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New VW 4x4 diesel van

"Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has introduced the Transporter Rockton 4MOTION. The all-wheel drive, rough terrain variant of the T5 Transporter includes a fourth-generation Haldex four-wheel drive system with a rear axle differential lock and a 30 mm increase in ride height on the standard model. Heavy-duty springs and dampers make for a gross vehicle weight rating of 3.2 metric tons to carry large loads across hard terrain.
…a 2.0 liter TDI engine with an output choice of either 140 PS (138 bhp / 103 kW) and 180 PS (178 bhp / 132 kW). Standard is a six-speed manual gearbox…Prices…begin at 34,545 Euros…"
http://www.worldcarfans.com/110120829942/volkswagen-transporter-rockton-4motion---for-the-toughest
Sent to us by Evan Kahn

2 comments:

Joby Elliott said...

That's way cool, but VW has come a long way from their goals of making affordable "peoples' cars."

That's terribly expensive.

Jim said...

As much as I love VW - particularly the Golf (R series especially) I can't imagine buying one of their 4x4s when there are more dedicated all drive companies selling 4x4 cars.

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