2025 Volkswagen Multivan: New-generation people mover detailed for Australia

Volkswagen’s next-generation Multivan is set to launch in Australia in the first quarter of 2025, and it’ll be the most passenger car-like iteration of the people mover yet.

Unlike the existing Multivan, which is based on the same commercial vehicle platform as the T6.1 Transporter range, the new T7 model is based on the VW Group’s MQB Evo modular passenger car platform.

The move to a car platform is claimed to bring marked improvements to refinement, ride and handling, and also gives the Multivan better access to the electrification options that are compatible with the architecture which underpins the likes of the Golf and Tiguan.

The Transporter, meanwhile, will move to a commercial vehicle platform shared with the Ford Transit Custom.

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With the new platform comes a highly configurable setup. The rear seats will come standard in a 2+2+3 configuration, though owners will be able to slide, remove and rotate the rear seats into a maximum of seven different configurations.

Volkswagen’s T7 Transporter will launch in Australia in only one diesel-only variant, though the brand has confirmed another engine option will be joining the range later next year. Details on that engine have not yet been revealed.

Pricing is yet to be confirmed too, though Volkswagen Australia says it’ll likely be priced similarly to the outgoing T6.1 Multivan.

Volkswagen is targeting the likes of the best-selling Kia Carnival with the next-generation Multivan, with the passenger car underpinnings expected to align it more closely against well-established options in the people mover segment.

Pricing

Though Australian pricing is currently unknown, Volkswagen Australia says it’s unlikely to differ greatly from the outgoing generation.

The T6.1 Multivan range currently starts at $72,290 before on-roads and extends to $95,690 before on-roads. In the United Kingdom, where the T7 Multivan range is already on sale, pricing starts at £48,375 (A$93,444) and extends to £64,561 (A$124,710).

Drivetrains

Only one engine will be available at launch, though Volkswagen Australia says another unspecified engine will join the line-up in 2025.

In Europe, the Multivan is offered with a choice of two turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engines – a 100kW/220Nm 1.5-litre, and a 150kW/320Nm 2.0-litre – plus a plug-in hybrid.

The latter mates a turbo 1.4-litre four with an 85kW electric motor, 13kWh lithium-ion battery and a six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, for 160kW of power in total and 50km of electric-only range.

Efficiency

Dimensions

Servicing and Warranty

Service pricing and warranty information for the new Multivan has not yet been confirmed by Volkswagen Australia.

It’ll likely be backed by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, as with Volkswagen’s broader passenger and commercial vehicle lineup.

Safety

The T7 Multivan has a five-star safety rating from ANCAP, based on testing conducted in 2022, but this currently applies only to New Zealand-market plug-in hybrid variants.

Standard safety equipment includes:

• 7 airbags
  • Dual front
  • Front centre
  • Front side
  • Full-length curtain
• Adaptive cruise control (with stop/go)
• Active lane assist
• Rear cross-traffic alert
• Autonomous emergency braking (AEB)
• Park assist
• High beam assist
• Reversing camera
• Parking sensors (front and rear)
• Driver fatigue monitoring
• Tyre pressure monitoring
• Safe exit warning

Standard Equipment

Volkswagen Australia will launch the next-generation Multivan in its base Life variant, though further variants will join the range later next year.

Standard equipment on the Multivan Life includes:

• 17-inch alloy wheels
• LED headlights and tail lights
• Power sliding doors
• Power tailgate
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel
• Shift-by-wire lever
• Two-tone cloth upholstery
• Heated front seats (manual adjustment, powered lumbar support)
• Modular seven-seat capacity (seven configurations)
• Interchangeable armrests
• Under-seat storage (excl. third row middle seat)
• Keyless entry and start
• Tri-zone Climatronic climate control
• Three-row air vents
• Dark-tinted, heat-deflecting rear glass
• 10.25-inch Digital Cockpit instrument cluster
• 10-inch touchscreen infotainment system
• Bluetooth connectivity
• Wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto
• Eight-speaker sound system
• 2 x front USB-C ports
• 4 x rear USB-C ports
• 12V outlets (front and rear)
• 30-colour ambient lighting

The Style adds:

• Art-Velours upholstery
• Digital Cockpit Pro
• IQ.Light Matrix LED headlights
• Illuminated grille
• Surround-view camera

Options

Four optional packages have been detailed for the T7 Multivan.

• Panoramic sunroof
  • Two-panel

• Multifunction table
  • Rail-mounted
  • Three cupholders
  • Lowerable folding tabletop

• Goodnight package
  • Foldable mattress
  • Storage bags
  • 2 x folding camping chairs
  • 1 x folding table
  • Front window ventilation grille
  • Blockout blinds

• vis-à-vis Conference Seat package
  • Multi-function table
  • 2 x single second and third row seats
  • Rear-facing second-row seats

Colours

11 standard colours will be available from launch.

Standard colours include:

• Candy White
• Pure Grey
• Mono Silver Metallic
• Energetic Orange Metallic
• Starlight Blue Metallic
• Reflex Silver Metallic
• Indium Grey Metallic
• Medium Blue Metallic
• Copper Bronze Metallic
• Fortana Red Metallic
• Deep Black Pearlescent

Three two-tone paint finishes will be made available at a later date.

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