Italdesign has unveiled a new electric SUV concept, the EVX, in digital form at the IAA Summit in Munich, aiming to showcase the design and technical flexibility of Volkswagen Group’s updated MEB+ electric vehicle platform.
The EVX is a compact, three-door 2+2 coupe measuring 4.23 metres in length, 1.82 metres in width and 1.49 metres in height, with a wheelbase of 2.6 metres. While Italdesign describes the vehicle as a design study, it differs significantly in style and proportions from current small EVs on the MEB+ platform such as the ID. Polo, Cupra Raval, ID. Cross and Skoda Epiq. Compared with those models, the EVX adopts a sportier silhouette, longer length and a unique 2+2 seating arrangement.
Although not intended for direct production, Italdesign carried out preliminary feasibility work suggesting that the concept’s proportions could be translated into road-ready vehicles. Such work is consistent with Volkswagen’s broader strategy to expand its electric lineup using the MEB and MEB+ architectures.
The MEB+ platform, an upgraded version of VW’s modular electric toolkit, is being positioned as a cornerstone of the company’s next wave of EVs. It will enable longer driving ranges of up to 700 kilometres in certain configurations and significantly faster charging speeds of 175–200 kW. Currently, the VW model with the highest WLTP range is the ID. Aero sedan, rated at 620 km.
By 2026, Volkswagen plans to launch ten new MEB-based vehicles, with the ultimate aim of producing as many as 10 million EVs across its brands on the MEB and MEB+ platforms. Design concepts like the EVX provide insight into how far the platform can be adapted beyond traditional hatchback and crossover shapes to explore new niches in the EV market.
Italdesign, founded in 1968 and acquired by Volkswagen in 2010, has a history of working on advanced design and engineering projects for the group’s brands. The EVX represents an effort to demonstrate how virtual prototyping can guide future production decisions while testing the limits of electric architectures.