2022 Volkswagen Multivan

Aug 2, 2023

2022 Volkswagen Multivan

The MPV is dead, long live the MPV!

The Volkswagen Multivan is proof that there might yet still be live in the MPV formula.

Rumours of the demise of the MPV have been greatly exaggerated. Sure, the popularity of this once-popular bodystyle - one focused on ultimate practicality - has been seriously on the wane due to the incessant rise of the SUV, and many models have disappeared as a result. But, the new VW Multivan proves that the genre isn’t quite dead yet.

The Multivan is the successor to the Caravelle, an MPV that was based on the Transporter van. However, the new car shares much more with the Golf underneath than it does with any commercial conveyance. It also happens to look the absolute business.

In this CarGurus UK video review, Rebecca Jackson takes a detailed look at exactly how practical this enormous people-mover is, and also evaluates its quality, technology, what it’s like to drive and what kind of value for money it gives you.

Volkswagen Multivan full review: https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/Volks…

Pros
Magnificently flexible interior
About as cool-looking as a van-shaped vehicle can get
Car-like driving experience

Cons
Relatively pricey
Plug-in hybrid is heavy – which makes it thirsty
Infotainment system is flawed

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▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 – Introducing the VW Multivan
00:50 – Design
01:30 – Practicality
03:32 – Interior and infotainment
05:30 – Driving impressions
07:18 – Verdict
07:50 – Let us know what you think

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0.44 -> [Music]

5.279 -> this is the new volkswagen multi-van and

7.6 -> it's what volkswagen wants you to buy

9.599 -> instead of a full-size suv such as a

12 -> land rover discovery or volvo xc90

15.44 -> to tempt you away from these off-roaders

17.279 -> it's got bold styling acres of interior

19.76 -> space and loads of high-tech gadgets

23.199 -> in essence the new volkswagen multi-van

25.279 -> is the replacement for the caraval and

27.76 -> with its new name comes new

29.519 -> underpinnings it is no longer based on

31.92 -> the volkswagen transporter that the

33.44 -> caravel was based on it's got more in

35.68 -> common with a volkswagen golf than it

37.92 -> does your plumber's company vehicle

40.399 -> volkswagen wants to fit its biggest

42.239 -> people carrier with all the latest tech

44.64 -> and give it more of a car-like driving

47.28 -> experience instead of a van

49.92 -> which is why you've got some car-like

51.84 -> design cues on the outside including a

53.84 -> more pronounced bonnet than the old

55.44 -> caravel had plus these headlights with a

58 -> light bar linking them up just like on

60.079 -> the golf together with the optional

62.239 -> two-tone paint this is a pretty smart

64.4 -> looking vehicle and it does a very good

66.32 -> job of hiding the fact that it is

68.32 -> essentially a big box on wheels

71.36 -> there's two different body lengths to

73.04 -> choose from two different trim levels

75.04 -> and petrol diesel or hybrid

77.759 -> the one we have here is entry level life

80 -> trim with the 218 horsepower hybrid

82.64 -> drivetrain and it comes in at just over

85.2 -> eight thousand pounds the diesel model

87.28 -> is around five thousand pounds cheaper

89.759 -> is also the shorter of the two body

91.92 -> lengths shorter being relative here

94 -> because it still manages to fill every

97.119 -> inch of a standard supermarket car space

100.479 -> parking against a wall and opening this

102.56 -> massive tailgate is going to be an issue

104.479 -> but you can always drive into a space

106 -> forwards while the sliding doors on

108 -> either side of the cabin mean access is

109.759 -> never really a problem for passengers

112.479 -> and provided you can open the boot

114.24 -> inside there is a very flexible interior

116.96 -> waiting for you like this there's

119.799 -> 469 litres of boot space if you go all

122.719 -> the way up to the roof and if you get

124.799 -> rid of the third row of seats there's

126.84 -> 1844 liters of boot space and if you

129.92 -> remove them all well apart from the two

132.319 -> at the front you know the driver's seat

133.68 -> in the passenger seat remove all of the

135.04 -> other seats and there's

137.4 -> 3672 litres

139.92 -> and it's not just the space you get

141.599 -> inside either it's the sheer flexibility

143.92 -> of it each of the seats in rows two and

146.72 -> three slides backwards and forwards

149.36 -> folds or can be removed entirely

152.4 -> a major advantage of that

155.2 -> big boxy shape is that you get loads of

157.44 -> space even in the third row

160.8 -> and if you'd like more leg room you can

163.28 -> have it because that's on a runner and

165.68 -> if you would like someone to put your

166.959 -> cup you've got that too

169.68 -> up here there are two seats rather than

172.56 -> three and they're even better appointed

174.8 -> i'm just gonna get myself in here like

176.72 -> this

177.519 -> and

178.72 -> just make it a little more comfortable

180.319 -> there we go so we've got an armrest and

183.92 -> maybe the best bit of the entire

186.72 -> interior

188.159 -> slide this

189.84 -> and it is the

191.68 -> center console for the front seats and a

194.959 -> storage unit

196.879 -> and for someone who loves their food

200.159 -> like me part-time picnic table

202.4 -> do bear in mind though that when

204 -> shifting seats around make sure the

205.76 -> correct seat goes back into the correct

207.36 -> side of the car otherwise you'll find

209.2 -> the seat belt socket on the wrong side

210.959 -> of your chair

212.56 -> up front you certainly won't

214.159 -> accidentally sit in the wrong seat and

216.72 -> once here you'll be very comfortable

218.319 -> both driver and passenger get captain

220.56 -> style seats with arm rests that you can

223.2 -> adjust like so to be just right anyway

226.239 -> although there's no electric adjustment

228.56 -> you should be able to find a comfortable

230.64 -> driving position

232.879 -> because there's plenty of manual

234.959 -> adjustment

236.879 -> talking of the driving position this is

238.64 -> where the multi-vans relationship with

240.319 -> the golf starts to become more evident

242.48 -> you still sit very high up but the

244.319 -> positioning of the steering wheel is

245.84 -> much more like you'll find in a car than

248.08 -> in a sit up and beg commercial vehicle

250.64 -> and one of the main benefits of using

252.48 -> volkswagen car technology is you get

254.4 -> plenty of high-tech kits there's

257.359 -> adaptive cruise control automatic

259.28 -> emergency braking front and rear parking

261.68 -> sensors and a reversing camera

264.8 -> there's also unfortunately the same

267.199 -> fussy infotainment screen that you get

268.8 -> in the latest volkswagen such as the

270.639 -> golf and id3 that means no physical

273.28 -> volume and heater controls they're just

275.199 -> unlit touch pads

276.96 -> that's less of a frustration in top spec

279.68 -> style models which have three zone

281.52 -> digital climate control so you can just

283.199 -> set the temperature and forget about it

285.28 -> but with this lower life model you have

288.639 -> to set it manually and with that means

291.04 -> you will probably have to keep adjusting

292.72 -> it and with that means more frustration

296.32 -> while we're on the subject of niggles

297.919 -> the build quality of the cabin isn't

299.6 -> especially impressive although the

301.12 -> design certainly looks good oh and there

303.68 -> are oodles of storage spaces so there's

306.32 -> two glove boxes

307.759 -> one down

308.84 -> here and one up here

312.88 -> and there's more storage here

315.52 -> you know i really am missing my bananas

317.44 -> now but i've eaten them all

319.28 -> and two cup holders here and three cup

322.88 -> holders here so the volkswagen multivan

325.68 -> really can transport seven people their

328.16 -> stuff and their drinks

330.32 -> the first thing to note in this hybrid

332 -> powered model is how smooth and

333.6 -> effortless the power delivery is if

335.759 -> you're trying to get a hurry on away

337.199 -> from a set of traffic lights or down a

338.8 -> motorway slip roads then it becomes

340.479 -> obvious that this is a big vehicle

342.24 -> powered by a small engine this thing

344.479 -> will only just manage a sub 10 second

346.479 -> not to 62 miles per hour sprint after

348.88 -> all

349.6 -> but for the most part the combination of

351.6 -> electric motor and petrol engine mean

354.56 -> cruising around a decent lick is pretty

357.12 -> effortless business and then when you're

359.36 -> driving around town providing you have

361.12 -> enough battery charge you can glide

363.84 -> around on electric power only

366.56 -> the plug-in hybrid version also makes a

368.479 -> lot of sense as a company car because of

370.24 -> the tax breaks you get and provided you

372.479 -> have somewhere to plug it in a word of

374.319 -> warning though the maximum 29 mile

377.28 -> electric only range is great if you do

380.08 -> lots of short hops but if you regularly

382.72 -> do long journeys it isn't really enough

385.44 -> to make the multivan overall very fuel

388.16 -> efficient

389.44 -> and what's more with no fast on-board

392.08 -> charger you can't do those quick charge

394.96 -> ups on the hop either

397.039 -> that being said on a 55 mile round trip

399.759 -> that started with a full battery we saw

402 -> overall fuel economy of 60 miles per

404.16 -> gallon but on longer journeys you can

406.24 -> expect that to be more like 40 to 45

408.72 -> miles per gallon now that's not bad but

411.12 -> no better than the 2 litre turbo diesel

413.12 -> version can manage

414.56 -> on twisty country roads you can

416.319 -> definitely feel this is a tall heavy car

419.039 -> and although there's a lot of body lane

420.72 -> there's actually a surprising amount of

422.72 -> grip

423.68 -> the ride isn't all that great though

425.44 -> it's not overly firm but the big body

427.36 -> does shimmy and shake more than you'd

429.039 -> expect and it sometimes sends a weird

431.599 -> bassy vibration through the cabin that's

433.919 -> not something you tend to get in a

435.28 -> modern large suv

439.039 -> okay

440.8 -> let's be clear about one thing the

442.56 -> volkswagen multi-van isn't without its

444.56 -> flaws some of our gripes such as the

446.96 -> fiddly infotainment system is common

449.039 -> across other volkswagen models while

451.36 -> others are exclusive to this car such as

453.52 -> the fidgety ride

455.12 -> that said it's a fantastically flexible

457.44 -> car and it is much more spacious than an

460.639 -> equivalent large suv

462.96 -> for a big family it makes an awful lot

465.44 -> of sense just make sure you get the

467.12 -> diesel one if you're going to do a lot

468.639 -> of long journeys but what do you reckon

470.8 -> let us know what you think in the

471.919 -> comments below and if you're considering

473.599 -> buying a volkswagen multi-van or indeed

475.759 -> any car head to cargurus.com uk to find

478.72 -> loads of great deals from top rated

480.479 -> dealers

483.92 -> [Music]

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