Skip advert
Advertisement

New 2020 Volkswagen California Beach 6.1 revealed

Volkswagen California Transporter Beach comes with seating for six and a mini kitchen

This is the new Volkswagen California Beach 6.1 campervan. It’s based on the recently updated Transporter and will follow the new Caddy California into the showroom later this month, sporting a similar range of outdoorsy accessories. Prices start from £52,062 excluding VAT – and first deliveries are expected to arrive in March 2021.

Advertisement - Article continues below

Full specifications for the new California Beach 6.1 have not been confirmed, although Volkswagen has announced that buyers will be offered a choice of two versions, called Tour and Camper. 

Standard equipment for the will include 17-inch alloy wheels, a manual pop-up roof, interior seating for five, a DAB radio and a camping table with two folding chairs. Both variants will also come with a pair of revolving front seats and a ‘rock-and-roll’ rear bench seat that folds flat into a bed.

In addition to this, the Tour model will feature a pair of sliding rear doors and the option to spec seating for either six or seven. 

The Camper variant is targeted, rather unsurprisingly, at avid campers – and so comes with a single gas hob and a pull-out awning.

The California 6.1 range will be powered by the Volkswagen Group’s familiar turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel engine, which has an output of 148bhp and 340Nm of torque. Like the panel van variant, the unit will send drive to the front wheels via a seven speed automatic gearbox.

Further details including more in-depth specifications, options and prices will be announced later this month.

What do you make of the new Volkswagen California 6.1? Let us know in the comments section below…

Skip advert
Advertisement
Skip advert
Advertisement

Recommended

Best used vans to buy 2026
Best used vans - header image

Best used vans to buy 2026

Our favourite used vans offer a cheap and practical alternative to brand new commercial vehicles
Best cars & vans
19 Nov 2025
Volkswagen Transporter van review
Volkswagen Transporter - front tracking

Volkswagen Transporter van review

The latest Volkswagen Transporter is based on the Ford Transit Custom, both are top vans but a few things help the VW stand out
In-depth reviews
1 Sep 2025
Best medium panel vans 2026
Best medium vans - header image

Best medium panel vans 2026

There's plenty of choice available in the hard-fought medium panel van sector. We rank our favourites
Best cars & vans
18 Jul 2025
Volkswagen Transporter BEV offers up to 8 seats and 196 miles of range
VW Kombi BEV - charging

Volkswagen Transporter BEV offers up to 8 seats and 196 miles of range

Now you can get Volkswagen’s Transporter with electric power in people-carrier or van form
News
1 Jul 2025

Most Popular

Dacia Bigster vs Citroen C5 Aircross: low prices and plenty of space, but which SUV does it best?
Dacia Bigster vs Citroen C5 Aircross - front tracking

Dacia Bigster vs Citroen C5 Aircross: low prices and plenty of space, but which SUV does it best?

Citroen’s latest C5 Aircross hybrid is aiming to woo budget family SUV buyers, but standing in its way is the wallet-friendly Dacia Bigster hybrid
Car group tests
31 Jan 2026
Some Chinese car brands are doomed to disappear, warns Skoda boss
Skoda Kodiaq - front cornering

Some Chinese car brands are doomed to disappear, warns Skoda boss

Skoda’s sales and marketing boss warns “there will be a consolidation” of the number of Chinese car brands around
News
2 Feb 2026
Meet Renault’s new SUV: a Dacia Duster but not as we know it…
Renault Duster - front

Meet Renault’s new SUV: a Dacia Duster but not as we know it…

Posher inside and out and with more headroom, welcome to the upside down world of the Indian Duster
News
26 Jan 2026

Find a car with the experts