Commercial Transporter range Vehicles Models: Transporter panel van | Transporter Kombi | Transporter Window van | Transporter Shuttle Press information 1 Contents 2 Contents Overview 04 Meet the range 07 Exterior design 08 Interior design 11 Engines 12 BlueMotion Technology 14 Transporter BlueMotion 15 Running gear 16 Safety systems 19 Value and equipment 22 Options and aftercare 28 Technical data 30 Press office contacts 54 3 Overview › Volkswagen’s best-selling van with a history that dates back 60 years › All-wheel-drive 4MOTION and BlueMotion Technology availability › 2.0-litre common-rail diesel engines with outputs ranging from 84PS to 180PS › Five- or six-speed manual or seven-speed DSG auto transmissions › Panel van, kombi, window van and shuttle body styles › Short and long-wheelbase models with low, medium or high roof › 2,600, 2,700, 2,800, 3,000 and 3,200 kg GVWs › Transporter BlueMotion panel van is the most efficient van in its sector ith a heritage that stretches back over six decades, Wthe Transporter is firmly established as the backbone of Volkswagen’s commercial vehicle range. The brand’s best-selling model in the UK and worldwide, the modern-era T5 has achieved sales of more than one million since its launch in 2003. With the T5’s predecessors factored in, the Transporter has clocked up a production total of more than 10 million since 1949. Bold, confident design The current T5 arrived in UK Volkswagen Van Centres in January 2010. In addition to featuring Volkswagen’s 4 bold design language, the Transporter Shift Gearbox) and/or 4MOTION four- Customers can also choose BlueMotion benefits from such enhancements as wheel drive are offered with 140 and Technology models that come equipped Key fact a daytime running function for the 180PS models, giving the Transporter with a number of Volkswagen’s The brand’s best- headlights, the latest-generation ESP one of the most advanced drivetrain acclaimed BlueMotion features. selling model in the (Electronic Stabilisation Programme) ranges in the sector. UK and worldwide, and optional Lane Change Assist. Loadspace options the modern-era BlueMotion technology The Transporter is available as a panel Transporter T5 Broad engine range Volkswagen’s commitment to reducing van with a short or long wheelbase and has achieved sales Power is provided by Volkswagen’s running costs for owners and operators a low, medium or high roof. The kombi of more than one acclaimed four-cylinder, 2.0-litre, extends to the whole Transporter range. seats up to six, while the window van million since its common-rail TDI engine. Economical In addition to offering some of the and shuttle both take up to nine people. launch in 2003. and refined, it complies with EURO5 cleanest and most efficient engines Four gross vehicle weights are available emissions standards, and comes with in the sector, the Transporter range (2,600, 2,700, 2,800, 3,000 and 3,200 kg), five power output options: 84PS, 102PS, includes an ultra-frugal BlueMotion with payloads of 694-1,340 kg, and load 114PS, 140PS and twin-turbo 180PS. model (SWB only) fitted with a host of volumes of 5.8-9.3 m3. With its low floor Volkswagen’s seven-speed DSG (Direct fuel-saving technologies and features. height of 566 mm plus enough room for 5 Overview two Euro pallets in the short-wheelbase In addition, there is a comprehensive international inspection organisation, in Transporter, it will come as no surprise range of options and accessories to ensure recognition of the ecological advances that the long-wheelbase can fit three each Transporter meets the customer’s made over the previous model. The such pallets with room to spare. requirements exactly. commendation acknowledges how The current Transporter was vehicles, components and processes Extensive range the first Volkswagen Commercial are more environmentally friendly and Four trims are offered: Startline, Trendline, Vehicle to receive an environmental include the entire lifecycle of the vehicle. Highline and the range-topping Sportline. commendation from TÜV Nord, the 6 Meet the range Transporter Transporter Kombi Spacious, versatile and packed with features, the Transporter panel van Designed to carry crew and cargo with minimum effort, the Transporter combines practicality with ease of use and low running costs Kombi is the ultimate no-compromises workhorse Transporter Window van Transporter Shuttle The Transporter window van comes with a choice of configurations The Transporter shuttle offers increased levels of style and that allows users to carry up to eight passengers and their luggage comfort, while still providing seating for up to eight passengers 7 Transporter Design Practicality meets style: exterior design ombining bold shapes with intricate body damage when manoeuvring the introduced. It offers the versatility of a panel details, the Transporter seamlessly Transporter, and a reversing camera is van with seats for five people as standard, Cblends form with function. also available. or up to six people with the optional dual The striking front end styling is in The exterior design can be enhanced passenger seat. Rear occupants have a line with that of the latest Volkswagen with the optional Appearance Pack, sliding window in the side door and panel passenger cars, and is instantly which includes body-coloured bumpers on the opposite side, but the side panel recognisable with bold, angular and mirrors, plus electric windows and behind them remains solid. headlamps, grille emblem and crisp, electrically adjustable and heated mirrors. horizontal lines. The headlights feature Window van and Shuttle daytime running lights, below which the Panel van The Transporter window van is designed bumper includes the option of fog lights Such is the strength and rigidity of the primarily as a crew cab vehicle or the base with integrated cornering-light function Transporter’s box body that it can be vehicle for many conversions, such as to illuminate the direction in which the fitted with two sliding doors. A left-hand campervans or minibuses. vehicle is turning. door is standard, with a right-hand Many of the seats are either easily Aerodynamic door mirrors contribute door available as an option. Electrically removable (without needing any tools) or to improving fuel economy and reducing operated sliding doors are also an option, can fold and tip to provide greater loadspace. noise levels inside the Transporter. At the while a tailgate can be specified in lieu of The Transporter Shuttle offers more rear, to identify the two higher-powered the standard twin rear doors. luxury than the window van and features engines, the last letter of the TDI badge sliding doors on both sides of the vehicle, is red for the 140PS model while for the Kombi plus electrically adjustable mirrors and range-topping 180PS BiTDI, the last two Due to the high demand for the ‘kombi electric windows. SE versions benefit letters of the badge are red. Optional pack’ on the previous Transporter window from body-coloured bumpers and reversing sensors can help to prevent van, a standalone kombi model was chrome trim on the grille. 8 Key fact Such is the strength and rigidity of the Transporter panel van’s body that it can be fitted with two sliding doors. A left-hand door is standard, with a right- hand door available as an option. The Transporter Kombi offers the versatility of a panel van with seats for five people as standard, or up to six people with the optional dual passenger seat. 9 Transporter Design 10 Optimised space: interior design he Transporter’s cab is designed Flexible layouts practical as possible. The storage areas not only to provide a pleasant and The kombi has a three-seater rear bench, fitted as standard across the range Key fact Tcomfortable driving experience with the option of a one-third/two- include compartments in the driver The Transporter’s but also to function as an efficient and thirds split and folding rear seat. Seating and passenger doors, both capable of seats offer excellent practical workplace. The backrest is choices on all models include a fold- accommodating a 1.5-litre bottle and an comfort even on long ergonomically designed, as are the seat down tray in the backrest of the dual A4 folder. In addition, there are storage journeys: the driver’s cushion and side supports in the front. passenger seat; heated squabs; comfort pockets at each end of the dashboard seat has adjustment Finding the perfect driving position is seats with armrests for the driver and beneath the air vents, a storage net on for height, reach and aided by a height and reach adjustable passenger; and swivelling seats, plus the lower dash on the passenger’s side, rake, plus lumbar steering wheel. Because the gearshift robust or leatherette upholstery. an open storage space on top of the support as standard. is mounted on the dashboard, the dashboard and others near the gearlever, floorspace is unobstructed. The Premium interior quality as well as integrated within the overhead seats offer excellent comfort even on Features and luxuries more often seen in roof liner. long journeys: the driver’s seat has a passenger car include a multifunction adjustment for height, reach and rake, display including gearshift indicator; Heating and venitlation plus lumbar support as standard. A dual three-spoke steering wheel with optional Recognising the importance of the passenger seat with storage box and leather cover and with multifunction Transporter’s role as a workplace, folding backrest (fixed backrest with controls; radio/CD units with the option Volkswagen designers paid considerable optional bulkheads) is standard on the of AUX-in functionality; and touchscreen attention to climate control systems. panel van, while a single passenger satellite-navigation systems. A heat exchanger sits beneath the seat is standard on the kombi and Volkswagen understands the need instrument panel: the system features window van – with a dual passenger seat for cabin storage, and developed fresh/recirculated air circuits and a dust available as an option.