What engine does the Volkswagen Caravelle Trendline use?

A 2.0-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder (TDI340) producing 103kW at 3,500rpm and 340Nm from 1,750-2,500rpm, paired with a 7-speed DSG automatic and front-wheel drive.

How many seats does the Caravelle Trendline have?

Nine, in a 2+2+2+3 configuration across four rows, per Volkswagen Australia's MY19 specification sheet.

What is the towing capacity of the Caravelle Trendline?

2,500kg braked and 750kg unbraked when fitted with a Volkswagen Genuine Tow Bar, according to Volkswagen Australia.

How much cargo space does the Caravelle have with the seats removed?

6,700 litres, according to Volkswagen Australia's MY19 specification sheet, with a load compartment length of 2,938mm behind the front seats.

Volkswagen Caravelle: Specs & Variants by Model Year

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Trendline TDI3402019Discontinued103kW / 340Nm7.7L/100kmFWD9

Power: 103kW
Torque: 340Nm
Fuel use: 7.7L/100km
Gearbox: 7 Speed Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) with sport mode and Tiptronic function
Drive: FWD
Seats: 9
Towing: 2,500kg

The Volkswagen Caravelle Trendline is a 9-seat people mover sold in Australia for MY19, powered by a 103kW/340Nm 2.0-litre turbo-diesel (TDI340) through a 7-speed DSG and front-wheel drive. Volkswagen Australia quotes combined fuel consumption of 7.7L/100km (ADR 81/02) and no CO2 figure. It rides on a 3,400mm wheelbase with a 2,137kg tare mass and 3,000kg GVM, tows up to 2,500kg braked, and offers 6,700 litres of cargo volume with all rear seats removed. Standard equipment includes dual-zone Climatronic air conditioning, a reversing camera with rear park distance control, and driver fatigue detection.

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Trendline TDI3402014Discontinued103kW / 340Nm8.2L/100kmFWD9

Power: 103kW
Torque: 340Nm
Fuel use: 8.2L/100km
Gearbox: 7 Speed DSG
Drive: FWD
Seats: 9
Towing: 2,000kg

The 2014 Volkswagen Caravelle Trendline TDI340 is the nine-seat, long-wheelbase T5.1 people mover, sold in Australia in a single grade with a single engine. The 2.0-litre common-rail TDI340 makes 103kW at 3500rpm and 340Nm from 1750 to 2500rpm, is Euro 5 with a diesel particulate filter, and drives the front wheels through a seven-speed DSG. ADR 81/02 consumption is 8.2 L/100km combined, 10.4 urban and 6.9 extra-urban, CO2 is 216g/km and the tank holds 80 litres. Dimensions are unchanged from the previous year at 5292mm long, 1904mm wide and 1990mm tall on a 3400mm wheelbase, with a 13.2-metre turning circle and a passenger area 2970mm long. Unladen mass rises slightly to 2124kg on Volkswagen's 10-litre-of-fuel, no-occupants basis. Towing is 2000kg braked, 750kg unbraked, 100kg on the ball. Standard equipment covers two-zone Climatic air conditioning with front and rear controls, the full ESP/ABS/ASR/brake assist/Hill Holder set, daytime running lights, RCD210 audio with four speakers, power front windows and 16-inch steel wheels; cruise control, Bluetooth, parking sensors and a reversing camera remained options. No price appears in this document.

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103kW TDI LWB2011Discontinued103kW / 340Nm8.2L/100kmFWD9

Power: 103kW
Torque: 340Nm
0–100: 14.7s
Fuel use: 8.2L/100km
Gearbox: 7 Speed DSG
Drive: FWD
Seats: 9
Towing: 2,000kg

The 2011 Volkswagen Caravelle is the nine-seat, long-wheelbase people mover in the T5.1 range, and Volkswagen Australia's People Movers brochure for model year 2010/2011 gives it one engine: the 2.0-litre common-rail TDI with 103kW at 3500rpm and 340Nm between 1750 and 2500rpm, Euro 5, front-wheel drive, seven-speed DSG. The published ADR 81/02 numbers are 8.2 L/100km combined, 10.4 urban and 6.9 extra-urban with 216g/km of CO2, and Volkswagen quotes 14.7 seconds to 100km/h and a 172km/h top speed. It is 5292mm long, 1904mm wide and 1990mm tall on a 3400mm wheelbase, and the brochure gives a 13.2-metre wall-to-wall turning circle. Behind the front seats the load volume runs from 1376 litres with three rows still in place to 5683 litres with everything but the front row removed. Standard equipment covers dual front airbags, ABS, ESP, EDL, ASR, brake assist, daytime running lights, ISOFIX and top-tether anchorages on the second row, Climatic air conditioning, cloth trim, electric front windows, three 12-volt sockets, roof rack rails, tie-downs and 16-inch steel wheels. Volkswagen's brochure kerb figure of 2203kg explicitly includes a full tank and a 75kg driver, so we do not present it as a kerb mass. No price is published in this document, so none is recorded.

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Trendline TDI3402013Discontinued103kW / 340Nm8.2L/100kmFWD9

Power: 103kW
Torque: 340Nm
Fuel use: 8.2L/100km
Gearbox: 7 Speed DSG
Drive: FWD
Seats: 9
Towing: 2,000kg

The 2013 Volkswagen Caravelle Trendline TDI340 is the nine-seat, long-wheelbase people mover in the T5.1 range, and in Australia it was sold in one grade with one engine. That is the 2.0-litre four-cylinder common-rail TDI340: 103kW at 3500rpm, 340Nm from 1750 to 2500rpm, Euro 5 with a diesel particulate filter, driving the front wheels through a seven-speed DSG. Volkswagen quotes 8.2 L/100km combined on ADR 81/02, 10.4 urban and 6.9 extra-urban, with 216g/km of CO2 and an 80-litre tank. It is 5292mm long and 1990mm tall on a 3400mm wheelbase, turns in 13.2 metres and carries a passenger area 2970mm long, 1692mm wide and 1317mm high. Volkswagen's unladen mass is 2113kg, measured with 10 litres of fuel and no occupants, and the Caravelle tows 2000kg braked and 750kg unbraked with a 100kg towball limit. Seating is a 2/2/2/3 layout on removable benches. Standard equipment includes two-zone Climatic air conditioning with front and rear controls, ESP, ABS, brake assist, ASR, Hill Holder, daytime running lights, an RCD210 CD/radio with four speakers, power front windows and 16-inch steel wheels. Cruise control, Bluetooth, parking sensors, a reversing camera, curtain airbags and alloy wheels were all options. No price is published in this document.

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Trendline 103kW TDI2010Discontinued103kW / 340Nm8.2L/100kmFWD9

Power: 103kW
Torque: 340Nm
Fuel use: 8.2L/100km
Gearbox: 7 Speed DSG
Drive: FWD
Seats: 9
Towing: 2,000kg

The 2010 Volkswagen Caravelle Trendline is the long-wheelbase, nine-seat people mover version of the T5.1 Transporter, and by September 2010 Volkswagen Australia had cut the range back to a single grade and a single engine. That engine is the 2.0-litre four-cylinder common-rail TDI, 103kW at 3500rpm and 340Nm from 1750 to 2500rpm, Euro 5 with a diesel particulate filter, driving the front wheels through a seven-speed DSG. Volkswagen quotes 8.2 L/100km combined on ADR 81/02 and 216g/km of CO2 from an 80-litre tank. It is 5292mm long on a 3400mm wheelbase, 1990mm tall, and the passenger area measures 2970mm long by 1692mm wide by 1317mm high. Seating is a 2/2/2/3 layout with removable benches. The spec sheet quotes a tare weight of 2053kg that explicitly includes the driver, so we do not publish it as a kerb mass. Towing is 2000kg braked and 750kg unbraked with a 100kg towball limit. Standard kit runs to two-zone Climatic air conditioning with rear controls, ESP with ABS, brake assist, ASR and Hill Holder, power front windows, an RCD 210 CD/radio with four speakers and a full-size steel spare. Cruise control, alloy wheels, parking sensors, a reversing camera, side and curtain airbags and satellite navigation were all cost options. Volkswagen published no price in this document, so none is recorded here.

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Trendline TDI3402016Discontinued103kW / 340Nm7.7L/100kmFWD9

Power: 103kW
Torque: 340Nm
0–100: 13s
Fuel use: 7.7L/100km
Gearbox: 7 Speed Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) with sport mode and Tiptronic function, includes coasting feature
Drive: FWD
Seats: 9

The 2016 Volkswagen Caravelle Trendline is the first T6-generation Caravelle Volkswagen Australia gave its own specification sheet, and it stays a one-grade, one-engine, nine-seat, long-wheelbase people mover. The 2.0-litre TDI340 BlueMotion Technology four-cylinder makes 103kW at 3500rpm and 340Nm from 1750 to 2500rpm, with engine stop-start, and drives the front wheels through a seven-speed DSG with sport mode, Tiptronic and a coasting function. ADR 81/02 consumption drops to 7.7 L/100km combined, 9.5 urban and 6.7 extra-urban from an 80-litre tank, and Volkswagen quotes 13.0 seconds to 100km/h. The T6 is 5304mm long on the same 3400mm wheelbase, 1990mm tall, with 222mm of ground clearance, a 13.2-metre turning circle and 6700 litres of cargo volume with the rear seats out. GVM is 3000kg and the roof load limit is 100kg. Standard equipment is far deeper than the T5.1's: side and head airbags for the front seats, ISOFIX and top-tether anchorages across the second and third rows, Driver Alert fatigue detection, rear park distance control with a reversing camera, multi-collision braking, cruise control, Climatronic with rear controls, a leather steering wheel and gearshift knob, and a 5-inch Composition Colour touchscreen with Bluetooth and eight speakers. No price is published in this document.

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Trendline TDI3402017Discontinued103kW / 340Nm7.7L/100kmFWD9

Power: 103kW
Torque: 340Nm
Fuel use: 7.7L/100km
Gearbox: 7 Speed Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) with sport mode and Tiptronic function, includes coasting feature
Drive: FWD
Seats: 9
Towing: 2,500kg

The 2017 Volkswagen Caravelle Trendline is the T6 nine-seat, long-wheelbase people mover in the form Volkswagen Australia sold it from late 2016. Mechanically it is unchanged from MY16: the 2.0-litre TDI340 BlueMotion Technology four-cylinder with 103kW at 3500rpm, 340Nm from 1750 to 2500rpm, engine stop-start and a seven-speed DSG with sport mode, Tiptronic and coasting, driving the front wheels. ADR 81/02 consumption is 7.7 L/100km combined, 9.5 urban and 6.7 extra-urban from an 80-litre tank. It measures 5304mm long on a 3400mm wheelbase with 222mm of ground clearance and a 13.2-metre turning circle, and swallows 6700 litres with the rear seats removed. The MY17 sheet is the first to publish a towing capacity for the Caravelle: 2500kg braked, 750kg unbraked, 100kg on the towbar. It also corrects the unladen mass to 2137kg against a 3000kg GVM. Standard equipment includes front and side/head airbags, ISOFIX and top-tether anchorages across the second and third rows, multi-collision braking, driver fatigue detection, rear park distance control with a reversing camera, cruise control, Climatronic with rear controls, a leather steering wheel and a 5-inch Composition Colour touchscreen with Bluetooth, now with six speakers rather than eight. No price is published in this document.

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Trendline TDI3402021Discontinued110kW / 340Nm6.6L/100kmFWD9

Power: 110kW
Torque: 340Nm
Fuel use: 6.6L/100km
Gearbox: 7 Speed Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG)
Drive: FWD
Seats: 9
Towing: 2,500kg

The 2021 Volkswagen Caravelle 6.1 Trendline is the facelifted T6.1 version of Volkswagen's nine-seat, long-wheelbase people mover, launched in Australia in August 2020. It runs a 2.0-litre TDI340 four-cylinder turbo-diesel with 110kW between 3250 and 3750rpm and 340Nm from 1500 to 3000rpm, a BlueMotion stop-start system, AdBlue, and a seven-speed DSG driving the front wheels. Volkswagen quotes 6.6 L/100km combined on ADR 81/02 from an 80-litre tank. GVM is 3080kg against a 2183kg unladen mass, leaving a published maximum payload of 897kg, and it tows 2500kg braked, 750kg unbraked. It is 5304mm long on a 3400mm wheelbase and 1990mm tall, with a load bay 2938mm long, 1627mm wide and 1332mm high once the benches are out. The 6.1 brought electromechanical steering and a much deeper standard safety list than the T6: Front Assist with City Emergency Braking, Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Traffic Alert, Cross Wind Assist, Multi-Collision Braking, driver fatigue detection, front and rear parking sensors and a reversing camera, plus automatic headlights with rain-sensing wipers, power-latching sliding doors and tailgate, three-zone Climatronic, 16-inch Clayton alloys and a 6.5-inch Composition Colour touchscreen with App-Connect. Warranty is five years, unlimited kilometres. No price appears in this document.

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Trendline TDI3402023Discontinued110kW / 340Nm6.6L/100kmFWD9

Power: 110kW
Torque: 340Nm
Fuel use: 6.6L/100km
Gearbox: 7 Speed Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG)
Drive: FWD
Seats: 9
Towing: 2,500kg

The 2023 Volkswagen Caravelle 6.1 Trendline is the nine-seat, long-wheelbase T6.1 people mover, unchanged mechanically from its 2021 launch specification. The 2.0-litre TDI340 four-cylinder turbo-diesel makes 110kW between 3250 and 3750rpm and 340Nm from 1500 to 3000rpm, with BlueMotion stop-start and AdBlue, and drives the front wheels through a seven-speed DSG. ADR 81/02 combined consumption is 6.6 L/100km from an 80-litre tank. GVM is 3080kg, unladen mass 2183kg and published maximum payload 897kg, with 2500kg braked towing. It is 5304mm long on a 3400mm wheelbase and 1990mm tall, and the load bay measures 2938mm by 1627mm by 1332mm with the benches removed. Standard equipment includes front, side and curtain airbags, Front Assist with City Emergency Braking, Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Traffic Alert, Cross Wind Assist, Multi-Collision Braking, driver fatigue detection, front and rear parking sensors, a reversing camera, automatic headlights with rain-sensing wipers, power-latching sliding doors and tailgate, three-zone Climatronic, 16-inch Clayton alloys and a 6.5-inch Composition Colour touchscreen with App-Connect. The cloth trim changes name from Quadratic to Bricks for this model year. Warranty is five years, unlimited kilometres. No price appears in this document.

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Trendline TDI3402024Discontinued110kW / 340Nm6.6L/100kmFWD9

Power: 110kW
Torque: 340Nm
Fuel use: 6.6L/100km
Gearbox: 7 Speed Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG)
Drive: FWD
Seats: 9
Towing: 2,500kg

The 2024 Volkswagen Caravelle 6.1 Trendline is the last model year of Volkswagen Australia's nine-seat, long-wheelbase people mover, and it carries the same specification the 6.1 launched with in 2020. The 2.0-litre TDI340 four-cylinder turbo-diesel makes 110kW between 3250 and 3750rpm and 340Nm from 1500 to 3000rpm, with BlueMotion stop-start and AdBlue, driving the front wheels through a seven-speed DSG. Volkswagen quotes 6.6 L/100km combined on ADR 81/02 from an 80-litre tank. GVM is 3080kg against a 2183kg unladen mass for a published 897kg maximum payload, and towing is 2500kg braked and 750kg unbraked. It is 5304mm long on a 3400mm wheelbase, 1990mm tall, with a 2938mm by 1627mm by 1332mm load bay once the benches are out. Standard equipment covers front, side and curtain airbags, Front Assist with City Emergency Braking, Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Traffic Alert, Cross Wind Assist, Multi-Collision Braking, driver fatigue detection, front and rear parking sensors, a reversing camera, automatic headlights with rain-sensing wipers, power-latching sliding doors and tailgate, three-zone Climatronic, 16-inch Clayton alloys and a 6.5-inch Composition Colour touchscreen with App-Connect. Warranty is five years, unlimited kilometres, with Assured Service Pricing over the first five services. No price appears in this document.

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