New Volkswagen Caddy in SA

VW has launched the new Caddy in SA with a new naming convention which includes Caddy Maxi, Caddy Kombi, Caddy Maxi Kombi, Caddy Cargo and Caddy Maxi Cargo.

As far as styling goes, the face of the new Caddy, and the grille in particular, is much slimmer than before, with newly-designed LED headlights and a honeycomb mesh design for the lower grille completing the front-end design.

At the back the Caddy gets slim vertical LED taillights and with either a single large tailgate or dual rear doors.

In short-wheelbase form it has seating for five passengers while the long-wheelbase Caddy Maxi is a seven-seater.

As for the Caddy Kombi, it can be used as both a personal leisure vehicle or as a work vehicle and is offered in both short-wheelbase and long-wheelbase configurations.

Seats can be removed to make more space and both feature easy-access sliding doors.

The short-wheelbase Caddy Cargo and long-wheelbase Caddy Maxi Cargo will serve your business needs with loading space of 3.1m3 and 3.7m3 respectively, and up to six lashing rings make it possible to secure your load.

The Caddy’s interior has been redesigned and infotainment screens will range from between 6.5-inches to 10-inches, with Volkswagen’s Digital Cockpit on the options list.

A new multifunction steering wheel and automatic transmission lever are fitted and the new ergonomic seats should provide higher levels of comfort.

Keyless Access also features alongside a host of driver assistance systems, including travel assist adaptive cruise control, trailer assist and side assist with rear traffic alert.

The new Caddy is available with a petrol or diesel engine.

In petrol form, its 1.6 litre engine develops 81kW and 152Nm of torque with gears changed by a six-speed manual transmission.

This engine can be had in the Caddy, Caddy Kombi (SWB) and Caddy Cargo (SWB).

As for the diesel engine, it’s a 2.0 litre turbo-diesel engine with 81kW of power and 300Nm of torque, and also paired to a six-speed manual transmission.

The diesel engine is offered in the Caddy, Caddy Maxi (LWB), Caddy Kombi (SWB), Caddy Cargo (SWB) and Caddy Maxi Cargo (LWB).

Starting price for the new vehicle is

R484 200 with the most expensive model going for R600 400.

At this stage there's no self-shifting option in the nine-model line-up.