Multimedia system

The Transporter still uses the old 8.0in Discover Media touchscreen infotainment system of Volkswagen’s lastgeneration passenger car models. That is no bad thing, given our reservations about usability in the latest MIB II set-ups.

It doesn’t lack for functionality, offering wireless smartphone mirroring, wired device charging by USB-C ports, 32GB of on-board media storage and connected services, with online media streaming (for a year, and then via subscription) courtesy of VW’S We Connect Plus service.

It’s somewhat of a shame to find no physical volume knob here, but usability is otherwise good. Navigation destinations are easy to program via fingertip input; a little bit less so, perhaps, by voice command – but the system typically worked at the second or third attempt for us.

The quality of the audio system is respectable but not up to the standards of a similarly priced premium one in a passenger car. The ambient noise level in the back is likely to make rear-seat passengers prefer headphones, and their own entertainment.