Volkswagen Transporter (T5) - Transporter

Transporter

The Transporter is the commercial workhorse in the T5 range, available in over 100 combinations. Variants include short- (SWB), or long-wheelbases (LWB); along with low-, medium-, or high-rooflines; and can be configured as a van, minibus, single-cab, double-cab, drop side or chassis truck.

A brief view of the T5 Transporter range:

• Panel Van – Delivery van without side windows or rear seats,
• Highroof Panel Van – Delivery van with raised roof. There is also a third mid-roof height available with the T5, between the two traditional ones,
• Half-panel – Van with side windows only in the front half of the cargo area and one row of removable rear seats,
• Pick-up – Flatbed truck, also available with wider load bed,
• Crew Cab Pick-up, in German: Doppelkabine – Flatbed truck with double cab and two rows of seats,
• Cab Chassis – (both single and crew cab), for coach builders to build special bodies onto,
• Kombi, from German: Kombinationskraftwagen (combination vehicle) – Van with side windows and removable rear seats, i.e. both a passenger and a cargo vehicle combined. Also available with heightened roof,
• Shuttle – nine-seater minibus,
• Taxi, along with Police, Fire and Ambulance emergency services vehicles are made by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) through Special Vehicle Order (SVO), although this option is not available in all markets.

Apart from these factory variants there are a multitude of third-party conversions available, some of which are offered through the VWCV/VWN dealer organisation. They include refrigerated vans, ambulances, police vans, fire engines, ladder trucks and so on.

The full cargo payload potential of the Transporter is between 800 kilograms (1,764 lb) to 1.4 tonnes. Load compartment volumes range from 5.8 m3 (200 cu ft) to 9.3 m3 (330 cu ft).

In Mexico, the T5 Transporter range is marketed under the North American Eurovan nameplate.