Volkswagen Crafter

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Volkswagen Crafter
Manufacturer	Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Parent company	Volkswagen Group
Production	2006-present
Assembly	Ludwigsfelde, Düsseldorf
Predecessor	Volkswagen LT
Class	Van
Body style(s)	Panel Van, Minibus, Double cab, Chassis cab
Layout	front engine, rear-wheel drive
Engine(s)	2.5L I-5 TDI turbodiesel with DPF
Transmission(s)	6-speed manual transmission, 6-speed Shiftmatic automatic transmission
Wheelbase	3250 mm (128 in), 3665 mm (144.3 in), 4325 mm (170.3 in)
Related	Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Designer	Laurent Boulay

The Volkswagen Crafter is the largest van sold by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in the 3 to 5 tonne segment, since its launch in 2006. Crafter replaced the 31 year old LT nameplate.

Contents 1 Production plants 2 Daimler as a Partner 3 Design 4 Engines 5 Features 6 Awards 7 Gallery 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Production plants

The Crafter is built in the Mercedes-Benz Ludwigsfelde and Düsseldorf plants, the same German factories where the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is built.

[edit] Daimler as a Partner

In the 1990s Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz Commercial Unit produced the 1st generation Sprinter and the 2nd generation Volkswagen LT in a joint development project.

The former 2nd generation Volkswagen LT, and the current Crafter share the bodyshell with their Mercedes-Benz Sprinter counterparts, but the engine and transmissions remain Volkswagen sourced.

[edit] Design

French Car Designer Laurent Boulay is responsible for the frontal design of the Crafter which takes cues from the Volkswagen Constellation.^[1]

[edit] Engines

All engines are based upon Volkswagen's re-engineered 2,459 cc inline-5 TDI common rail turbodiesel with piezo direct fuel injection and Diesel particulate filter (DPF). All comply with the latest Euro 4 European emission standards.

Individual power outputs are:

max power	@ rpm	max torque	@ rpm
88 PS / 65 kW	3,500	220 N·m (162 ft·lbf)	2,000
109 PS / 80 kW	3,500	280 N·m (207 ft·lbf)	2,000
136 PS / 100 kW	3,500	300 N·m (221 ft·lbf)	2,000
163 PS / 120 kW	3,200	350 N·m (258 ft·lbf)	2,000

[edit] Features

The Crafter is available in three wheelbase options; 3250 mm (128 in), 3665 mm (144.3 in) and 4325 mm (170.3 in). It is equipped with front airbags as standard, and side and curtain airbags as options, along with anti-lock braking system (ABS), Electronic Stability Control (ESP), Anti Slip Regulation (traction control) (ASR), and Electronic Differential Lock (EDL).

The electronic differential lock (EDL) employed by Volkswagen is not - as the name suggests - a differential lock at all. Sensors monitor wheel speeds, and if one is rotating substantially faster than the other (i.e. slipping) the EDL system momentarily brakes it. This effectively transfers all the power to the other wheel.

[edit] Awards

• What Van? - Overall Van of the Year 2006 (UK)
• What Van? - Large Van of the Year 2006 (UK)
• Professional Van and Light Truck Magazine - Large Van of the Year 2007 (UK)
• Van Fleet World - Best Large Panel Van 2007 (UK)
• Delivery Magazine - Large Van of the Year 2007 (Australia)
• Professional Van and Light Truck Magazine - Best Van derived Chassis Cab of the Year 2008 (UK)^[2]

[edit] Gallery

Crafter Badge - Rear View

Crafter Volt at a Turkish Motor Show

A Volkswagen Crafter operated by National Express Dot2Dot.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• VWCV UK's official Crafter website
• VW Crafter Netherlands official website (Dutch)
• VW Australia's Crafter site

• Brick-Yard UK - LT & Crafter Forums

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Type	1950s										1960s										1970s										1980s										1990s										2000s
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Car-derived Van																															Caddy 14																Caddy 9U / 9K									Caddy 2K
Pickup truck																																								Taro
campervan																																						Westfalia California																California (T5)
Panel van derivatives	Transporter Type 2 - (T1) Splittie																		Transporter Type 2 - (T2) Bay												Transporter/Caravelle Type 2 (T3/T25)												Transporter/Caravelle/Multivan (T4)												Transporter/Caravelle/Multivan (T5)
																										LT (1st generation)																					LT (2nd generation)										Crafter
Concept and future models: Microbus Concept • Robust Pick Up
Founder: German Auto Association • Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles corporate website • A marque of the VWAG group