Everything about The Volkswagen Crafter totally explained
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.
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.
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.
Design
French Car Designer
Laurent Boulay is responsible for the frontal design of the Crafter which takes cues from the
Volkswagen Constellation.
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 |
|
2,000 |
| 109 PS / 80 kW |
3,500 |
|
2,000 |
| 136 PS / 100 kW |
3,500 |
|
2,000 |
| 163 PS / 120 kW |
3,200 |
|
2,000 |
Features
The Crafter is available in three
wheelbase options;, and . 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 isn't - as the name suggests - a differential lock at all. Sensors monitor wheel speeds, and if one is rotating substantially faster than the other (for example slipping) the EDL system momentarily brakes it. This effectively transfers all the power to the other wheel.
Awards
Gallery
Image:Crafter 002.jpg|Crafter Badge - Rear View
Image:Volkswagen Crafter Volt.jpg|Crafter Volt at a Turkish Motor Show
Image:Dot2dot 1018.JPG|A Volkswagen Crafter operated by National Express Dot2Dot.
Further Information
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