Volkswagen Trademarks more I.D. Names: Freeler and Cruiser

TopSpeed

By Kirby Garlitos

Published Jan 24, 2018

The I.D. range is growing before our eyes

Volkswagen’s future I.D. range of electric vehicles is beginning to take shape. We’ve already seen concept versions of the I.D. Buzz and I.D. Crozz make their debuts in the last few years. Now we can expect a few more to hit the stage after the German automaker announced the trademark of a couple of new names that are attached to the I.D. range — I.D. Freeler and I.D. Cruiser

Volkswagen didn’t specify how they plan to use these new I.D. names, but the best guess is that they’ll be used on concept vehicles similar to the I.D. Buzz and I.D. Crozz concepts. There’s already been a groundswell of anticipation surrounding Volkswagen’s plans for its new all-electric range, particularly as it relates to production versions of the I.D. Buzz and I.D. Crozz concepts.

Volkswagen design boss Klaus Bischoff has already gone on record saying that two I.D. SUVs will launch by 2020, one of which will be the production version of the I.D. Crozz concept. The identity of the other I.D. SUV is still unknown so there’s a chance that it could carry one of the two new names that VW has just trademarked. The I.D. Cruiser sounds like a good name for a concept crossover or SUV while the I.D. Freeler fits into the mold of an all-electric concept sedan, something that VW is reportedly keen on doing with the intention of eventually offering it in the Chinese market where electric cars are booming.

In the meantime, all we can do is wait for Volkswagen and see how it plans to use these two new trademarks. Both names obviously point to new models under the I.D. range, so expect a major announcement — or two — in the coming months. Who knows, Volkswagen could switch things up and use the I.D. Cruiser name on the production version of the I.D. Buzz Concept. We can dream, right?