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VW California: what the new camper van can do
It is a camping legend and is so popular, even second-hand, that it is almost unaffordable: the VW California. With a slight delay, the successor is now available to order - shortly after the publication of our video driving report. Here is an overview of the models and base prices.
The VW New California is based on the 5.17 meter long version of the Multivan (predecessor: 4.90 meters), thus always offering two sliding doors, more space than ever before and also more car feeling than ever before. Right down to the assistance systems, which optionally include Travel Assist, which is designed to make long journeys easier with automated driving.
There are a total of five variants in different "camping escalations", all with pop-up roof including large front opening and now all with two sliding doors: "Beach", "Beach Tour", Beach Camper" (with mini-kitchen in the rear) as well as "Coast" and "Ocean" (each with full kitchenette on the driver's side). The price list (without extras) ranges from 67,390 euros for the "naked" Multivan with pop-top roof to 96,635 euros for the top-of-the-range California Ocean model.
With the roof closed, the interior height is 1.30 meters and the exterior height is 1.99 meters as before. The roof bed measures 2.05 by 1.14 meters and is equipped with disc springs.
Well thought out down to the last detail
For the first time, an awning can be ordered for either the left or right side. Thanks to the individual seats, bicycles can be transported in the interior. The seats are removable and weigh 24 kg each. There are drawers underneath and in the driver and passenger seats. Numerous 45-watt USB-C interfaces supply mobile devices.
From the "Beach Tour" version onwards, all California models are equipped with a completely newly developed camper control unit in the C-pillar on the passenger side. All camper functions can be controlled and checked via the display. Alternatively, they can be operated via the infotainment system or smartphone app. All LED and ambient lighting in the interior can be switched off with a quick double tap on one of the numerous light switches.
Diesel, petrol, plug-in hybrid
The drive system is freely selectable and always linked to a dual-clutch transmission: a diesel with 150 hp, a 204 hp petrol engine - each with front-wheel drive - and the "eHybrid" with a system output of 245 hp (to follow a little later) are available. This is the first MQB model to combine plug-in hybrid drive with all-wheel drive.
The California variants (prices for 150 hp diesel/204 hp petrol)
California, from 67,390/74,334 euros: The entry-level model is the Multivan California with passenger car registration - like a Multivan with a manual pop-up roof. It offers six seats (2+2 individual seats in the second and third rows) and two sleeping berths under the pop-top roof, which can be opened and closed manually using a new, easy-to-operate mechanism.
California Beach, from 71,335/79,001 euros: The California Beach - and this is what links it to the "Beach Camper", "Coast" and "Ocean" - is equipped with swivel and height-adjustable front seats, two folding chairs in the tailgate, a folding table, sliding windows in the sliding doors and a new camper control unit. It also has a technology box in the rear, in which the additional camper battery (40 Ah) is installed. The California Beach is equipped with three individual seats in the rear. In addition to the four-poster bed under the pop-top roof, there are two more sleeping berths - because it is equipped with an additional mattress that can be folded out into a 1.98 x 1.33 m bed in the living area. When not in use, it can be folded and stored in the luggage compartment.
From the "Beach" equipment level upwards, all New California models have a folding table on board (locked in the load compartment during the journey).
California Beach Camper, from 73,626/80,763 euros: With motorhome registration. Like the "Beach Tour", it is a five-seater, but is also equipped with a compact mini kitchen and a 230-volt shore power connection. The kitchen with single-burner gas hob, cutlery drawer and additional storage space is located in a permanently installed module in the cargo area. The kitchen can be pulled out to the rear when the tailgate is open (also a rain cover).
California Coast, from 88,270/95,983 euros: Motorhome registration. The four-seater California Coast is equipped with two individual seats in the rear, a fully-fledged kitchenette on the driver's side and a second camper battery (2 x 40 Ah LiFePo in total). The same applies to the "Ocean". The kitchenette has been completely redeveloped. One of the differences to its predecessor is the fact that the kitchen unit with cupboards, sink and gas hob offers just as much space as its predecessor thanks to the greater external length of the New California, but does not protrude as far forward. However, there is only a single cooking zone.
There is still space for entering and exiting the vehicle through the sliding door on the left; taller drivers have significantly more scope for optimum seat adjustment; the driver's seat, which can now also be adjusted in height, can also be rotated through 180 degrees; and there is space for the refrigerator, which opens forwards as a drawer, as in the Grand California. The latter can not only be used more easily, but can also be operated from outside the vehicle to load and unload breakfast or chilled drinks.
The fold-out bed in the living area measures 1.98 x 1.06 m. When folded out, it rests stably on one of the folded-down seats on the right and on a step integrated into the kitchenette on the left.
California Ocean, from 96,635/104,238 euros: Still the top model in the range. Compared to the "Coast", the four-seater "Ocean" is also equipped with numerous additional standard details, including heated seats for the driver and front passenger seats, auxiliary air heating, automatic air conditioning ("Climatronic"), a large roof storage compartment above the load compartment and ambient lighting in the kitchen unit. The fresh water tank of the "Coast" and "Ocean" is now five liters larger with a capacity of 29 liters. Both versions also share a practical outdoor folding table (can also be used inside and as an extension of the worktop) and an additional 230-volt socket with shore power to the outside for an electric hob.
All California models are already available to order. The first deliveries are planned for the end of the year.
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