Volkswagen Crafter Presented at Commercial Vehicle Show

During the ongoing Commercial Vehicle Show, which takes place in the British city of Birmingham VW shows-off its new VW Crafter commercial van. The latest (and the largest) generation of VW's commercial vehicles sports a choice of five-cylinder engines, a six-speed manual gearbox and a payload capacity of 17 cubic meters and almost 2.7 tons.



As to the engines, they come in four flavors, producing 88, 109, 136 and 163 horsepower. They are all mated with a standard six-speed manual gearbox but one may also order the van with an automated manual transmission.

In its press release Volkswagen says that it plans to sell the new Crafter in three wheelbases, four lad compartment lengths and three roof heights.

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