Volkswagen Crafter Pictures
The Volkswagen Crafter comes with three wheelbases, four body lengths and two roof heights, with gross weights (GVW) of 3,500kg and 5,000kg
By:Auto Express team
21 Jun 2013

The Volkswgen crafter van.

The Crafter is equipped with Volkswagen's 2.0 TDI engine with bluemotion technology.
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More powerful engines have been known to be more frugal on fuel.

The Crafter's inerior is very durable with sombre black and grey plastics.
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The bi-turbo engine in particular produces 163bhp and 400NM of torque.

Volkswagen offer the Crafter with four wheelbases, four body lengths and three roof heights.
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In many area's the Crafter is a better van the Mercedes Sprinter.

Each Crafter is built with a 1,300mm sliding side door.
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