2012 T5 Transporter

[Tornado T5]

Caradvice are claiming this is the 2012 T5..I'm not sure. I thought I saw those headlights being offered on Ebay once.
2012 Volkswagen Transporter spy shots | Car Advice | Review

[phaeton]

Caradvice are claiming this is the 2012 T5..I'm not sure. I thought I saw those headlights being offered on Ebay once.
2012 Volkswagen Transporter spy shots | Car Advice | Review

I have a feeling we will see those headlights on the top of the line Multivan Business (when and if its ever released) and the standard Multivan range as on option.

[mikinoz]

Bloody Xenons not even being an option on n $85K Multivan is pretty average at the moment in my book.

[Seano]

Audi has a lot to answer for

[flyingfridge]

They look great!!

So what are they going to call this, the T5GPGP?

[gordymatt]

Anyone know if these lights have a name??

[Seano]

No....but they are available on Ebay. And from here Day-Time LED Projector Head-Light for VW TRANSPORTER T5 VAN or here http://www.subzeroautomotive.com/sit...t/VW-T5-5000_1

[mangoburger]

Found this post from somewhere in Europe:

Volkswagen Multivan Blue Emotion Release Date | VW Review Release 2011

Sounds like these lights are now optional on T5

[flyingfridge]

yup, optional on all MY12 multivans, no word on pricing yet

[mangoburger]

Cool, are you also bringing in Bluemotion vans? Imagine, you could sell a LWB Multivan Highline with all the extras and still get in under the luxury car tax threshold because of the low fuel mileage figure.

[flyingfridge]

Nope, no word on Bluemotion yet but I seriously doubt it. We are getting the petrol later this year. LWB Multivan also not available in oz.

[mangoburger]

At risk of being off-topic, why don't they bring out the LWB version? Almost every other peoplemover manufacturer has done this, so obviously this is a suitable market, just don't call it the Grand Multivan! And yes I'm aware of the Caravelle LWB but it's not the same thing.

[flyingfridge]

At risk of being off-topic, why don't they bring out the LWB version? Almost every other peoplemover manufacturer has done this, so obviously this is a suitable market, just don't call it the Grand Multivan! And yes I'm aware of the Caravelle LWB but it's not the same thing.

yes but that's how VWA see it. The Caravelle is the LWB offering. In the last model where the Caravelle was available in both lengths all it did was cannibalise Multivan sales. When you're in a small market and need to keep the model structure simple, you can't have that. the more variations of a model that there are, the more complex logistics and stockholding is, so you look a the models you're more likely to sell and then just sell them.

[swingn]

Wonder if they can be retro-fitted to current Transporter easily?

The LED DTRL's look sooo much better then what they come with standard.

[rob64981]

LWB Multivan also not available in oz.

I have never seen or heard of a Long Wheel Base Multivan any where in the world.

I take it you mean the LWB Caravelle and not the Multivan.

Rob