Volkswagen unveils new Transporter

Volkswagen has this week unveiled the new Transporter, which it says is coming to Ireland in March 2025.

According to Volkswagen, the seventh-generation model is the most versatile, practical and technologically advanced Transporter to date. It is also the first ‘Bulli’ to be made available with eHybrid and fully-electric drivetrains.

The stowage volume in the panel-van Transporter has increased by more than 10 per cent to 5.8 m3. The maximum payload of up to 1.33 tonnes (an extra 0.13 t) corresponds to the higher load volume. Volkswagen has also increased the maximum trailer weight by 0.3 t, which now reaches up to 2.8 t (braked, with 12% gradient).

Order books for the new Transporter open next month, with first examples arriving here in March. Launch vehicles will come with a choice of three TDI engines with outputs of 110hp, 150hp and 170hp.

Buyers will be able to choose between two equipment levels – Trendline and Highline – with generous specification and a raft of options available on all models. Fully electric versions of the Transporter are due to hit Irish shores in Q2 2025, with the eHybrid following at a later date.

Paul Hunt, brand director for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Ireland, said: “The Transporter has been a mainstay of Ireland’s commercial sector for more than 70 years. The seventh-generation model brings with it more versatility, efficiency and choice than ever before.

“Over the years, the Transporter earned its reputation as a reliable workhorse. That remains the case with the seventh-generation model. However, the addition of a state-of-the-art cockpit and driver assistance features, added space, greater towing capacity and a bigger payload, brings it to the next level.

“With eHybrid and fully electric drivetrains joining the line-up shortly after launch, the Transporter has never been a better proposition for businesses the length and breadth of the country.”