California is still the dream campervan

ISSUE 1,882 THE Volkswagen California has been the king of campervans for decades, continually building on the manufacturer's now 75 years of experience making the finest cribs on the campsite.

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But it no longer has the class to itself. In May, we put the latest incarnation of the VW bus up against the new, excellently named Citroen Holidays and the Mercedes Marco Polo to see which is really the best home-away-from-home that money can buy.

Spoiler alert, the VW California won the triple test by some margin. Our expert testers said it was “clear that Volkswagen has put all of its know-how into the new California, because the superb all-rounder strikes the perfect balance between luxury, technology and affordability.”