World premiere all-new Transporter and Transporter Shuttle
With the debut of the next-generation Transporter, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is implementing its strategy of offering “the right Bulli for every customer” from now on. When the first Transporter was presented to the press in 1949, nobody had imagined that this T1, the driving force behind the German economic miracle at the time, would become such a successful model family. And now, 75 years later, the Bulli has long been a permanent fixture of international automotive heritage. The 2024 Bulli range consists of the all-new Transporter, the Multivan and the ID. Buzz. The Transporter product line comprises pure commercial vehicles and the Transporter Shuttle series. The Multivan is the family’s recreational and business van and has also just launched as a redesigned California camper van. The ID. Buzz and the ID. Buzz Cargo commercial vehicle version are the first electric mobility icons. Transporter, Multivan and ID. Buzz – the 7th generation Bullis – currently form the widest range of models in their class on the market.
Panel van, Kombi, platform, and Transporter Shuttle: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles offers the new Transporter as a panel van, a Kombi, Shuttle and as a double cab with platform body and long wheelbase. The Kombi and panel van versions are optionally available with a high roof and an extended wheelbase. The nine-seater Transporter Shuttle was designed for commercial passenger transport – a shuttle and minibus par excellence. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is offering the independent Transporter Shuttle as an entry-level version, with a mid-range Life equipment specification, and as a top-of-the-line Style version. The Transporter Shuttle is also available with an extended wheelbase.
Ergonomic high-tech workplace: in the redesigned cockpit landscape of the Transporter and Transporter Shuttle, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles combines the digital world of displays and controls with robust hardkeys, ensuring that the vehicle’s control centre is easy and safe for professionals to use in any situation. This also includes the integration of various USB and 12V sockets as well as the option to add one or, in the case of the plug-in hybrid and electric models, up to three 230V sockets.
1.33 tonnes of payload: The stowage volume in the panel-van Transporter with a normal wheelbase and roof has increased by more than 10% to 5.8m3. With a long wheelbase and high roof, the panel van’s stowage volume increases to 9.0m3. The maximum payload of up to 1.33 tonnes (an extra 0.13T) corresponds to the higher load volume. Volkswagen has also increased the maximum trailer weight by 0.3T, which now reaches up to 2.8T (braked, with 12% gradient) depending on variant.
Diesel, hybrid and electric drive: For the first time, this range includes three turbocharged diesel engines (TDI), a plug-in hybrid drive (eHybrid) and three electric drives (e-Transporter and e-Transporter Shuttle). The TDI engines deliver 110 PS, 150 PS and 170 PS. The 170 PS TDI is always combined with an 8-speed automatic gearbox, which is optionally available for the 150 PS TDI as an alternative to the 6-speed manual gearbox. The TDI models from 150 PS can be ordered with 4MOTION all-wheel drive. A system power of 230 PS characterises the plug-in hybrid drive combined with an automatic gearbox (eHybrid), coming later in 2026. The e-Transporter and e-Transporter Shuttle launch with 136 PS and 218 PS. The capacity of their battery is 64 kWh (net).