Volkswagen's BUDD-e won the Best Concept Truck of the Year in the North American Concept Vehicle Awards 2016 under the Concours d'Elegance of America, held in Plymouth, Michigan last August 1. The award body which started in 2002 recognizes vehicle concepts that make the strongest impact in terms of automotive design, engineering and market responsiveness.
Volkswagen's BUDD-e which features an all-electric drive range of 331 miles was first presented at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 and has been getting a lot of positive reviews ever since. It captured the attention of the jury too and after a thorough analysis of the candidates that have made ​​their debut in the last 12 months, the judges decided to name the electric vehicle of the German firm as the Concept Truck of the Year 2016.
The awards' jury highlighted that the Volkswagen's BUDD-e won because of its environmental compatibility while managing to meet the 21st century's vehicle-utility requirements. Another aspect that attracts the attention of the judges is the exterior design that boast a highly conceptualize modern look. Furthermore, the cockpit is a sight to be behold, projecting the curved screen covering the entire dashboard, the multifunction steering wheel, the system advanced speech recognition, digital side mirrors, gesture control, custom lighting and the system that allows turning on the air conditioning remotely.
As a reminder to car enthusiasts, the BUDD-e is the first Volkswagen vehicle to be produced in the new MEB (Modular Electric Platform) platform created for electric vehicles and hybrid plug-in. in this case the Microbus uses an electric system consisting of a pair of electric generators, one in each exe- that is powered by a battery of 101 kWh produce 236 kW (317 hp). this energy allows the vehicle to achieve a top speed of 150 km / h and a range of 375 kilometers.
The Buick Avista was also recognized and won as the Best Concept Car of the Year which is not surprising at all considering the praises it already got since the Detroit Auto Show this year.
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