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The VW (T6) Caravelle & Kombi Thread
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Why the SA introduction of the new VW Caravelle is significant
Not to be confused with the Ford Transit-based Transporter, the new Caravelle is all-VW and the brand’s first locally available PHEV.
Volkswagen Group Africa relaunched its venerable ‘Caravelle’ nameplate in the South African market this week. ‘Kombi’ and ‘Caravelle’, names synonymous with family-focused adventure and road trips, have been part of the South African vocabulary for more than 70 years; VW’s van-based people-mover first rolled off the production line in Uitenhage (now Kariega) in 1955.
Not to be confused (though, it’s admittedly easily done) with VW’s current range of Transporter products, which, via a technology-sharing agreement, share underpinnings, engines and a production line with the Ford Tourneo, the new Multivan Caravelle is built at VW’s Hanover Plant in Germany on the brand’s proven MQB architecture. This means the ability to package future-focused eTSI powertrain technology, in this case as a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) layout.
The first of a host of eTSI products set to launch in South Africa, including mild-hybrid and PHEV applications, the Multivan Caravelle features a dual electric-motor setup supplemented by a 1.5-litre turbopetrol engine. Capable of an overnight home charge (a wallbox is included in the asking price, though the customer is responsible for installation costs), or a 40 kW DC public charge, this setup offers a claimed all-electric operating range of up to 95 km. Driven in Hybrid mode, which combines the workings of the electric motors and internal combustion engine (paired with a relatively modest 45-litre fuel tank), the new Caravelle can travel up to 700 km.
Significantly, with an 85 kW e-motor housed on the front wheels and paired with the DSG transmission, and a 100 kW unit sited on the rear axle, the Caravelle is all-wheel drive. Driven in Sport mode, there’s a combined 180 kW and 350 N.m of torque available.
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Not to be confused with the Ford Transit-based Transporter, the new Caravelle is all-VW and the brand’s first locally available PHEV.
Volkswagen Group Africa relaunched its venerable ‘Caravelle’ nameplate in the South African market this week. ‘Kombi’ and ‘Caravelle’, names synonymous with family-focused adventure and road trips, have been part of the South African vocabulary for more than 70 years; VW’s van-based people-mover first rolled off the production line in Uitenhage (now Kariega) in 1955.
Not to be confused (though, it’s admittedly easily done) with VW’s current range of Transporter products, which, via a technology-sharing agreement, share underpinnings, engines and a production line with the Ford Tourneo, the new Multivan Caravelle is built at VW’s Hanover Plant in Germany on the brand’s proven MQB architecture. This means the ability to package future-focused eTSI powertrain technology, in this case as a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) layout.
The first of a host of eTSI products set to launch in South Africa, including mild-hybrid and PHEV applications, the Multivan Caravelle features a dual electric-motor setup supplemented by a 1.5-litre turbopetrol engine. Capable of an overnight home charge (a wallbox is included in the asking price, though the customer is responsible for installation costs), or a 40 kW DC public charge, this setup offers a claimed all-electric operating range of up to 95 km. Driven in Hybrid mode, which combines the workings of the electric motors and internal combustion engine (paired with a relatively modest 45-litre fuel tank), the new Caravelle can travel up to 700 km.
Significantly, with an 85 kW e-motor housed on the front wheels and paired with the DSG transmission, and a 100 kW unit sited on the rear axle, the Caravelle is all-wheel drive. Driven in Sport mode, there’s a combined 180 kW and 350 N.m of torque available.
Why the SA introduction of the new VW Caravelle is significant
Not to be confused with the Ford Transit-based Transporter, the new Caravelle is all-VW and the brand’s first locally available PHEV...
www.carmag.co.za
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DRIVEN | Volkswagen Caravelle eHybrid: The luxury of time
DRIVEN | Volkswagen Caravelle eHybrid: The luxury of time
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Autogefühl first look at the updated Multivan
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