{"id":7352,"date":"2015-04-16T16:39:49","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T16:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=7352"},"modified":"2015-07-21T15:39:06","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T15:39:06","slug":"revealed-volkswagen-transporter-t6-the-sixth-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/7352","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: Volkswagen Transporter T6, the sixth generation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Volkswagen has unveiled its new sixth-generation Transporter, six months after teasing visitors to the Hanover Commercial Vehicle Show with\u00a0the T6-based Tristar concept vehicle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although it is very much an evolution of the outgoing T5, the T6 boasts a new range of Euro 6 engines and\u00a0a range of improvements that should make it better to drive, safer, more comfortable and more fuel efficient.<\/p>\n

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The new Volkswagen Transporter T6<\/p><\/div>\n

Top of the list of changes are the engines: VW says that the T6 will have\u00a0“a completely new generation<\/em>” of TDI engines for the Euro 6 market, which have been developed with “longevity and ruggedness”<\/em> in mind, the firm says.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, VW mentioned engine \u00a0durability ahead of efficiency in the launch press release:\u00a0is the firm\u00a0trying to\u00a0address the reputation of modern diesels, which are becoming known for their complexity and high\u00a0mid-life repair costs, as much as their\u00a0performance and efficiency?<\/p>\n

Anyway, the new diesel\u00a0engine is a 2.0-litre unit that’s available in 84PS, 102PS, 150PS and 204PS variants. Happily, there’s also a petrol option, a 2.0-litre engine with a choice of 150 PS or 204 PS power outputs. Volkswagen says that all of the new engines will save 1 litre of fuel per 100km, compared to the previous generation of models. All engines have a stop-start system as standard that can reduce fuel consumption by up to 15%, according to the firm.<\/p>\n

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The Transporter T6 alongside an original T1, a model first introduced 60 years ago. The\u00a0model on the right is the retro-style Generation Six special edition, which VW has recently confirmed will be available in the UK.<\/p><\/div>\n

Other improvements include the availability (probably as options, in some cases) of a wide range of driver assistance systems, including Automatic Post-Collission Braking System, which\u00a0is\u00a0<\/em>standard,\u00a0Front Assist, which is a\u00a0front-facing collision\u00a0avoidance system, adaptive cruise control, City Emergency Braking and Hill Descent Assist (on 4MOTION all-wheel drive models).<\/p>\n

An interesting an upmarket addition is Dynamic Cruise Control, which is a comfort feature that adapts the van’s electrically-adjustable shock absorbers to provide three driving modes, comfort, normal and sport. I suspect this is only really relevant on\u00a0the passenger-carrying\/Caravalle models, however, as it would be odd in a van.<\/p>\n

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The view inside the cab will be familiar to anyone who has driven a T5, but why mess too much with something so good?<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, there’s also a new infotainment system, which is available with a 6.3″ touchscreen, which provides a range of of features depending on how the van has been specified.<\/p>\n

The new Transporter will arrive in the UK later this year — further details nearer the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new Volkswagen Transporter T6 sixth generation has been unveiled: Euro 6 engines and more safety systems are the main highlights, the new van will be in the UK later in 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[1907,1016,1060],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7352"}],"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=7352"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7633,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7352\/revisions\/7633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}