{"id":7093,"date":"2015-02-05T17:22:09","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T17:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=7093"},"modified":"2017-06-23T09:41:32","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T09:41:32","slug":"new-volkswagen-caddy-makes-global-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/7093","title":{"rendered":"New Volkswagen Caddy makes global debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 1.5 million\u00a0third generation Volkswagen Caddy vans have been sold globally, making the model an important\u00a0vehicle for Volkswagen.<\/p>\n

Yesterday the German manufacturer took the covers off the\u00a0new 4th generation Caddy, which it hopes will take the\u00a0fight to the all-new Ford Transit Connect<\/a> and\u00a0continue the big-selling tradition of the current model. It doesn’t seem to be an all-new model — rather it’s an evolution of the outgoing model, but there are some key changes\u00a0nonetheless.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/p>\n

What’s changed?<\/h3>\n

The main engine choice for the new Caddy will be a new, Euro 6 compliant 2.0-litre diesel engine, with 75 PS, 102 PS and 150 PS power options. As is now usual, there will be\u00a0a more efficient Blue Motion model, which VW says has been specially developed for\u00a0city work and will\u00a0deliver fuel consumption in excess of 70mpg.<\/p>\n

VW has jumped the gun with Euro 6, which is compulsory for light commercials in the UK until September 2016. However, the firm is hedging its bets — perhaps recognising that there is buyer resistance to Euro 6 — and\u00a0VW says that the new Caddy will also be available with the current range of\u00a0Euro 5 diesel engines.<\/p>\n

It’s interesting to see that VW have opted to hone the 2.0l format, rather than switch to a smaller-capacity engine, as many other\u00a0manufacturers are doing (The new Vauxhall\u00a0Vivaro\/Renault Trafic<\/a> — a larger van — uses a 1.6-litre engine, for example).<\/p>\n

\"New<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, the new van will have a healthy dose of new safety systems, including Front Assist and City Emergency Braking,\u00a0which are primarily designed to avoid head-on collisions. VW’s Multi-Collision Brake System is also included — this automatically applies the brakes in the event of a collision where the vehicle collides with more than one obstacle, potentially leaving the driver unable to brake manually.<\/p>\n

Now that the Ford patent on heated windscreens has expired, this highly desirable option is\u00a0appearing everywhere —\u00a0including on the new Caddy. \u00a0Other options include Adaptive Cruise Control and Driver Alert, which monitors a driver’s behaviour for signs of fatigue and recommends a break when necessary.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/p>\n

A final option\u00a0is Park Assist, which offers automated parallel parking and right-angle reversing (i.e. reversing around the corner, in driving test parlance). VW says this is “an especially practical feature\u00a0for courier services” — I’m not convinced that\u00a0many couriers will choose this option,\u00a0at least not unless it has a ‘warp\u00a0speed<\/em>‘ option to speed up the process…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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