Volkswagen will quickly provide two electrical cargo vans, however on two completely different platforms.

Becoming a member of the MEB-based ID. Buzz Cargo might be an electrical model of the subsequent Transporter, reviews Autocar, which might be primarily based on the next-generation Ford Transit Customized.

The following-gen Transit Customized and Transporter might be constructed on the Ford Otosan manufacturing unit in Turkey, and provide combustion, electrical and plug-in hybrid powertrains.

The Transporter will reportedly share not solely its chassis with Ford, but additionally its batteries, electrical motors, engines and transmissions.

The Volkswagen will reportedly launch in 2024, and provide panel van, two-row crew van and nine-seater Shuttle variants. A sporty-looking Sportline trim is a chance.

The latter seems a probable substitute for the present T6.1 Caravelle. Its Multivan sibling has already been spun off onto a separate platform – the MQB underpinnings utilized by Volkswagen passenger automobiles – and can spawn a next-generation California camper, previewed this yr in idea kind.

“A Multivan needs to be rather more snug and rather more upscale [than the Transporter]. Because of this we now have two line-ups,” Volkswagen Business Automobiles boss Carsten Intra defined to Autocar.

“We can’t afford to construct one other platform [for the same vehicle]. It’s simply too costly. This can be a automobile that, in contrast to the California, doesn’t provide the highest margin per sale.”

In Europe, the brand new Transit Customized is out there with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel in 4 completely different tunes. Of biggest relevance to Australia are the 2 tunes accessible with an eight-speed automated transmission: one with 100kW of energy, the opposite with 125kW.

The brand new Transit Customized positive aspects the choice of an all-wheel drive system – one thing already supplied in Volkswagen’s T6.1 collection – whereas most towing capability has been elevated to 2500kg.

In some markets like Europe, a plug-in hybrid will proceed to be supplied. This incorporates a 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine and an 11.8kWh battery, with a claimed 56km of electrical vary.

Topping the Transit Customized vary is the E-Transit Customized, which makes use of a 74kWh battery pack and a 160kW/415Nm electrical motor.

Utilizing the 11kW AC three-phase charger, you’ll be capable to totally recharge the E-Transit Customized’s battery in a claimed 7.2 hours.

It additionally helps DC quick charging at as much as 125kW, with a 15-80 per cent recharge taking a claimed 41 minutes. Vary on the stricter WLTP cycle is as much as 380km.

The following-generation Transit Customized has unbiased rear suspension, and might be supplied in 4 guises: short-wheelbase or long-wheelbase, coupled with a low or excessive roof.

Inside, the Transit Customized incorporates a 13-inch Sync 4 infotainment touchscreen, whereas some fashions have a steering wheel that folds to behave as a desk.

The Transporter could stick to the Ford infotainment system however with distinctive graphics, whereas we will additionally count on differentiated styling in and out like Volkswagen has completed with its Ford Ranger-related Amarok and Ford has completed with its Volkswagen Caddy-based Tourneo Join.

Whereas the Transit Customized and E-Transit Customized have been locked in for an Australian launch in 2024, Volkswagen Australia hasn’t confirmed timing for the Transporter – comprehensible, given it hasn’t been revealed but.

Volkswagen Business Automobiles director Ryan Davies confirmed late final yr manufacturing of the T6.1 Transporter, Multivan and Caravelle would run till the top of 2023, however the automobiles “may theoretically run longer than [the end of 2023]” – suggesting there may very well be inventory to tide the model over into 2024.

The T6.1 Multivan might be belatedly changed in Australia by the T7 Multivan late in 2024, with its launch coinciding with that of the ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo.

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