New generation of the Transporter, Multivan, Caravelle and California

[Tornado T5]

I suspect that it'll be too much to ask for the 132kw TDi coupled to the DSG and 4motion in a basic crew cab Transporter........wouldn't it.

I feel your "pain" and it won't help you as my wish for an "auto" AWD seems to have come true.

I wonder if local dealers can take orders before Dec '09 for a T5.2 so that I can qualify for the 50% tax deduction?

[coastie]

Static lights on the rear, could they be for reversing around corners?? They work well on the front, perhaps they want your to see where you have been as well as where you are going.

Are the indicators above the highbeam lights towards the centre of the car?

[swingn]

They look great from the outside... But that interior is to die for! Looks nothing like a commercial car any more

[Deeceer]

No more than what the T5 did already.

The edge line of the bonnet looks slightly straighter, less rounded than the current T5's softer line. It seems to me to hark back to the straight line of the T4.

[phaeton]

Does anyone have any link to a rear shot and I'm also curious to see what static cornering lights are?

No rear shots have been released yet

[Silver Caravelle]

They look great from the outside... But that interior is to die for! Looks nothing like a commercial car any more

Actually, apart from the steering wheel and dials, there is very little change in the interior (that one can see), noting that this is a left hand drive version which is a slightly different layout to a the right hand drive in any case.

See link to VW Mulltivan on German VW site for current left hand drive model.

http://www.volkswagen-nutzfahrzeuge....mfortline.html

Regards,

Scott

[Tornado T5]

Static lights on the rear, could they be for reversing around corners?? They work well on the front, perhaps they want your to see where you have been as well as where you are going.

Are the indicators above the highbeam lights towards the centre of the car?

Yep, I was wondering how visible they would be there from side on versus the current position.

[gregozedobe]

I don't think the 7 speed DSG will be a huge amount faster

You can't seriously compare gearshifting in manual T5 with DSG.

Sorry, where did I say anything about gearshifting ? I will stand by my original opinion (above) on acceleration unless/until I'm proven wrong . Just to clarify, if my van does 0-100kmh in (say) 11.8 and the new one does it in (say) 11.3 then I would regard that as being not a huge amount faster, but a full 1.5 seconds faster would qualify.

AFAIK top speed on all T5 TDIs is electronically limited to around 190Kmh (actual), so gearbox type is irrelevant to top speed.

My reasoning is : given the delay in getting moving from a standstill I've experienced with all the (several) VW DSGs I've driven so far, the 7 speed DSG T5 will lose a bit in initial takeoff, then gain a bit on the gearchanges, but lose out due to extra changes needed (presumably the 7 gears will be more closely spaced together than the existing 6 speed).

So up to 110Kmh (our max legal speed in most of Australia, and even there I can't remember the last time I've done a full bore 0-100kmh, almost always it is 0-60 or 0-80) I can't see the new'un being "a huge amount faster".

Given that acceleration is basically all about traction (no changes there) and power to weight ratio (very little change), what are your reasons for believing differently ?

[coastie]

I wonder why they don't put indicators into the wing mirrors like the smaller cars have. Perhaps the vans get their mirrors damaged more often.

[Tornado T5]

Actually, apart from the steering wheel and dials, there is very little change in the interior (that one can see), noting that this is a left hand drive version which is a slightly different layout to a the right hand drive in any case.

See link to VW Mulltivan on German VW site for current left hand drive model.

http://www.volkswagen-nutzfahrzeuge....mfortline.html

Regards,

Scott

I'd agree, in a shot of the more basic Transporter dash the main dash body is unchanged while the "module" incorporating the HVAC/radio controls is new and more curved. Both outer air vents , headlight switches, ash tray, fuse box cover, hazard flasher switch and gear lever surround has been carried over from T5. In fact I wonder if someone cluey enough could rip out a T5 centre stack and drop in a T5.2 unit?