End of T6.1 (California) production expected June 2024

Corradobrit · Jul 13, 2023

Towing capability is 2000kg for the Multivan but 2500kg for the Transporter.

pluc99 · Jul 14, 2023

Corradobrit said:
Nice dig at Westfalia. So the much taunted Nuggetfornia is dead it seems. Not sure this is great news to be honest. The Multivan appears to be a more compromised platform. I assume a Cali variant will be built on the LWB chassis which has a payload of only 881kg vs 1300kg for the T6.1 Transporter. The engineers are going to have a tricky job shoe horning a genuine Cali interior into that platform.
Viva California.

Couldn't the engineers also tweak the T7 to increase the payload?

Corradobrit · Jul 14, 2023

pluc99 said:
Couldn't the engineers also tweak the T7 to increase the payload?

There is a whole homologation process and they are fiendishly expensive. The Cali is really a niche product so not really worthwhile financially. Guess we will see what VW bring to the table next month.

Corradobrit · Jul 24, 2023

Official teaser from VW Nutzfahrzeuge. Lets see what we can glean from this sillouette.

Def has a poptop which hopefully doesn't leak.
Proper kitchen and wardrobe from the darker rear section.
Internal height looks lower than in a T6.1.
Is it possible the new poptop hinges at the front?

Corradobrit · Jul 24, 2023

Hinges at the rear like the current model appears to rise several cm's higher.

dspuk · Jul 24, 2023

Looks like the current multivan with a poptop on it. So remains a 1 - 2 person van at best IMHO.

Corradobrit · Jul 24, 2023

dspuk said:
Looks like the current multivan with a poptop on it. So remains a 1 - 2 person van at best IMHO.

Exactly. I don't see revolution or evolution for that matter. And we are yet to hear how the engineers have tweaked the MBQ chassis for a greater payload at least comparable to the T6.1 Transporter. Next month will be fascinating.