00:00this is the fifth generation volkswagen caddy and this is two-thirds of the rear bench
00:05which later i will have to reinstall inside will i succeed place your bets in the comment section
00:29volkswagen caddy is a light commercial vehicle in production since the late 1970s depending on the
00:35generation it is based on one of the several vw group models like the previous generation also
00:40this new volkswagen caddy is made in poland it is supposed to be larger more modern and more frugal
00:46than its predecessor let's find out the new caddy is now made on the mqb platform like most current
00:54vw range starting with the polo supermini and going up to the tiguan crossover and their counterparts
01:00in audi seat and skoda brands the fifth generation caddy is the same length like the fourth gen model
01:07but it is slightly wider and the wheelbase is seven centimeters longer thanks to the longer wheelbase
01:13the rear door is now wider and there is more space inside the new caddy is still available in the
01:21utility cargo spec as well as this more family oriented version both come in standard 272.5
01:29centimeter wheelbase or in the maxi 297 centimeters extended wheelbase variant the passenger version
01:37regardless of the wheelbase can be ordered in five or seven seater configuration this is a five seater
01:43with standard wheelbase this lift up tailgate can be replaced with asymmetrically split doors it's worth
01:51considering if you need to park close to an obstacle and access the cargo area from the back
01:57on the other hand if you like road trips and maybe spending some time admiring the scenery nature well
02:05then you might want to have a tailgate like this because it'll give you some cover from the rain or
02:10sun
02:12the people carrier version now gets three shopping bag hooks there's also a 12 volt socket left side pocket
02:19is gone and the one on the right has a detachable guard which seems to be attached rather poorly
02:27i could do a separate video just talking about the cargo area and the caddy but in brief
02:32there are two models the cargo and the passenger model and in the cargo the cargo area height is 127
02:38centimeters and in the passenger model is 120 more or less the width in the cargo between the walls is
02:45161 centimeters and 123 between the wheel arches and in the passenger model is about 118 centimeters by
02:51the floor now the length in the cargo version is 180 centimeters or 215 centimeters to the divider and
02:58in the passenger model it's theoretically 191 centimeters but that's assuming the front passenger seat
03:05is slid pushed all the way forwards in real life the cargo area length in the passenger caddy with the
03:13standard wheelbase is around 100 centimeters with the second row in place 130 centimeters with the
03:19second row folded 165 centimeters with the second row removed and with the front seat set to my driving
03:27position and 260 centimeters to the dashboard with the front passenger seat folded but in the end it's better
03:35you arrange a test drive and check for yourself what items you need to carry actually fit inside depending
03:41on the version and homologation the caddy can carry a payload of between 590 and 765 kilograms
03:50and now i'll try putting the seat back in wish me luck
03:59the seats are heavy an adult man should be able to take them out and reinstall them but i suggest
04:05you
04:05have at least someone spotting you to get the seat in place correctly before it breaks your back
04:15getting in the back is easier than the previous generation there's still a high sill but at least the
04:20door opening is now much wider there is also more leg room headroom was never an issue but in the
04:27middle the tunnel remained as the caddy 5 will also be offered with all-wheel drive unfortunately there
04:34are no cup holders beside those in the tray tables at least now the tray tables can be locked in
04:40position
04:40so you can place something heavier on them like laptop there are two usb-c ports and air vents you
04:46can also
04:46order a 230 volt socket the door pockets are decent size but be careful not to overfill them
04:54as larger items will then scrape on the bodywork when you slide door open on the plus side the sliding
05:01doors as well as the tailgate have the optional electric soft close mechanism so you don't have to slam them
05:08shut in the front the big news is the new inovision cockpit we'll talk about it in a moment but
05:14let's start
05:15with the positives the door pockets are big also big are the cup holders there's a good amount of
05:22space for your bits and bobs a phone cubby with usb ports and a 12 volt socket storage under the
05:28armrest
05:28and the glove box are average size there's also a drawer under the passenger seat gone is the shelf above
05:35the windscreen it was hard to access anyway also gone is storage in the center of the top of the
05:41dash
05:41instead there is a shelf in front of the driver perfect for documents or sunglasses unfortunately
05:47this shelf as well as other cabbies are finished in hard plastic so any hard items left inside will
05:54rattle and now for the infovision cockpit which i think is the worst thing that came out of vw since
06:01dieselgate this is yet another model by volkswagen in which i dread touching the infotainment system i get
06:08the impression the system was designed against the user everything is unnecessarily complicated you have
06:14to click too many times to get anywhere everything requires too much searching i understand that
06:21digitalization forces car makers to introduce new interfaces and you can have your favorite settings
06:27downloaded in every volkswagen you log into but i can't imagine how bad the other proposals must have been
06:35that they decided to run with this one
06:52i don't want to say the innovation cockpit is all bad it's mostly bad but at least now the central
06:58display
06:58is on top of the dashboard and tilted towards the driver in the caddy 4 sat nav was an afterthought
07:05added at the bottom of the center stack under the ac knobs
07:17ah the knobs we should cherish our knobs before they wither away
07:27along with the mqb platform and the innovation cockpit the caddy now gets new or improved safety
07:33systems and driver aids in the previous gen i complained that there was no lane keeping assist
07:38and now there is there is also improved adaptive cruise control driver fatigue monitoring system blind
07:46spot monitoring front collision warning system and the system reminding me to keep in the middle of the lane
07:52and keep my hands on the steering wheel it's based on capacitative sensors
07:59so the system should recognize that my hands are on the steering wheel even though the steering wheel is
08:04not moving unfortunately for some reason the system likes to warn me and i have to do some sudden moves
08:11to get it to shut the you know what up probably it's a temporary error which they will fix in
08:18a software update
08:19but for the time being it drives me nuts
08:26another fault i found is the passenger side mirror it goes diagonally up left and down right
08:33i tried forcing it manually hoping something will click but it didn't click i had a similar issue in
08:39the id4 but with the driver side mirror however over there it fixed itself with the restart of the car
08:45and i didn't get a chance to film it if you don't want all the innovation cockpit goodness some low
08:51spec
08:52versions come with analog instrument cluster and a smaller central display but then you can't have some
08:58of the options which may attracted you to the caddy in the first place
09:06enough whinging let's talk ride and handling apparently the steering is now a bit more direct
09:11close to the center so this along with the tweaks to the front suspension should make the caddy more
09:16involving to drive first of all this is a delivery van made into a family car so involvement is not
09:23my top
09:23priority and secondly no it's not really involving if not for the innovation cockpit which gives me high
09:29blood pressure i'd probably fall asleep behind the wheel of the caddy so maybe there is method in this madness
09:40big changes were made to the rear suspension leaf springs were replaced with coils and the solid rear
09:46axle is on trailing arms with panhard rod it's compact leaving space for the future four motion
09:52all-wheel drive or cng tank there's also going to be a ph ev the new rear suspension helps maintain
10:00comfort and agility regardless of the load and because the rear suspension is compact the cargo
10:05area is wider as i mentioned earlier unfortunately i didn't have anything sufficiently heavy to transport
10:14to give the new rear suspension a proper beating when driving the car almost empty i feel the suspension is
10:19on the stiff side so i suspect with heavy load it's going to be just right the new caddy is
10:27decently
10:28soundproofed neither the engine sound nor the wind noise are particularly obtrusive i can talk with the
10:33passenger without raising my voice i noticed however a slight echo when i turned towards my passenger
10:39perhaps it's my voice bouncing of the optional panoramic roof
10:51the caddy is currently available with petrol 1.5 tsi or diesel 2.0 tdi engines with power ranging from
10:5875
10:58to 122 horsepower there is a choice of six-speed manual transmissions or seven-speed dsg this is a
11:06122 122 horsepower diesel with dsg which should use around 5 liters per 100 kilometers combined
11:12and that's well within reach this caddy can tow up to 1.5 tons the top speed is 186 kilometers
11:19this i will not test but i will see how quick it is vw doesn't provide any official 0 to
11:25100
11:25kilometers per hour figure because who cares but i'm going to check it anyway
11:31and i got around 11 and a half seconds without any load prices of the mark 5 vw caddy start
11:40at 21 400
11:41euro for the cargo model with a 75 horsepower diesel and a manual transmission that's with vat the passenger
11:51combi model starts at 23 657 euro for the 75 horsepower diesel this is a move trim 122 horsepower diesel
12:01with
12:01dsg for around 40 000 euro thanks to migrating to the mqb platform the fifth generation volkswagen caddy
12:09offers more passenger space and more cargo room i'm not a fan of the new vw digital interface but maybe
12:16i'll
12:16get used to it someday and maybe new buyers like it after all it's customers voting with their wallets
12:21that decide whether something is developed or scrapped and how do you like the new volkswagen caddy
12:27and the info vision infotainment thingy let me know in the comment section below if you like my sarcastic
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