Volkswagen hasn’t built a supercar in years. Never really has, actually. The last time they flirted with the idea, they produced W12 prototypes over twenty-five years ago. Management blinked. They pulled the plug. Left the hypercar wars to Audi and Lamborghini instead.
One design intern doesn’t care.
Fabian Reitz did it anyway. Or rather. He dreamed it up. His internship project was supposed to be a standard sketch pad exercise. Instead he produced the ID.DIN T14
Andreas Mindt heads up VW Brand Design. He posted Reitz’s work on Instagram. It wasn’t just ink on paper either. Volkswagen actually built a scale model
The proportions are clear. The surfaces are reduced. It is bold, sure. But also menacing
“Strong graphic character” is the kind of phrase corporate types love, but here it means something different.
Does it remind you of the Audi Concept C? Maybe. Look closer. It’s darker. Heavier. Like a vehicle owned by The Penguin in some gritty Batman reboot. Slab-sided. Tiny windows. Wraparound glass that hides the driver completely.
It has no side mirrors. Cameras pop out of the fenders instead. Just like Lecia tech, but weirder. Massive wheels. Aero covers that probably don’t do anything mechanically, but look fast standing still.
What do you think of the massive rear diffuser? It dominates the back end. Aggressive vents sit on the front fenders too. It looks sinister, not friendly
It would slot right into the VW lineup aesthetically. Probably wouldn’t fit the engineering strategy at all though.
Let’s be realistic. This is a student project. Not a blueprint. Do not expect to order this in three years. It’s a design exercise. A cool one. But still just that
