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Volkswagen's T7 Multivan is finally coming to Australia early in 2025, and will initially be offered in only a single variant.
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Volkswagen’s next-generation Multivan is set to launch in Australia in the first quarter of 2025, and it’ll be the most passenger car-like iteration of the people mover yet.
Unlike the existing Multivan, which is based on the same commercial vehicle platform as the T6.1 Transporter range, the new T7 model is based on the VW Group’s MQB Evo modular passenger car platform.
The move to a car platform is claimed to bring marked improvements to refinement, ride and handling, and also gives the Multivan better access to the electrification options that are compatible with the architecture which underpins the likes of the Golf and Tiguan.
The Transporter, meanwhile, will move to a commercial vehicle platform shared with the Ford Transit Custom.
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With the new platform comes a highly configurable setup. The rear seats will come standard in a 2+2+3 configuration, though owners will be able to slide, remove and rotate the rear seats into a maximum of seven different configurations.
Volkswagen’s T7 Transporter will launch in Australia in only one diesel-only variant, though the brand has confirmed another engine option will be joining the range later next year. Details on that engine have not yet been revealed.
Pricing is yet to be confirmed too, though Volkswagen Australia says it’ll likely be priced similarly to the outgoing T6.1 Multivan.
Volkswagen is targeting the likes of the best-selling Kia Carnival with the next-generation Multivan, with the passenger car underpinnings expected to align it more closely against well-established options in the people mover segment.
Though Australian pricing is currently unknown, Volkswagen Australia says it’s unlikely to differ greatly from the outgoing generation.
The T6.1 Multivan range currently starts at $72,290 before on-roads and extends to $95,690 before on-roads. In the United Kingdom, where the T7 Multivan range is already on sale, pricing starts at £48,375 (A$93,444) and extends to £64,561 (A$124,710).
Only one engine will be available at launch, though Volkswagen Australia says another unspecified engine will join the line-up in 2025.
In Europe, the Multivan is offered with a choice of two turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engines – a 100kW/220Nm 1.5-litre, and a 150kW/320Nm 2.0-litre – plus a plug-in hybrid.
The latter mates a turbo 1.4-litre four with an 85kW electric motor, 13kWh lithium-ion battery and a six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, for 160kW of power in total and 50km of electric-only range.
2025 Volkswagen Multivan Life | |
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Engine | 2.0-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder |
Power | 110kW |
Torque | 360Nm |
Transmission | 7-speed dual-clutch automatic |
Driven wheels | Front-wheel drive |
2025 Volkswagen Multivan Life | |
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Fuel economy (combined cycle claim) | 6.4L/100km |
Fuel tank size | 80L |
Fuel requirement | Diesel |
SWB | LWB | |
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Length | 4973mm | 5173mm |
Width | 2252mm (1941mm excl. mirrors) | 2252mm (1941mm excl. mirrors) |
Height (incl. roof rails) | 1907mm | 1907mm |
Wheelbase | 3124mm | 3124mm |
Luggage space (all seats up) | 469L | 469L |
Luggage space (3rd row folded) | 1844L | 1844L |
Luggage space (2nd and 3rd rows folded) | 3672L | 3672L |
Load space width | 1665mm (1207mm between wheel arches) | 1665mm (1207mm between wheel arches) |
Load space length | 2297mm (behind front seats) 1316mm (behind 2nd row) 461mm (behind 3rd row) | 2497mm (behind front seats) 1516mm (behind 2nd row) 661mm (behind 3rd row) |
Load space height | 1312mm | 1312mm |
Braked towing capacity | 2000kg | 2000kg |
Service pricing and warranty information for the new Multivan has not yet been confirmed by Volkswagen Australia.
It’ll likely be backed by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, as with Volkswagen’s broader passenger and commercial vehicle lineup.
The T7 Multivan has a five-star safety rating from ANCAP, based on testing conducted in 2022, but this currently applies only to New Zealand-market plug-in hybrid variants.
Standard safety equipment includes:
Volkswagen Australia will launch the next-generation Multivan in its base Life variant, though further variants will join the range later next year.
Standard equipment on the Multivan Life includes:
The Style adds:
Four optional packages have been detailed for the T7 Multivan.
11 standard colours will be available from launch.
Standard colours include:
Three two-tone paint finishes will be made available at a later date.
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Max Davies is an automotive journalist based in Melbourne, Australia. Max studied journalism at La Trobe University and stepped into the automotive world after graduating in late 2023. He grew up in regional Victoria, and with a passion for everything motorsport is a fan of Fernando Alonso.
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