The appeal of
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ all-new multi-award-winning Crafter has widened
with a raft of new model derivatives now available to order in Van Centres
across the UK.
Panel vans with
4MOTION all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic gearbox
are now available, along with open body models in single and double cab
variants.
At its launch at the
Commercial Vehicle Show in April, front-wheel drive versions with gross vehicle
weights up to 3.5 tonne were available with three engines and a manual gearbox.
The expansion of the range sees available gross vehicle weights now up to 5.0
tonnes.
The addition of open
body models to the range opens the door to conversions via Volkswagen
Commercial Vehicles’ Recognised Converter scheme, meaning customers in the
market for a Luton, dropside, tipper or other more unusual adaptation have the
perfect base vehicle.
Further derivatives
will continue to join the line-up in 2018, including a 122 PS engine which will
join the current 102, 140 and 177 PS powertrain options.
The all-new Crafter
now offers maximum flexibility as well as a comprehensive suite of innovative
technologies.
As on all Volkswagen
vans, the Crafter comes as standard with autonomous emergency braking and
automatic post-collision braking systems – a first in the van sector. Cross
wind assist (for closed bodies) and a driver alert system are also
standard.
