Car Review: 2021 Volkswagen Caddy Test Drive

The new Caddy in overview
Body versions
▪ Caddy Cargo (closed panel van, 2 seats)
▪ Caddy Kombi (with passenger compartment windows, up to 7 seats)
▪ Caddy passenger car (MPV, up to 7 seats)
▪ Caddy Maxi (extended wheelbase, up to 7 seats)

External dimensions
▪ Width: 1,855 mm (excluding wing mirrors)
▪ Height: 1,797 mm
▪ Length: 4,501 mm
▪ Length: Caddy Maxi: 4,853 mm
▪ Wheelbase: 2,755 mm
▪ Wheelbase Caddy Maxi: 2,970 mm
▪ cw-value: 0.30

Interior dimensions
▪ Cargo space height: 1,273 mm
▪ Cargo space width: 1,606 mm
▪ Cargo space length: 1,797 mm
▪ Cargo space length Caddy Maxi: 2,150 mm
▪ Width between wheel arches: 1,230 mm
▪ Width of rear opening: 1,234 mm
▪ Cargo capacity: 3.3 m3
▪ Cargo capacity Caddy Maxi: 4.0 m3
▪ Width of sliding door: 701 mm
▪ Width of sliding door Caddy Maxi 840 mm

Caddy passenger car equipment lines
▪ Caddy
▪ Caddy Life
▪ Caddy Style

Drive system versions* (at launch 2020)
▪ 2.0 TDI, 55 kW / 75 PS (6-speed manual gearbox, front-wheel drive)
▪ 2.0 TDI, 75 kW / 102 PS (6-speed manual gearbox, front-wheel drive)
▪ 2.0 TDI, 90 kW / 122 PS (6-speed manual gearbox, front-wheel drive)
▪ 2.0 TDI, 90 kW / 122 PS (6-speed manual gearbox, 4MOTION)
▪ 2.0 TDI, 90 kW / 122 PS 7-speed DSG, front-wheel drive)
▪ 1.5 TSI, 84 kW / 116 PS (6-speed manual gearbox, front-wheel drive) ▪ 1.5 TSI, 84 kW / 116 PS (7-speed DSG, front-wheel drive)
All TDI engines with twin dosing, all TDI and TSI engines with particulate filter

Running gear / steering
▪ McPherson front suspension
▪ Trailing arm guided rigid rear axle with Panhard rod
▪ Electro-mechanical servo steering

New driver assistance systems
▪ Travel Assist (autonomous driving, Level 2)
▪ ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) with Stop & Go
▪ Trailer Assist (trailer manoeuvring system)
▪ Side Assist (integrated into the rear radar sensor)
▪ Rear Traffic Alert (integrated into the rear radar sensor)
▪ Emergency Assist (assisted stopping of the Caddy in an emergency)

Other driver assistance systems
▪ Front Assist
▪ ParkPilot
▪ Hill Start Assist
▪ ESC with ABS, ASR and EDS
▪ Dynamic Light Assist
▪ Lane Assist (lane keeping system)
▪ Driver Alert
▪ Automatic Post-Collision Braking System
▪ Park Assist
▪ Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
▪ Reversing camera (Rear View)
▪ Speed limiter with cruise control system
▪ Dynamic Road Sign Display

Instruments
▪ Analogue instruments (with digital multi-function display)
▪ Digital instruments (‘Digital Cockpit’, new in Caddy)
▪ ‘Innovision Cockpit’ (fusion of ‘Digital Cockpit’ and top infotainment, new in Caddy)

Mobile online services
▪ ‘We Connect’ – including eCall Emergency System, Breakdown Call, Information Call, Vehicle Status and Doors & Lights
▪ ‘We Connect Plus’ – including Area Alert, Speed Alert, Horn & Turn Signals, Online Anti-Theft Alarm, Online Auxiliary Heater, media streaming, a Wi-Fi hotspot and Lock & Unlock
▪ ‘We Connect Fleet’ – Digital Logbook, Fuel Logbook, Driving Efficiency, GPS Tracking and Route Information, Consumption Analyser and Maintenance Management

Unit sales of previous versions
▪ Caddy 1: approx. 207,000 (1978 until 1992, South Africa 1981 until 2007)
▪ Caddy 2: approx. 520,000 (1995 until 2003)
▪ Caddy 3: approx. 856,000 (2003 until 2010)
▪ Caddy 3 facelift: approx. 744,000 (2010 until 2014)
▪ Caddy 4: approx. 722,000 (2015 until 2020, units as of 12/2019)

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