[AUTOHOME New Car Launch] On September 20, we learned from official sources that the FAW-Volkswagen ID.AURA T6 has been officially launched, with a total of 4 variants available, priced between 129,900 and 166,900 yuan. As the first model of the AURA series, the FAW-Volkswagen ID.AURA T6 is positioned as a pure electric mid-size SUV. Built on the CEA electrical and electronic architecture, it is equipped with a LiDAR and the Hyper Sense 8 (HS8) advanced driving assistance solution, supporting functions such as urban/highway NOA and full-scene parking assistance, with a maximum CLTC pure electric range of 660km.
New Vehicle Features
In terms of exterior design, the ID.AURA T6 is crafted based on the "practical naturalism" design language, offering six body colors: Skylark Grey, First Snow White, Pearl White, Star River Blue, Distant Mountain Green, and Haze Purple. The vehicle is equipped with split headlights, with the iconic rounded corner matrix "small square lights" paired with a贯穿 star ring light strip, delivering more striking recognition. The full-width star ring daytime running light strip significantly improves the vehicle's recognizability at night, and features coming/leaving home animation effects when unlocking and locking the vehicle. It is also equipped with an active intake grille, which intelligently adjusts its opening and closing according to vehicle speed, temperature, and thermal management requirements of the battery and motor. In addition, the vehicle is fitted with a 90L independently sealed frunk.
The side of the body features a sleek and transverse waistline, with up to 20-inch wheels optional, and high-gloss black wheel arches and surrounds are provided to enhance the sense of sturdiness and durability of the body. Meanwhile, the vehicle is equipped with semi-hidden door handles. In terms of body dimensions, its length, width and height are 4811/1879/1648mm respectively, with a wheelbase of 2836mm. The rear of the vehicle is equipped with full-width taillights, and the through light strip connects the light group elements on both sides, enhancing the sense of luxury and dynamism of the taillights. At the same time, with the coming/leaving home animation, when unlocking/locking the vehicle, the front luminous elements light up/turn off gradually in layers: the vehicle logo, light strip, and decorative elements inside the lights, further highlighting the sense of ritual.
In terms of interior, the ID.AURA T6 is equipped with the Cloud Dwelling cockpit, offering three color schemes: Velvet Light Beige, Honey Light Orange, and Cloud Shadow Grey. The cabin is fitted with a 15.6-inch 2.5K retina central control screen, a 10.25-inch full LCD combined instrument cluster, and a 25.8-inch AR-HUD, supporting continuous voice dialogue, four-zone voice recognition, and dialect recognition, among others. The intelligent vehicle-mobile interconnection supports 99.9% of mobile phone brands, covering three mainstream solutions: CarPlay, HiCar, and CarLink, while supporting PAD screen expansion and WIFI-connected vehicle control. Meanwhile, the vehicle is equipped with an AI smart desktop, which can predict user intentions in real time based on the AI large model, proactively pushing road conditions and actively identifying scenic spots along the way for shooting, etc.
The driver's seat supports 12-way adjustment, the passenger seat adopts 16-way adjustment (including 4-way leg rest adjustment), the front seats support ventilation, heating and massage, and the rear seats support backrest adjustment and seat heating. The new vehicle also offers a queen passenger seat, which features 12-way electric adjustment, 4-way electric leg rest adjustment, SPA-level 10-point massage, ventilation, heating and welcome memory functions. The maximum adjustment angle of the front seat backrest is ≥170°, supporting one-touch flattening and one-touch reset, and when folded down, it is level with the rear seat cushion to form a 1.8m large bed rest space.
The in-vehicle interactive smart ambient light supports multi-level brightness adjustment, and provides breathing light effects and multi-scenario linkage modes, which can dynamically change color and brightness according to different scenarios such as music rhythm, vehicle speed, and driving mode. Meanwhile, the high-end variants of the ID.AURA T6 come standard with 18 high-performance speakers, equipped with an external power amplifier with a maximum power of 920W and an independent subwoofer. In terms of storage, there are up to 38 storage spaces throughout the vehicle, with a trunk volume ranging from 576L to 1796L. The vehicle also provides magnetic suction interfaces to meet the diverse needs of users in the rear row scenarios, supporting magnetic suction brackets, eye-protection lamps, multi-functional hooks, makeup mirrors, storage boxes, etc. In addition, the cabin is equipped with flexible sticker physical buttons, which can be personalized to integrate commonly used functions.
In terms of driving assistance, the ID.AURA T6 is equipped with 25 high-perception sensors, including 11 cameras, 12 ultrasonic radars, 1 forward millimeter-wave radar, and 1 192-line LiDAR, adopting the Horizon Journey 6H chip with a computing power of up to 420TOPS. Meanwhile, the vehicle is equipped with Volkswagen's first generation of self-developed full-scene driving assistance product - the in-vehicle one-stage end-to-end solution Hyper Sense 8 (HS8), which is tailor-made for the complex road conditions and diversified traffic scenarios that Chinese users face in daily use, supporting full-scene parking-to-parking urban NOA, highway NOA, parking assistance, remote parking assistance, roaming parking, valet parking, etc.
In terms of safety, the vehicle adopts a 9-crossbeam and 4-longitudinal beam cage body structure, with three-layer hot-formed A-pillars, TRB hot-formed B-pillars, and a three-layer sill beam structure of double hot-formed steel + aluminum beam. The proportion of high-strength steel in the whole vehicle exceeds 80%, and the proportion of hot-formed steel accounts for 29%. The whole vehicle is equipped with 6/7 airbags (mid-high trim variants are equipped with far-side airbags).
In terms of power, the FAW-Volkswagen ID.AURA T6 comes standard with a new generation of nine-in-one electric drive system independently developed by Volkswagen across the entire range, with a maximum motor power of 170kW (231 horsepower) and a peak torque of 345N·m, with 0-100km/h acceleration times of 7.2 seconds and 7.4 seconds. In terms of batteries, the vehicle is equipped with 59.9kWh and 77.5kWh LFP batteries, with CLTC pure electric ranges of 540km and 660km respectively, and 30%-80% charging only takes 22-24 minutes. In terms of chassis, the vehicle adopts a front MacPherson + rear five-link independent suspension, and is equipped with FSO variable damping shock absorbers, with a minimum turning radius of 4.75m.
New Vehicle Background
ID.AURA T6
The Volkswagen Group has deployed three new energy product lines in the domestic market: ID.ERA, ID.AURA, and ID.Yuzhong, among which ID.AURA belongs to FAW-Volkswagen. As FAW-Volkswagen officially enters the "Intelligent Electricity 2.0" stage, the first mass-produced model of the ID.AURA series - the ID.AURA T6 - is officially launched.
ID.Tiguan
The prototype basis of the ID.AURA T6 comes from the mid-cycle facelift (PA) model of the ID.4 series. The overseas version will adopt the new name ID.Tiguan, retaining the basic architecture of the ID.4 and upgrading it; the domestic market is named ID.AURA T6, and its electrical and electronic architecture adopts the CEA central centralized architecture jointly developed by Volkswagen and Xpeng, with a highly localized R&D approach.
Earlier ID.Tiguan test camouflage vehicle
It is necessary to distinguish between the fuel and pure electric Tiguan product lines here. The fuel version Tiguan (Tiguan L) is Volkswagen's classic global SUV. In 2018, it adopted the sister car strategy, with SAIC Volkswagen launching the Tiguan and FAW-Volkswagen launching the Tayron, which are the core sales cornerstones of Volkswagen's fuel SUVs. The ID.Tiguan can be regarded as the global orthodox pure electric successor model of the fuel Tiguan in the pure electric era, essentially a mid-cycle facelift product of the ID.4 series (domestic ID.4 X, ID.4 CROZZ), equipped with the upgraded MEB+ platform, and is scheduled to make its global debut in September 2026. The vehicle abandons Volkswagen's existing ID. digital naming system and reuses the classic Tiguan name.
Earlier ID.Tiguan test camouflage vehicle
The positioning routes of the ID.AURA T6 and the overseas ID.Tiguan are also different. The ID.AURA T6 is a China-exclusive model, led by FAW-Volkswagen with in-depth participation of domestic R&D teams, developed based on the CEA architecture cooperated by Volkswagen and Xpeng, and does not belong to Volkswagen's global model sequence. Its exterior design continues the latest family language of the overseas ID.Tiguan, and its launch schedule is prioritized over the overseas version of ID.Tiguan, which can be understood as an exclusive derivative product of the overseas ID.Tiguan in the Chinese market.
At the product level, the FAW-Volkswagen ID.AURA T6 targets the core track of domestic mid-size pure electric SUVs, directly competing with the BYD Song Ultra, Sea Lion 06, and Leapmotor C11. All four models are oriented towards family users, but their technical routes and product orientations have their own focuses: the BYD Song Ultra and Sea Lion 06 have multiple power versions to choose from, and have accumulated sufficient user reputation in the market segment; the Leapmotor C11 focuses on high cost-effectiveness and cockpit intelligent experience; while the ID.AURA T6 is oriented towards family consumers who value vehicle reliability, German chassis texture and joint venture quality control. The launch of the ID.AURA T6 has broken the monopoly of Chinese brands in the mid-size pure electric SUV market at this price range, adding more choices for family users.
Editor's Comment
The arrival of the FAW-Volkswagen ID.AURA T6 marks Volkswagen's strategic shift in the Chinese new energy market - from the past "using global vehicles to compete in the Chinese market" to "using China-developed vehicles to compete in the Chinese market". It no longer clings to the joint venture brand premium, but participates in the competition in the mainstream pure electric market with a more pragmatic attitude. With its comprehensive and balanced product strength, accurate market positioning and people-oriented pricing strategy, the ID.AURA T6 is precisely positioned in the mainstream household pure electric track, which not only fills the product gap of the brand in the pure electric market, but also provides a new idea for joint venture new energy models to break through the market. (Text/Auto Home Yao Yu)