VOLKSWAGEN is opening the doors to the all-new ID. Polo for the first time, offering a glimpse into the interior of its future models.

The new design approach, shaped especially by customer feedback, will define the cockpits of upcoming ID. models.

Features include new clarity and quality, and intuitive controls with familiar VW operating patterns adopted and further developed.

At the same time, a new software generation brings fresh functions to the ID. Polo.

The charm of the 1980s is now present in the vehicle thanks to a retro display - with a single button press, the digital instrument displays transform into screen views reminiscent of the first Golf.

Kai Grunitz, Volkswagen brand board member for technical development, said:"Our new interior architecture, starting with the all-new ID. Polo, elevates the customer experience to a new level: with clean lines, high-quality materials, and an intuitive operating environment with physical buttons and newly structured screens. In addition, from the ID. Polo onwards, our next software generation will deliver noticeably more comfort and functions for our customers.

"This includes, for example, the third generation of Travel Assist, which will soon recognise red traffic lights and stop signs, as well as comfortable one-pedal-driving."

Key elements include displays with clear information and tidy menu structures, more buttons for direct functions and a multi-function steering wheel with clear button controls.

Two large displays, arranged along a single line of sight, define the new cockpit architecture. These include the digital cockpit behind the steering wheel, with a screen diagonal of 10.25 inches, and the near 13-inch touchscreen of the infotainment system,

The graphics are high-resolution and precise, and the central display is accessible for the front passenger as well. Separate buttons for climate functions and the hazard warning lights are integrated into a strip below the infotainment screen.

The multi-function steering wheel is also new, featuring clearly structured button fields. Positioned between the smartphone tray and the cup holders is a rotary controller for audio operation, easily accessible for both driver and passenger, allowing volume adjustment as well as track and station selection.

The ID.Light set-up has been significantly further developed and this interactive and intuitive light strip now extends not only across the width of the instrument panel at the base of the windscreen, but also into the front doors for the first time.

Special, unexpected details designed to create an emotional connection are summarised by the design team under the term ‘Secret Sauce'.

In the ID. Polo, this tangible extra is embodied by the retro display which with just one press of a button on the steering wheel or via the infotainment system, the digital cockpit displays transform into classic views from the Golf I of the 1980s.

The model is not yet available for sale.