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Commercial Caddy range Vehicles Models: Caddy Panel Van | Caddy Maxi Panel Van | Caddy Maxi Kombi Press information 1 Contents 2 Contents Overview 04 Caddy facts 07 Exterior design 08 Interior design 11 Engines 12 Caddy BlueMotion 14 BlueMotion Technology 16 Transmissions 17 Running gear 18 Braking and safety 20 Value and equipment 22 Servicing 28 Technical data 30 Press office contacts 38 3 Overview › City-friendly dimensions with car-like driving feel › Six variants, including Maxi Kombi and Maxi Life models › Panel van load volumes from 3.2m3 to 4.2m3 › The most compact vehicle in the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle range › Multiple industry and consumer award winners › Volkswagen’s best-selling van range in the UK after the Transporter › Efficient common-rail diesel engines with low CO2 emissions › DSG auto available with 1.6- and 2.0-litre TDI units › BlueMotion and BlueMotion Technology variants offered ompact yet remarkably capable, the Caddy combines all the Cusual Volkswagen qualities into a package that delivers on every level. Affordable to run and offered with a broad range of body styles, trim levels and powertrain options, it represents the perfect entry point to the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle line-up. Volkswagen’s second best-selling van range in the UK after the Transporter, the Caddy has also proved popular with the motoring and industry press. ‘Best Small Van’ and ‘Best Compact Van’ are just two of the titles the Caddy has been awarded by leading commercial vehicle magazines. 4 Broad range with advanced engines Sector-first DSG gearbox option with Start/stop ignition, low Key fact In terms of space, Caddy panel van Further highlighting Volkswagen’s rolling resistance tyres and Energy versions offer a load volume of 3.2m3 commitment to bringing advanced recuperation, along with ride height Caddy panel van with payloads of 544 to 767 kg, while technology to its commercial vehicle reduced by 27mm. The new BlueMotion versions offer a load Maxi panel vans have a load volume of range, the Caddy is the only van in its model (SWB panel van only) is the volume of 3.2m3 with 4.2m3 and payloads from 665 to 752 kg. sector to come with the option of a most fuel-efficient Caddy ever with payloads of 681 to The Caddy Maxi range comprises panel DSG twin-clutch automatic gearbox. fuel consumption of 61.4 mpg and CO2 767 kg, while Maxi van, five-seat window van, seven-seat Optional with 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre emissions of just 119g/km. panel vans have a Maxi Life and Kombi for passenger/ TDI engines, it makes light work of Customers looking to reduce running load volume of 4.2m3 cargo versatility. urban traffic while still giving the driver costs on other Caddys in the range can and payloads from The Caddy range is powered by complete control over changes. also choose BlueMotion Technology 620 to 753 kg. Volkswagen’s latest 1.6-litre and 2.0-litre models. Available across the Caddy TDI engines. Quiet, refined and with New BlueMotion model panel van line-up, BlueMotion low emissions, they are fully EURO5 Featuring a suite of special fuel- Technology models feature a host of compliant and among the most advanced saving technologies, the new Caddy fuel-saving features such as Start/stop in the sector. BlueMotion model is equipped ignition and Energy recuperation. 5 Meet the range Caddy Caddy Maxi The best things come in small packages – and, in the case of the The longer-wheelbase Caddy Maxi offers all the same benefits Caddy panel van, with big load bays. as the standard Caddy, but has more cargo space. Caddy Maxi Kombi Caddy Maxi window van and Maxi Life Designed for operators who need a small van that can shift With room for up to seven people and plenty of luggage space, workmates as well as kit – a truly flexible compact van the Caddy Maxi window van and Maxi Life make travelling simple 6 What makes the Caddy special › The Caddy is the most compact offering in the › BlueMotion Technology models, available with › Caddy first appeared in 1982 as a Golf-based Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles range, with load 1.6-litre TDI (75PS, 102PS and 140PS) units, feature pick-up; first van debuted in 1995 3 3 volumes of 3.2 m (Caddy) and 4.2 m (Caddy Maxi) Stop/start system and Energy recuperation and › Caddy is a best-seller in many markets around offer improved fuel consumption and lower › Range includes Caddy panel van and Caddy Maxi the world (including Germany and Australia); CO2 emissions panel van, window van, Life people carrier and second best-selling model Kombi variant › Standard equipment on all models includes: ABS; for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles UK ESP, TCS (traction control system); EBC (Engine › Caddy and Caddy Maxi launched in UK on › Global sales of previous Caddy reached Braking Control); remote central locking; CD player 8 November 2010. Features include efficient 792,584 vehicles and AUX-in socket; height and reach- common-rail engines, stylish exterior, generous adjustable steering wheel; side sliding door › Caddy has won numerous awards, including specifications and safety features including Best Small Van and Best Compact Van from daytime running lights and ESP as standard › Standard features for the Caddy range include: leading commercial vehicle and - Electronic Stabilisation Programme (ESP) fleet media › Trim options comprise Startline, Trendline - Daytime running lights and Highline - Gear-shift indicator (for optimum fuel economy) › Three-year/100,000-mile warranty (whichever is - Servotronic power steering sooner), and three years’ pan-European › Four-cylinder, common-rail TDI engines are up to 13 - Automatic hazard lights activation under Volkswagen Roadside Assistance as standard per cent more efficient than previous engine range emergency braking › Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles sold 13,286 › New stand-alone Caddy BlueMotion model is the - Removable seats in middle row of Caddy Maxi vehicles in the UK in 2013, an increase of 22.5 per cleanest and most fuel-efficient Caddy ever window van and Life cent over its 2012 total built. Featuring a host of technologies, it can return › Options for the Caddy range include: 61.4mpg on the combined cycle and has CO2 - Adaptive cornering lights emissions of just 119g/km - Roof rail preparation (standard on all Caddy Maxis) 7 Caddy Design Function meets form: exterior design haracterised by its bold monobox window and wash/wipe. window van has windows all round. The shape, the Caddy combines Low loading sills of 570 mm (Caddy) Life people carrier is fully glazed as well, Cperfectly proportioned shapes with and 588 mm (Caddy Maxi) ensure but also has opening windows in the intelligent and highly functional details. easy access to the side and rear of the two sliding side doors. Although they are vehicles. The Caddy BlueMotion model similar externally, the Life is distinguished Practical and attractive design has a lower loading height of 570 mm by roof rails and alloy wheels, plus body- In terms of layout, the Caddy has a sliding and overall height of 1,812 mm, as the coloured bumpers, door handles and side door as standard on the passenger’s vehicle is slightly lowered for superior exterior mirrors. side, while the Caddy Maxi range has aerodynamics and fuel efficiency. sliding doors on both sides of the vehicle. Personalisation options These doors are 701 mm wide for ease of Two body length options The exterior of all models can be given access. As panel vans, both models have For maximum functionality and added protection from knocks and two asymmetrically split, rear double-wing versatility, the Caddy is offered with a scrapes with optional rear parking doors, while the window van and Life have choice of two body lengths and load sensors, or it can be enhanced with a rear tailgate. A second sliding side door volumes. The Caddy is 4,406mm long, other options such as alloy wheels or an is an option (for Caddy), and a rear tailgate 1,823mm tall, 1,794mm wide (excluding Appearance Pack offering body-coloured may also be specified for the Caddy. door mirrors), with a total load volume of bumpers and wing mirrors (standard Both panel vans have twin opening 3.2m3. By comparison, the larger Caddy on Caddy Maxi Life). An extensive range rear-wing doors with windows (opaque Maxi is 4,876mm long, 1,836mm tall, of Van Centre-fit accessories are also on Caddy Maxi), while the Caddy Maxi 1,794mm wide (excluding door mirrors) available, including roof racks, bike racks window van and Life people carrier and has a load volume of 4.2 m3. and chrome side rails. have a tailgate with heated rear As its name suggests, the Caddy Maxi 8 Factory fact The Caddy range is built exclusively at the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles plant at Poznań in Poland. Opened in 1993, the Poznań plant began life with 500 employees assembling 5,000 vehicles a year. The workforce now numbers around 4,500 producing approximately 150,000 units per annum, exported all over the world. Volkswagen Poznań is Poland’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer with 95 per cent of its output exported. The plant also shares production of the Transporter range with the company’s factory in Hanover, Germany. 9 Caddy Design 10 Practicality perfected: interior design unctionality, clarity and comfort top trays there is a large roof-mounted Panel vans have a totally level are key qualities in any commercial shelf above the driver offering plenty cargo compartment floor which can Key fact Fvehicle cabin, and the Caddy is no of storage for larger items such as accommodate a Euro pallet, and there Caddy panel exception.