New generation of the Transporter, Multivan, Caravelle and California

[Tornado T5]

Some keen spotting.

Going off what they were saying at training the other week, there may be a more powerful engine in the pipeline.

Also worth noting, if you're over 6ft tall, don't buy a van with the factory-fitted partition behind the seats. It restricts the fore and aft adjustment of the front seats bit time. There is an optional cargo barrier that sits a bit further back, though.

Funny you say that as all the dealer vans (4) I've seen this week have had the solid partition fitted making it a bit restricted.

Re the more powerful engine, any rumours would be good. IMHO the Merc Vito V6 Tdi in a new VW T5GP DSG 4motion would be van heaven I would think.

[Umai Naa!!]

No word on what sort of powerplant they may use.

They only hinted that the bigger brakes and provisions for a red T will offer something more, at some point down the track.

[Transporter]

V6 Tdi in a new VW T5GP DSG 4motion would be van heaven I would think.

Yeah... I would be signing up for it right away, otherwise I can wait till they bring the T6, since the only visible changes are headlights and the grill. Until then, I'm happy with my T5's 128kW for now.

[BobR]

here is a review on drive
http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor...0319-qkd5.html

[4wheels]

No word on what sort of powerplant they may use.

They only hinted that the bigger brakes and provisions for a red T will offer something more, at some point down the track.

Went for a quick test drive in a 132 DSG SWB van today. Quite liked the DSG, and it was very quick and smooth (but I was comparing an empty van with my LWB 4Motion camper, which I expect is at least 500Kg heavier). The young salesman I spoke to said (with a nod and a wink; nothing official) that the silver T was significant and there's likely to be a more powerful version, but he thought it would be a stronger version of the 2L. Might make sense, because I hear it was only the shorter length of the 4 cyl. motor that allowed the DSG box to fit, and they'd probably still want to offer that on the most powerful version.

Brian
2007 Trakkadu

[Tornado T5]

Went for a quick test drive in a 132 DSG SWB van today. Quite liked the DSG, and it was very quick and smooth (but I was comparing an empty van with my LWB 4Motion camper, which I expect is at least 500Kg heavier). The young salesman I spoke to said (with a nod and a wink; nothing official) that the silver T was significant and there's likely to be a more powerful version, but he thought it would be a stronger version of the 2L. Might make sense, because I hear it was only the shorter length of the 4 cyl. motor that allowed the DSG box to fit, and they'd probably still want to offer that on the most powerful version.

Brian
2007 Trakkadu

A V6 tdi would be even shorter then an I4....well you can only wish.

[Umai Naa!!]

Went for a quick test drive in a 132 DSG SWB van today. Quite liked the DSG, and it was very quick and smooth (but I was comparing an empty van with my LWB 4Motion camper, which I expect is at least 500Kg heavier). The young salesman I spoke to said (with a nod and a wink; nothing official) that the silver T was significant and there's likely to be a more powerful version, but he thought it would be a stronger version of the 2L. Might make sense, because I hear it was only the shorter length of the 4 cyl. motor that allowed the DSG box to fit, and they'd probably still want to offer that on the most powerful version.

Brian
2007 Trakkadu

The two mono-turbo engines are identical, besides ECU software (No, you can't retro-fit ECUs. They're ordered VIN-specific.), so perhaps the same logic may apply to the 132kw bi-turbo engine, whereby a more powerful version of that will be available.

The DSG box, they tell me, is good for over 700Nm.

[Tornado T5]

Does anyone know if the Toureg V6 cr tdi (176kW,550Nm) could fit with dsg into a T5? This would give you similar power to the outgoing petrol V6 in the "old" T5 with great torque.

[phaeton]

Reviews and the Lowdown on VWCV ops for the now & the future.

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...2576EA000532FB

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...2576EE00815FB1

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...2576EE00805441

[gregozedobe]

Does anyone know if the Toureg V6 cr tdi (176kW,550Nm) could fit with dsg into a T5? This would give you similar power to the outgoing petrol V6 in the "old" T5 with great torque.

I don't like your chances, as it is fitted longitudinally in the Touareg (and all the Audis too), so it would probably be a fairly big re-engineering job. It may not fit at all, as it would be much bigger across the V than the inline 4cyl engine.

It would make a great engine for a T5 though, and if it had been available I would probably have bought one (following the credo "If much is good, more is better ! " )