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Facelift Time Again

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Issue 90

It’s now customary for the latest generation of VW Transporter to receive a revamp a few years after its introduction – welcome to the T6.1 and also new versions of the California Ocean and Beach range.

- David Eccles

Facelift Time Again

The first obvious thing to denote the T6.1 is the subtly new front end; embellished chrome strips, the top part of the radiator grille forms an entity with the new LED daytime running lights under which is a broad chrome bar and a further large air intake for the more efficient engines and a new bumper design embellished on the California Ocean 6.1 by a chrome strip. There’s also a new dash and a new touchscreen control unit in the roof console and something called Cross Wind Assist to stabilise the van, and the Ocean gets more blackout from the new darker roof canvas as well an intriguing Sunrise feature program for the interior lighting. Oh, and the Ocean also has a new cabinet colour option of Bright Oak as well as Graphite Grey. And there’s lots of connectivity stuff going on now…

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VW Bus T4&5+

VW Bus T4&5+

The Evolution of Van

To mark 100 issues of VWBus, David takes a look back at how updating the humble ‘Box on Wheels’ has gone from concept to reality

time to read

2 mins

Issue 100

VW Bus T4&5+

VW Bus T4&5+

Wild Times

Perhaps a sign of the wild times we’re in and a telling sign of how fast we’re adapting to the ‘new normal’. I decide to take a U-turn and zoom out on how things looked as that ‘new normal’ was taking hold, along with how that’s effecting our little sector

time to read

2 mins

Issue 100

VW Bus T4&5+

VW Bus T4&5+

Story's Story

With The Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden under our belts and barely two weeks on the road, we were heading to the ultimate van life destination; Norway…

time to read

8 mins

Issue 100

VW Bus T4&5+

VW Bus T4&5+

Karmann-Go

When you own ‘The fastest motorhome in the world’,getting to the campsite on time shouldn’t be a problem

time to read

6 mins

Issue 100

VW Bus T4&5+

VW Bus T4&5+

Gran Tourettesmo

This is a very cool and interesting project, but the question is,is this the ultimate eBay build?

time to read

6 mins

Issue 100

VW Bus T4&5+

VW Bus T4&5+

CBBA

If there was such a thing as Cool Bus Builders Anonymous, then each meet in Leicestershire would start with the words. “Hello, my name’s Andy Stretton and I can’t stop building seriously cool buses.”

time to read

5 mins

Issue 100

VW Bus T4&5+

VW Bus T4&5+

Honey I Shrunk My Bus

When Grant Gwyn walked into a VW dealership to buy a Viper green Caddy, little did he know his future was about to be very orange...

time to read

6 mins

Issue 100

VW Bus T4&5+

VW Bus T4&5+

Milk Float Influence

Nicknamed Ernie, we discover this custom-created T5 pickup won’t be doing the early morning milk round any time soon

time to read

8 mins

Issue 100

VW Bus T4&5+

VW Bus T4&5+

Impossible Solved

A while back we brought you a basic sketch of a proposed project, it was both wild and eminently practical. Well it’s finished now and already in service as a daily driver for a very special lad

time to read

6 mins

Issue 100

VW Bus T4&5+

VW Bus T4&5+

An Alpine Summer

In the concluding instalment we pick up Richard and Jackie Pickles’ story of their eight-country Alpine summer adventure on the shore of Lake Como in Italy

time to read

5 mins

Issue 100

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