VOLKSWAGEN has unveiled its ID.EVERY1 show car which will launch in 2027 with a starting price of less than £20,000.

It is one nine new models based on its new modular electric drive (MEB) platform with front-wheel drive which will start in 2026 when the ID. 2all will be launched in the sub-£25,000 bracket.

Both models are part of a new Electric Urban Car Family.

Thomas Schafer, chief executive of VW said: "The ID. EVERY1 represents the last piece of the puzzle on our way to the widest model selection in the volume segment. We will then offer every customer the right car with the right drive system - including affordable all-electric entry-level mobility," says Schäfer. "Our goal is to be the world's technologically leading high-volume manufacturer by 2030. And as a brand for everyone - just as you would expect from Volkswagen."

The production version of the ID. EVERY1 will be the first model in the entire Group to use a fundamentally new, particularly powerful software architecture.

This means that the future entry-level Volkswagen can be equipped with new functions throughout its entire life cycle if its users so wish. Even after purchase of a new car, the vehicle can still be individually adapted to their needs.

The up! - the immediate predecessor of the ID. EVERY1 - built until 2023 still impresses today with its design.

The new Volkswagen design language also picks up on characteristic elements in the EVERY1.

Volkswagen head of design Andreas Mindt said: "Our ambition was to create something bold yet accessible. The ID. EVERY1 has a self-assured appearance but remains likeable - thanks to details such as the dynamic front lights and the ‘smiling' rear. These design elements make it more than just a car: they give it character and an identity that people can relate to."

Following the ID. 2all and the sport version ID. Concept GTI, the ID. EVERY1 belongs to the Electric Urban Car Family and is based on the new modular electric drive platform.

Thanks to the electric front-wheel drive, the MEB platform offers revolutionary space utilisation and maximum efficiency. The concept vehicle reaches a top speed of around 80mph and is powered by a newly developed electric drive motor with 95ps.

The range is at least 155 miles.

With a length of 3,880 mm, the ID. EVERY1 is positioned between the former up! (3,600 mm), the ID. 2all (4,050 mm) and the current Polo (4,074 mm).

Inside, it offers space for four people and a luggage compartment volume of 305 litres.

With the "Future Volkswagen" agreement, Volkswagen AG agreed with the employee side at the end of December 2024 on a vision that combines economic stability, employment and technological leadership in the field of sustainable mobility.