A couple of months in the past, we shared a gallery of gorgeous VW ideas from Sean Keunyoung Oh, a senior design pupil on the Korea Nationwide College of Arts in South Korea. Sean has now come throughout our radar as soon as once more after publishing photographs of his newest creation, an all-electric pickup truck from VW that might function a rival to autos just like the Ford F-150 Raptor.
The idea examine is known as the ID.GAIA and has been conceived to roll on a skateboard platform and have been it ever produced, may borrow its battery pack and electrical motors from different EVs produced by VW. From a visible standpoint, Sean’s pickup is sort of imposing and has a way more putting and rugged design than the present Amarok.
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Key parts of the ID.GAIA’s entrance fascia features a gloss black ingredient the place the grille would historically be situated. This piece of black trim connects seamlessly to the LED headlights. The entrance additionally rocks a pronounced skid plate with tow hooks and has a clamshell-style hood that may open up, revealing a frunk even bigger than that of the Ford F-150 Lightning and Tesla Cybertruck.
The rugged design of the pickup continues with the wheels and the mud-terrain tires. It additionally appears to have fairly a big and spacious cabin and with it measuring 5,870 mm (231 inches) lengthy, nonetheless has room for fairly a big mattress.
Key parts of the truck’s rear finish embrace an LED gentle bar and a novel tailgate made up of three sections that may double as storage cubbies and be folded into steps, making it simple to climb into the mattress. A full-size spare wheel and tire are additionally discovered beneath the ground of the mattress.
Notice: These impartial renderings will not be associated to nor endorsed by Volkswagen.