{"id":3758,"date":"2012-09-17T14:19:37","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T14:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=3758"},"modified":"2012-09-17T14:19:37","modified_gmt":"2012-09-17T14:19:37","slug":"hot-volkswagen-caddy-cross-due-in-uk-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/3758","title":{"rendered":"Hot Volkswagen Caddy Cross Due In UK 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3759\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3759\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3759\" title=\"Volkswagen Caddy Cross\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vw-caddy-cross-1-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Volkswagen Caddy Cross\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Volkswagen Caddy Cross -- coming in panel van form to the UK early in 2013.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Volkswagen&#8217;s answer to the Ford Transit Connect Sport, the Caddy Cross, is due in the UK from early 2013.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sporting versions of popular vans are thin on the ground but have always proved popular, from Vauxhall&#8217;s Sportive specification Astravan and Vivaro, through to the more exotic and exclusive Transit SportVan.<\/p>\n<p>Volkswagen already offers Sportline versions of its popular vans but is now getting ready to take van styling to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>The German company is about to introduce \u00a0the Caddy Cross, a high-specification and distinctive version of its popular Caddy van, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/info.php?inforef=small-van\">small van model<\/a> that competes directly with the Transit Connect and Citroen Berlingo.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3760\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3760\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3760\" title=\"Volkswagen Caddy Cross interior\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/vw-caddy-cross-2-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Volkswagen Caddy Cross interior\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The interior is smart too, as long as you like green...<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With striking Viper Green paintwork, 17-inch \u2018Canyon\u2019 alloy wheels and a black body kit, the Caddy Cross special edition will be impossible to miss and the interior is equally distinctive,\u00a0featuring\u00a0a two-tone front seat design with contrasting inserts on the door panels, plus height and length adjustable centre armrest, leather-covered steering wheel and distinctive grey stitching on the gear knob and handbrake.<\/p>\n<p>This model is due to go into production in early 2013 with a wide selection of engines, plus the option of 4MOTION all-wheel drive.\u00a0 Volkswagen expects to introduce the Caddy Cross as a panel van model in the UK in the first half of 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The Caddy Cross will make its debut at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in Hanover later this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volkswagen is set to introduce a high-specification special edition of its Caddy van, the Caddy Cross, which will be available in the UK early in 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[1558,386,97],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3758"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3758"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3767,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3758\/revisions\/3767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}