It has been an extended, unusual journey to get the fashionable Volkswagen Bus again to the U.S. within the clean electrical type of the 2025 ID.Buzz. Whereas that replaces the mannequin, although, it would not change the previous Bus tradition. That is the place Seattle store Peace Vans is available in, having spent six months working with the automaker behind-the-scenes to create camper packages personalized for ID.Buzz homeowners. Fast background courtesy of The Autopian: An ex-Microsoft exec purchased a VW restore store, including restoration and leases to the enterprise proposition, and during the last 11 years changing into the biggest Bus restore and restoration concern within the U.S. Except for that, with the rise of Mercedes vans as go-to bug-out automobiles, Peace Vans realized upfitting on fashionable automobiles with the German’s short-lived Metris and Metris Weekender, saying it is completed greater than 1,000 Mercedes campers in six years.
Again to the Buzz, there are three buildouts for 3 ranges of getaway. The primary two require removing of the third-row seats, the final requires eliminating the second two rows.
The Buzz.Field slots into the rear to swimsuit the “versatile weekend camper.” By “versatile,” it seems the corporate means, “This is a tidy little kitchen so you may feed yourselves, all the things else is on you.” We’re unsure how all the things suits into the enclosure, however the slideout does look slick, with a sink, single-burner range, two chopping board areas, a Dometic 35-liter fridge, what seems to be a storage space, and, oddly, a bin to carry the car charging wire. There’s additionally a trim bin with built-in slots for a Bluetooth speaker, wi-fi charging pad, and a few type of caddy. This one begins at $7,995.
The Buzz.Field.Sleeper does what it says, including a “almost queen-size” mattress to the rear space by making the highest of the kitchen black and the folded-down rear seats a mattress. It prices $10,995.
The Field and Field Sleeper will be ordered from Peace Vans and put in regionally, which we’re instructed takes two individuals a couple of day to do.
Then there’s the Buzz.Camper, as shut as one goes to get to an actual Deadhead particular for the second, minus the acid journey graphics. This one stresses consolation at value to the prep space. A mini kitchen comes with a sink, range, fridge, however the format stuffs this portion into an space between the 2 entrance seats and the L-shaped rear lounge that converts to a double mattress. Observe the sink proper subsequent to the single-burner range, whereas chopping and prep will have to be completed on the eating room desk in the course of the lounge. For good tenting spots the place the bugs aren’t so dangerous, the Buzz.Camper does include an folding out of doors workspace. On the consolation aspect, the general format transforms into 4 area varieties: Work, eat, chill, sleep.
Shopping for the Camper means getting one’s Buzz to Seattle for an set up that takes as much as three weeks, or shopping for a Buzz immediately from Peace Vans, the so-called Peace Vans Plus choice. We do not have a worth for this one but, and hardcore Bus of us may need to maintain out, anyway. The corporate says it is engaged on U.S. Division of Transportation approval for a pop-up camper, anticipated to be prepared in late 2025. That’ll be your Magic Bus. Or Magic Buzz. Maybe each, relying on jurisdiction.
Order books are open now for all choices, first deliveries of the Buzz.Field and Buzz.Field.Sleeper anticipated in November 2024, across the similar time VW plans on having the ID.Buzz at U.S. sellers.
