VOLKSWAGEN’S subsequent technology Multivan giant folks mover is slated for arrival Down Underneath early in 2025 with what the German importer says is a brand new degree of drivability, versatility and expertise – together with a excessive degree of specification as customary.
The primary bus off the rank would be the Multivan Life anticipated to be priced above the present kick off at a smidge below $70,000 excluding on-road prices.
The present vary runs as much as a smidge below $100k + ORC so as soon as once more, count on the vary topper to price extra.
Balanced towards it is a massive uptick in expertise and options within the new, technology seven mannequin with goodies like tri-zone local weather management, twin energy sliding aspect doorways, an influence tailgate, LED lights and naturally, the brand new styling inside and outside.
Leveraging different folks mover exercise inside the group, VW says the all-new Multivan Life completely enhances the extra compact Caddy Maxi Life and the absolutely electrical ID. Buzz seven seaters.
Constructed on VW’s MQB passenger automotive platform shared with Golf and Tiguan as an alternative of the earlier mannequin’s industrial car chassis, the brand new Multivan is alleged to ship a brand new benchmark in folks mover drivability together with the consolation of a 17-inch wheel and tyre package deal.
That assertion will seemingly be contested by Kia which sells the brand new VW’s predominant competitor, the market main Kia Carnival that features a cheap hybrid variant within the line-up.
The Multivan Life mannequin runs a model of Volkswagen’s venerable 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engine that delivers 110kW and 360Nm output and returns a claimed 6.4 litres per 100 kilometres (mixed) gasoline consumption resulting in a doable 1200km vary from its 80-litre tank.
Inside is a completely new cabin mentioned to raise the extent of inside high quality and expertise whereas providing revolutionary storage options and adaptability with a alternative of front-middle-rear rows folding to a mess of configurations.
Key to it is a new modular, multifunction seat system with diminished particular person seat weight by 25 per cent with intensive doable configurations.
The seating design consists of energy adjustable lumbar help for the entrance seats, folding tables on the entrance seat backrests, detachable and repositionable second row armrests, a trio of individually movable third row seats, drawers below the outer seats within the passenger compartment – plus a load compartment partition and waste bins.
Different package consists of keyless entry and ignition, encompass lighting for the tailgate, 30 color inside ambient lighting together with second row footwall lamps, a Digital Cockpit and 10.0-inch centre touchscreen that features wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, eight audio system and 6 USB-C ports together with 4 for rear passengers all as customary gear.
Security options entail intensive ADAS applied sciences and the standard array of twin entrance, centre entrance, entrance aspect and curtain airbags extending to all three rows of seats.
The mannequin additionally good points a characteristic known as semi-autonomous Journey Help as a part of the ADAS package deal.
Volkswagen Industrial Autos head of product and advertising Michelle Rowney mentioned the brand new Multivan will enchantment to households who worth excessive effectivity and expertise, and superior folks mover engineering.
“The all-new Multivan takes the folks mover away from being industrial van primarily based and rides on a platform famend as being a benchmark for steering, experience and dealing with,” she mentioned.
“Together with a long-range diesel gasoline tank, it’s this new customary of drivability that meets elevated seven-seat performance and the best degree of inside and security expertise within the next-generation Volkswagen Multivan.
“We’ll immediately goal flagship variations of the highest promoting seven seaters within the Australian market with this extremely specified, engineering excessive watermark.”
The Multivan vary might be expanded in Q3 2025 with an much more extremely specified Fashion variant that includes a second powertrain choice.
