bed or the function of the kitchen, but it looked like it would do nicely in a pinch. It all fits quite nicely into the back of the Buzz, or so it looked when we saw it at the event. This doesn’t leave a ton of vertical space, so no jumping up and down on the bed allowed. The mattress folds out in three parts over the top of the folded-down seats. To use the bed, the second-row seats must be folded down. With it, you get a folding mattress, a stove, and some storage space/containers for cooking equipment, some of which are included in the kit. ![]() The kit costs €3190 (approximately $3,400, though that includes 19% tax in Germany). It makes kits like this for various vehicles, but of particular interest to us here at Electrek is the “ BusBox-4” kit for the ID.Buzz. The camping kit we saw is from a company called Ququq, based in Germany. But at the event, VW did have one two-row EU-spec ID.Buzz tricked out with various accessories to turn it into a pretty cool camping machine, and we got to take a little glimpse into some of the future possibilities for this vehicle. Since the three-row long-wheelbase Buzz is brand new and was only unveiled this week, aftermarket parts haven’t been announced or designed yet. We went to VW’s North American 3-row ID.Buzz reveal this week in Southern California, and while we didn’t see anything about VW’s upcoming California camper van, we did see a cool camper/kitchen conversion that’s already available for the European two-row ID.Buzz, and we’re hoping to see something similar for the three-row version. ![]()
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