California dream a reality for Volkswagen Australia with new camper van

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The new-generation Volkswagen California camper van has been unveiled arsenic the astir car-like mentation of the nameplate – and it has been confirmed for an Australian launch.

Based connected the long-wheelbase T7 Multivan, the latest Volkswagen California benefits from the MQB rider car level shared by models similar the Golf, moving distant from its accepted commercialized conveyance underpinnings.

It’s besides the archetypal procreation of California to connection plug-in hybrid (PHEV) power.

Volkswagen Australia has locked successful the caller California for a section launch, though it has yet to denote the lineup and erstwhile we tin expect to spot it successful section showrooms.

Overseas, the California volition beryllium offered successful 5 variants: Beach, Beach Tour, Beach Camper, Coast and Ocean.

Australia has traditionally lone received the California Beach, but there’s nary warrant that the erstwhile exemplary operation volition transportation crossed into the caller generation.

Measuring 5173mm successful length, 1941mm wide (sans mirrors) and 1990mm gangly connected a 3124mm wheelbase, the caller California is 269mm longer, 37mm wider and has 121mm much betwixt its axles than its predecessor.

Standard crossed each grades are sliding doors connected some sides of the camper van – a archetypal successful the model’s history, allowing owners to acceptable up their awnings wherever they similar – arsenic good arsenic a pop-up roof, giving other abstraction for taller occupants walking done its rear compartment.

Removable rear seats regenerate the seat spot of the outgoing model, portion each seats diagnostic drawers underneath them for further storage.

The California Beach serves arsenic the entry-level grade, equipped with a manual pop-up roof, six seats and a outpouring mattress measuring 2.05×1.14m – wider than a King Single and longer than a Super King.

Beach Tour variants summation rotating and height-adjustable beforehand seats, conscionable 1 further seating enactment (comprising 3 seats), ergonomic folding chairs (stored successful the tailgate), pop-up extortion lighting and USB ports, sliding windows successful the sliding doors and a 40Ah camper battery.

It besides features a C-pillar-mounted 5.0-inch surface which displays the California’s caller and discarded h2o levels, interior lighting functions, artillery status, fridge somesthesia and auxiliary heater settings. These functions tin besides beryllium controlled via a smartphone app oregon the cardinal infotainment screen.

A folding array and an further 1.98×1.33m folding mattress is included successful the California Beach Tour.

While some aforementioned California grades are classified arsenic rider vehicles, the Beach Camper, Coast and Ocean are camper vans.

In the lawsuit of the Beach Camper, this means the five-seater is equipped with a slide-out mini-kitchen – implicit with single-ring state cooker, cutlery drawer and further retention abstraction – positive a 230-volt powerfulness connector.

California Coast examples person conscionable 2 rear seats, providing much abstraction for a kitchenette – with cabinets, descend and single-ring state cooker – a 28-litre caller h2o tank, a 2nd 40Ah camper battery, an further 230-volt powerfulness socket and a 1.98×1.06m folding bed.

Volkswagen’s flagship California Ocean carries crossed the Coast’s instrumentality and adds Mélange Raven recycled worldly spot cloth with embroidered California lettering, heated beforehand seats, an auxiliary aerial heater, and automatic air-conditioning.

A prime of 3 engines volition beryllium offered successful Europe, with the 110kW and 360Nm 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel acceptable to powerfulness the Australian-delivered Multivan being joined by a 150kW/320Nm 2.0-litre turbo-petrol and a plug-in hybrid.

The plug-in hybrid mates a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder motor to an electrical centrifugal for a combined output of 180kW, with thrust delivered to each 4 wheels – a archetypal not lone for the California but immoderate Volkswagen exemplary connected the MQB platform.

Volkswagen says each of the engines are paired to dual-clutch automatic transmissions and thrust the beforehand wheels, isolated from the all-wheel thrust plug-in hybrid.