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- VW says goodbye to the craftsman’s car
- Preview in Poland
- Craftsman cars – only functional was yesterday
- 28 percent less consumption
- The duck – from commercial vehicle to packhorse
VW says goodbye to the craftsman’s car
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Then the plumber comes racing: VW’s Caddy is becoming ever sleeker and, with the new generation, is once again moving away from the original craftsman’s car. Families welcome! …Even though….
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there is also the box version, from which the youngsters could not look out at the back, that’s how flat the sheet metal wall from the B-pillar is. The Caddy also reminds of its roots when … ">
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… there is also the box version, from which the youngsters could not look out at the back, that’s how flat the sheet metal wall from the B-pillar is. The caddy is also reminiscent of …its roots when…
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… you look into the cockpit, which in the basic version looks sparse, if not unfunctional. If you look at the high roof combination from behind…
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… you can understand that he even has fans from the tuning scene. Just imagine it a few millimeters lower. The factory engines differ in terms of temperament.…..
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… but rather keep it in check. The diesel engines each have a displacement of two liters and have between 75 and 150 hp. The petrol engine starts with an 84 hp 1.2-liter, above the egg…n three-cylinder turbo with one liter displacement and 102 hp and the 1.4 liter TSI with 125 hp.
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The high station wagon was once a classic delivery van. In its fourth generation, it now has cute decorative strips and a lot of infotainment. And there is now a double saving effect.
E.It’s got a bit quiet around these cars. A few years ago there was almost a hype about high-roof suits. But then the SUVs came and stole the show.
But in the slipstream, they continued to run a good race for the customers’ favor. At least the VW Caddy, the best-selling of its kind in Germany, has enjoyed constant success for years. In 2008, the first full year of sales of the Tiguan compact SUV, VW produced just under 160,000 units, a little more than in 2014.
So there can be no talk of a cannibalization effect, the segments in which SUVs and delivery vans drive are too different, no matter how limousine-like they may have become in recent years.
The fact that the Caddy has disappeared a bit is also due to the fact that the current one dates from 2003, the last facelift from 2010. Now the manufacturer is launching the long-awaited new generation. The Caddy IV will celebrate its world premiere in March at the Geneva Motor Show.
Preview in Poland
Now the commercial vehicle department has lifted the curtain for the first time: the all-rounder was already on public display at the Poznan plant. With similar dimensions as before, but a smoother, more angular design with a new front and sharpened rear, the box-shaped car has more character on the outside. Inside the cockpit is getting new decorative strips, new fans and a better infotainment system.
Craftsman cars – only functional was yesterday
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New box from Cologne: Ford is also launching the next generation of its minibus with the new Transit.
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One size smaller: In addition to the Transit, Ford is also bringing a new edition of the Courier delivery van to Hanover.
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The new Vito: Six months after the V-Class, Mercedes is showing the commercial version of the minibus.
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Plugged in: With the e-NV200, Nissan is the first manufacturer to bring an electric transporter specifically designed for battery-powered drives.
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Another common cause: Opel and Renault have put together the next generation of a minibus on wheels. At Opel it is called Vivaro again (in the picture), the structurally identical one …Renault bears the tried and tested name Trafic.
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Triplets: Just in time for the trade fair in Hanover, the identical vehicles Peugeot Boxer (pictured), Fiat Ducato and Citroën Jumper were relaunched.
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Form is important, also in this segment, even if it all started with the delivery van. VW no longer only wants to lure trade, handicrafts and trades, families should also continue to find favor. The arguments for both target groups: unchanged good space, high variability.
The many new assistance systems are unlikely to arouse any contradiction. The Caddy takes over the multi-collision brake and the automatic collision protection from Golf & Co. And for the first time in the segment, the Caddy offers a high-beam assistant and cruise control with distance control. Even a drowsiness assistant can be ordered.
The price is going down. VW is passing on some of the cost advantages through its modular strategy to its customers and is offering the Caddy with comparable equipment at a basic price of 18,243 euros for the car variant and at least 17,594 euros for the panel van, even a little cheaper than its predecessor.
28 percent less consumption
The engines also play a role in saving money: In Generation IV they consume up to 28 percent less than before. The most stingy diesel now requires less than four liters.
You can choose from a total of four diesel engines, three petrol engines and again a natural gas variant. The diesel engines each have a displacement of two liters and have between 75 and 150 hp. The petrol engine starts with an 84 hp 1.2-liter, above which a three-cylinder turbo with one liter and 102 hp and the 1.4-liter TSI with 125 hp rank.
The duck – from commercial vehicle to packhorse
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The Citroën 2CV was first made public in 1948 at the Paris Motor Show. However, Citroën already had plans to build such a car in the 1930s. This… The prototype dates from 1939.
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The car was advertised as an inexpensive people’s car. To demonstrate that the 2CV is really spacious, the chief of development, his secretary and two took this photo …Engineers in it place.
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Instead of a fixed roof made of steel, the vehicle was equipped with a roll-up roof made of vinyl. This trait remained with the duck until its production ended in 1990 e…hold.
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The 2CV-based delivery van introduced in the spring of 1951 differed from the sedan from the B-pillar onwards in that it had a box-like, spacious cargo area. The loading of the “box…-Ente ”took place via two double doors at the stern. The 2CV delivery van was often used in the public service – for example by the French road rescue service or as a postal vehicle in Belgium.
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The Citroën 2CV offered enough space, was unpretentious, personable, economical and won over the audience.
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It was the expression of a new philosophy of individual transport – a vehicle for the "little people" – and over the years it has become a symbol of freedom.
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The newly developed, air-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine with nine hp was equipped with a four-speed gearbox as standard for the first time.
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The first version of the Citroën 2CV with nine hp reached a top speed of around 70 km / h. The last types with 29 hp achieved top speeds of …113 km / h. With all Citroën 2CV it was possible to start the engine with the help of the car lever crank.
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Just like the engine power, the cockpit has changed over the years.
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However, it always remained puristic. Since the car was a bit faster, the speedometer scale also had to be expanded.
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The French loved their 2CV: in 1978 the car was featured on a postage stamp.
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The duck, which mostly bears this nickname in Germany, has been part of the French street scene for many years. In the meantime, you don’t see them that often there either.
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The driving behavior of the Citroën 2CV was characterized by high off-road mobility and considerable lateral inclination when cornering. Due to the light body, the deep left…Due to the boxer engine and the low-lying tank, the center of gravity was favorable, so that it was almost impossible to tip over.
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The duck was therefore a frequent participant in rallies, including the Paris-Dakar.
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The developer of the duck had the following assignment: "Design a car that offers space for two farmers in boots and a hundredweight of potatoes or a keg of wine."…However, en was an ideal moving car – even if the doors weren’t hung up.
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The action artist HA Schult during his "Action 20,000 km" at the wheel of his duck. From October 16 to November 5, 1970, he drove in one direction on the Hamburg-Mu route every day…nchen, in order to break the everyday things out of their normal circle of reference and to make them aware. Nine museums or art associations should be approached in a roundabout way. HA Schult recorded his current impressions on tape while driving.
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While the duck was available for 7,390 marks in the 80s, today you pay for very good specimens from around 10,000 euros.
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The duck has thus developed from a practical utility and family vehicle to an interesting investment property.
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Not as simple as before, more economical and smarter – this is how the Caddy sets the bar quite high for the new Touran, which in the eyes of many customers is more likely than the Tiguan as an alternative to the high-roof station wagon. The new edition of the minivan will also celebrate its premiere in Geneva. And in autumn, as the crowning glory of the large-capacity offensive, VW will be showing the successor to the VW bus, which is also overdue. As a long-running favorite for over 50 years, no one will steal the show anytime soon.
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