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Says it will be an option at a later date.No mention of a 4motion option though.
Says it will be an option at a later date.No mention of a 4motion option though.
Yes - the new shape Ford Nugget specifically mentions a 4WD option - something they have resisted previously. I just hope they don't add on £10k as VW seem to for those wishing for 4Motion with diff lock.Says it will be an option at a later date.
Fascinating, thanks for sharing this. Those prices look higher than the 6.1 but I’m not sure by how much. Does anyone have a sense of what the like for like prices look like? The big question for me is what will happen to used California pricing. Historically depreciation has been extremely miserly and I’m hoping that continues!
Well if the reports are true and this Ford/VW Transit T7 will not have a Cali variant, with VW relying on the Multivan to full the gap, I would say the residuals for a T6.1 are going to remain very strong for some time to come.Fascinating, thanks for sharing this. Those prices look higher than the 6.1 but I’m not sure by how much. Does anyone have a sense of what the like for like prices look like? The big question for me is what will happen to used California pricing. Historically depreciation has been extremely miserly and I’m hoping that continues!
And having own several Mercededes cars their software is far superior and it actually works all the time!!Seriously hope the diesel engines are not Ford...
Well it seems Mercedes is going to be the lone choice in this class of vans. V Class engines and gearbox are on another level.
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4Motion with diff lock in the UK is about £4.5k more than the 2wd 204PS version, or £7.7k more than the 150ps 2wd version. Granted a lot more expensive, but not £10k more.Yes - the new shape Ford Nugget specifically mentions a 4WD option - something they have resisted previously. I just hope they don't add on £10k as VW seem to for those wishing for 4Motion with diff lock.
That is not my experience over the last 2 years since I've been looking, sadly. I'm referring to new stock models (as I intend to eventually purchase) and not building from the VW ordering website that you mention.4Motion with diff lock in the UK is about £4.5k more than the 2wd 204PS version, or £7.7k more than the 150ps 2wd version. Granted a lot more expensive, but not £10k more.
When VW announced the Transit based T7 starting in 2024 a couple of years ago, they also announced that the new Multivan would have a short run due to corporate plans to produce only electric vehicles. I posted the press release on the forum a while ago, I’ll look for it. So yes, stop gap was VW’s plan, we’ll see how that works out. I’m not interested in the new Multivan, but not because VW has planned it as an orphan. It’s because its car based chassis is an inefficient use of space. Just look at the distance from the front bumper to the steering wheel, all useless space, with a second A pillar stuck on the front to disguise what is actually the long hood of the car chassis. This results in a vehicle which is larger than a T6 on the outside but smaller on the inside, the antithesis of efficient van design. A short run for the Multivan is not a financial problem for VW since the car chassis was already in production and marketing has stuck a fake nose on the front to make it look like a van instead of an SUV, a design concept that I and most van owners that I know do not find interesting.With the T6.1 production coming to an end and the wait to see what the Concept will achieve this is just a stop until they can finally produce a proper electric California.
I personally think the Concept will be a flash in the pan, T6, and 6.1 will hold high once books close and potential a full electric California late 2025.
Lots will disagree I’m sure
@sagy: I just posted these photos and didn't give an opinion.
I am currently in doubt about the new Ford Transporter: Volkswagen will do its best to make it a Volkswagen product, but whether it will be enough remains to be seen. We have all been used to the general shape of the t5-t6.1 transporter for a long time. The entire drivetrain itself could also come from Ford, but that remains to be seen. I actually hope that there will be a California based on that new transporter because the Multivan California is most likely not a possible successor to our T6.1 Coast: too much of a lifestyle product than a small campervan with which the four of us can travel. I don't dislike the new Transporter like you do, but I'm not a fan of it at the moment either. We'll see what he'll be like.
What is certain is that we find our t6.1 very suitable for both travel and daily use and it will not need to be replaced anytime soon
If anyone questions VW’s and other manufacturers’ switching to electric, remember that VW has already announced that the switch will result in a 30% reduction in their work force because of the vastly simpler manufacturing and assembly process compared to ICE (no transmission, oil pump, fuel pump, valve train, pistons, engine with basically 3 moving parts, etc.) while being able to charge a premium price over ICE vehicles. Engine braking on VW diesels is nearly eliminated by the injection system except at very low speeds due to pollution requirements, requiring heavily reinforced braking systems which can be simplified using regenerative braking (just try the difference using engine braking at very low speeds compared to almost no engine braking in 3rd gear and up going downhill on current models.Those of us who grew up in mountain regions using manual gearboxes for braking now notice the lack of engine braking even with diesel’s much higher compression rate compared to ICE. To be fair this has also happened to current ICE vehicles for the same reasons.) All attention is now concentrated on reducing the cost of manufacturing batteries.When VW announced the Transit based T7 starting in 2024 a couple of years ago, they also announced that the new Multivan would have a short run due to corporate plans to produce only electric vehicles. I posted the press release on the forum a while ago, I’ll look for it. So yes, stop gap was VW’s plan, we’ll see how that works out. I’m not interested in this model, but not because VW has planned it as an orphan. It’s because its car based chassis is an inefficient use of space. Just look at the distance from the front bumper to the steering wheel, all useless space, with a second A pillar stuck on the front to disguise what is actually the long hood of the car chassis. This results in a vehicle which is larger than a T6 on the outside but smaller on the inside, the antithesis of efficient van design. A short run for the Multivan is not a financial problem for VW since the car chassis was already in production and marketing has stuck a fake nose on the front to make it look like a van.
I don’t know what VW intends to do with the new Transit/Transporter, but I’m certain that Westfalia is already making plans.
People do want the driving experience electric vehicles provide, smooth, powerful, silent, vibration free, nearly maintenance free. What they don’t want are range and durability problems. If those are solved, only those who still keep horses and video tape machines will keep ICE vehicles as nostalgic primitive hobbies.VW is going through a rude awakening as are other OEMs... Consumers don't want touch screens on wheels, and they want physical buttons and don't want EVs.
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Yes. Well, I wasn’t even talking about how much they charge for their products -the so-called premium prices. I just wanted to say that the Multivan California cannot be a successor for us and I hope that there will be a California based on the new transporter. How it is powered and whether it is actually a Ford honestly doesn't matter that much to me. As long as it looks clearly different from a transit -don’t like the looks of it- both inside and out, and remains under two meters. I'll see what comes next.This collaboration may well kill the California long term but in the grand scheme of things the commercial market is way more important for VW than the campervan niche. I suspect this will be good news for converters as the extra space afforded by the new platform has lots of potential to package up a great daily drive camper. The California brand depends a lot on VW being able to continue to charge a substantial premium for their badge to justify the one stop support network. That will be really challenging on the T7/Transit platform which may be one of the reasons there has been no announcements about a new California using the Transporter. It’s going to be hard to charge £5-10k more for a badge if the platform and drivetrains are the same as the Ford.
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