Volkswagen ID. Aura T6 2026: specs, screens, and what we know before pricing

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On July 30, FAW-Volkswagen opened blind pre-orders in China for the electric ID. Aura T6. Buyers still don’t know the price, battery capacity, range, or charging power. This is a genuine “blind pre-order”: the customer locks in interest before the full price list and key operating figures are published.

The ID. Aura T6 gets a single electric motor rated at 170 kW, or about 231 metric horsepower (228 hp in imperial units). The crossover is 4,811 mm long, with a 2,836 mm wheelbase. Volkswagen has confirmed a lithium iron phosphate battery and a 90-liter front trunk. Regulatory filings also confirm the 170 kW motor, two curb weight variants — 2,026 kg and 2,126 kg — and a top speed of 186 km/h.

The main bet here isn’t on performance, but on electronics. The crossover is built on China’s CEA architecture with a central computer and zonal controllers. LiDAR works alongside a Horizon Robotics Journey 6H chip rated at 420 TOPS. The Carizon system is meant to support Navigate on Autopilot on highways and in cities, but it’s still an L2 driver-assistance suite, not an autonomous vehicle. Volkswagen has previously confirmed extended assistance features and remote software updates for the ID. Aura T6.

The cabin gets a 10.25-inch instrument display, a 15.6-inch central touchscreen, and a 25.8-inch augmented-reality head-up display. The front passenger seat has 12-way power adjustment, ventilation, heating, and a ten-zone massage function. The front seats can recline almost flat, forming a roughly 1.8-meter platform together with the rear bench. Regular trunk volume reaches 576 liters, or 1,796 liters with the rear seats folded.

The ID. Aura T6 is noticeably smaller and less powerful than the brand’s other Chinese electric crossover — the five-meter ID.UNYX 08, which packs a 230 kW motor and a claimed range of up to 730 km. Even so, the model shows just how far Volkswagen’s Chinese ID. lineup has drifted from its European counterpart: the brand has even given the ID badge to a hybrid model with a gasoline engine.

It’s hard to judge the ID. Aura T6’s market prospects before pricing is out. For a 4.8-meter-long EV, 231 hp looks modest, so its competitiveness will hinge on price, real-world range, charging speed, and how stable the new CEA software stack turns out to be.