Volkswagen Industrial Automobiles has teased an idea model of its next-generation California camper van forward of its reveal on the Caravan Salon commerce honest in Düsseldorf, Germany, which can run from August 25 to September 3.
This new-generation Volkswagen California relies on the long-wheelbase model of the T7 Multivan folks that was revealed in 2021 and rides on the MQB structure.
It’s set to enter manufacturing subsequent 12 months on the firm’s plant in Hanover, Germany.
The brand new California will probably be out there with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain for the primary time. The associated T7 Multivan additionally comes with an out there PHEV powertrain which mates a 1.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine with an electrical motor and a 13kWh lithium-ion battery to supply a complete system output of 160kW.
Volkswagen claims the T7 Multivan can journey as much as 50 kilometres on all-electric energy in keeping with WLTP testing. It’s unclear if the brand new California will be capable of match this declare.
It’s additionally unclear if the next-generation California camper may also be out there with turbocharged petrol and diesel engines, just like the T7 Multivan.
A spotlight of the California idea is its pop-up roof that’s claimed so as to add an additional two metres of peak when deployed. The corporate’s teaser photographs additionally present it’ll have two awnings.
One other function will probably be a touchscreen within the roof console that’ll be capable of management the primary camper van settings and in addition “name up a variety of knowledge”.
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T7 Multivan
The reveal of this new California Idea will mark 35 years since Volkswagen Industrial Automobiles debuted the first-generation mannequin that was based mostly on the T3-generation Sort 2 bus.
Volkswagen claims to have produced greater than 260,000 California campers over 4 generations. The present, T6.1-generation mannequin was first revealed in 2019.
At this stage it’s unclear if the brand new T7 California will probably be coming to Australia. Volkswagen Australia has indicated the T7 Multivan will probably be arriving regionally in late 2024.
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Present T6.1 California Seaside
Past the brand new California, Volkswagen has beforehand confirmed it will likely be develop a California camper model of its electrical ID. Buzz van.
It gained’t be coming anytime quickly although, as Volkswagen head of analysis and improvement Kai Gruenitz not too long ago informed Autocar the ID. Buzz California will go on sale globally from 2025.
Within the meantime conversion firms are creating their very own camper variations of the ID. Buzz.
