Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will celebrate the world premiere of the new Multivan in June - with these initial sketches providing a preview of how the next model will look. Head designer Albert Kirzinger said: “The new Multivan bears the unmistakable genes of the world’s best-known MPV design.”
The now fifth generation of the Multivan offering up to seven seats is based for the first time on the Modular Transverse Matrix. In conjunction with that comes an extension of the wheelbase with correspondingly striking proportions. The new Multivan is also wider, with the track width having increased as well.
“Taking a major step forward, we have further enhanced the unmistakable character of this iconic vehicle, while still remaining loyal to the typical Bulli line. We consciously invoke, for example, the horizontal character line that runs around the body of a T3”, says Kirzinger.
The new Multivan also incorporates an element of styling from the T4, and so from the second generation: the bonnet is stretched forward beneath the windscreen. Kirzinger adds: “The DNA of the T’s multifaceted story lives on. In a completely new Multivan, which is nevertheless a typical Bulli at first sight. With a characterful, endearing look and clear, timeless design.”
