VW California, ‘Home On Wheels’ Details
Volkswagen’s Commercial Vehicles Division has introduced the new VW California home on wheels, a spacious camper van based on the sixth-generation VW Transporter that made its global debut a couple of weeks ago. The California traces its roots back to the old-school, rear-engined Westfalia buses that were sold from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Designed as a house on wheels, the base California comes standard with a pop-up top that can sleep two people, a removable picnic table built into the sliding door and a set of chairs cleverly hidden in the hatch. More expensive models up the ante with niceties such as a full kitchen, a stainless steel sink, a small fridge, and a two-burner stove.
Volkswagen promises buyers can choose whether they want two, five, or seven seats, and all models feature storage bins scattered throughout the cabin. Properly equipped, the California can put a college dorm room to shame in terms of space and features.
Like the Transporter, the California gains a new 2.0-liter TDI turbodiesel four-cylinder mill that can be ordered with either 83, 100, 147 or 201 horsepower. Volkswagen promises a handful of gasoline-burning four-cylinder engines will join the lineup later in the production run, but additional details are being kept under wraps for the time being.
Front-wheel drive and a manual transmission both come standard, but customers can order the camper with a dual-clutch DSG transmission controlled by shift paddles, Volkswagen’s 4Motion all-wheel drive system or both. A start/stop system keeps fuel economy in check regardless of what’s under the hood.
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