i wish there as a local VW dealer in my town, then i wouldve got a crafter as a vehicle to do deliveries with, such a beauty

Very nice that you test commercial vehicles. No one else on KZread does them, not even AutoTopNL. Great video!

@JohanDeHaes

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, i'm trying out some new things

@miloskujovic

5 жыл бұрын

@@JohanDeHaes Try new sprinter !!

@franks.hansen6788

5 жыл бұрын

There are MANY tests on KZread of VW Crafter and other commercial vehicles. Have you ever searched for any tests before??

What a lovely van, really high quality all throughout, beautiful, extremely impressed by this van, it has everything I want, FWD, low floor, automatic, no other make delivers everything, but this one has it all and with superb engineering quality. Thanks for showing us, best wishes from Alan, England.

@hypervlogz9507

5 жыл бұрын

Why is FWD better

@franks.hansen6788

5 жыл бұрын

@@hypervlogz9507 FWD is only better if you "always" drive with low weights, no trailer pulling or need the extra 10 cm height inside. (4-Motion and Rear Wheel Drive steal 10 cm of your inside height)

@raymondrobinson8997

3 жыл бұрын

Just bought one....hope I've made the right decision! Moved up from a transporter. VW driver Northern Ireland 🤔

Would love to see the 2020 crafter when possible :) loved all the crafter videos and will be assigned a 2020 next year

Can't wait to upgrade

you failed to indicate like 5 times LOL. all good tho. i enjoyed the no hands lane assist.

Good job🙂

Amazing video do more van povs plsss

@JohanDeHaes

5 жыл бұрын

If i can get more vans, i will do more videos. It was certainly a fun experience to drive a van.

Great van very smooth van to drive and it floats over rough roads like a lexus on air suspension. Everything is easy to the toutch. The seats are sort of hard but its properly shaped in the way that it's comfortable anyways and good for long journeys. No sore arses. Handy having lots of usb's for charging devices. The handsfree is great. The van is well designed. Its not slow but could do with alot more power. If they slap on a 184/190bhp unit itll top the lot of them a beefy engine that can pull. I squeezed about 170kmh on the motorway. 140bhp doesnt cut it. Plus the fuel tank is way too small therefore lots of visits to filling stations. Great van its very refined but has a couple of flaws. Mercedes would have more pull.

@franks.hansen6788

5 жыл бұрын

The VW Crafter also comes with a 177 HP engine. To beat that with a Sprinter, you have to buy the very expensive V6 version, and get only 13 hp more

@franks.hansen6788

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSoundzUK I don't know about the Crafter, but the 2013 Sprinter I had before was equipped with a 100 l tank

My next Van!

@judas1538

5 жыл бұрын

My too!

I'm not sure about reliability, my old Vw Lt 2.8 tdi 160 hp was like a tank.

do more vids like this plz

@JohanDeHaes

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. I will try to get more cars like that.

Very nice auto back up when parking.

Wow, this ZF8 makes the difference... Could you test the 2.1 L Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with 7G-Tronic and rear-wheel drive?

@JohanDeHaes

5 жыл бұрын

If i can get that car i will make a video.

@ytmarcokeizer

5 жыл бұрын

This is the DSG-7. The only commercial vehicles that use the ZF8 are the Iveco Daily (>2015) and the RAM 1500 (>2018)

@luisfelipecarreira

5 жыл бұрын

Marco Keizer, I don’t think so… Watching the video i’ve seen a “D8” displayed on the screen during motorway driving. Even though I’m a huge fan of robotized DSG, It's not durable enough to fit a commercial vehicle, I have a manual Sprinter with 540.000 km - 600 km/day of usage-, if it was equipped with a DCT, I’d had spent a lot of money with clutch pack replacements every ~150.000 km. Much more than I’ve spent... by the way the dual mass flywheel that equip manual diesels and DCTs are very fragile when exposed to heat (not all drivers are that good with the clutch and I cannot be the only one to drive my car).

@ytmarcokeizer

5 жыл бұрын

I have to admit you're right after I did some research, and therefore my apologies😂. Didn't know VW uses ZF auto's nowadays. Their former 7DSG is a double-clutch system and thus less useful for really heavy loads. The ZF8 is a conventional automatic with torque converter and is theoretical much more reliable than the fragile DCT. It's already proven as a durable transmission for commercial vehicles, looking at the IVECO Daily.

@luisfelipecarreira

5 жыл бұрын

Marco Keizer, They’re using even more nowdays. Both Volkswagen an Audi’s with 3 L Diesel or V-8 are using the epicyclic ZF-8, because they deal way better with high torques without damages. Even the Audi RS-4 lost the S-Tronic. Petrol V-6 keeps with the DSG. Today the epicyclic gearboxes can shift as fast as DCTs, lockup as low as 15 km/h and rev match like a real sport car... little less efficient, but much more reliable... As I’ve said before, the excessive heat generated on the clutches doing those brutal acceleration cause the break of the springs of dual mass flywheels dumping system. Beyond the fact that the clutch pack is a piece that will have to be replaced one day and the hard use shorts its life tremendously... I would like to have here in Brasil Both Sprinter and Daily automatic versions...

is 140hp can handle L3H3 Full cargo loaded condition?

@JohanDeHaes

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't drive it loaded, so i can't say for sure.

@Tonyx.yt.

5 жыл бұрын

no, for a full loaded van, at least 160-170hp are needed

@zwabbergat

5 жыл бұрын

I'm a roofer and use it regularly to pull 3 tons and drive fully loaded +- 1000kg in loading. It can handle it and drives really smooth. BUT it is slow and no torque. So pulling up on the highway isn't fast at all. I'm thinking about chiptuning to 170bhp

My best car in Volkswagen

Really nice Van a good mate of mine at work has one ... lots of engine noise in the cabine ! engine not so powerfull and ofcours it drinks allot of Diesel but its a great looking Van :)

@MDMAsaco

3 жыл бұрын

I drive the 177hp version at runs asf ,only noise u hear is the turbo constantly 😂

@MDMAsaco

3 жыл бұрын

And yes it drinks diesel asf...i repart in mountain villages...going fast it drinks like 16l/100 min

This is better than a Mercedes sprinter

Waw auto parking vw crafter nice You pro driver nice video please vw caddy 2019

👍🏻👍🏻

Drive the 177hp version dialy,full equipe,ergonomic assets...with that electronemutamic steering is like the rolls royce of the vans,too much better than the new sprinter

@adammaysz9356

Жыл бұрын

Yea bro

Omg??? im randomly watching this video and we have the same crafter in our shop.... and i have the same fuckin backpack O.o i had to make sure mine is here as u looked to the right ;D

Mööööö nam nam nam

Машина супер но надо к ней после покупки руки не много приложить , сделать хорошую антикорозийную обработку а то гниёт через пару лет .

L2H2

@ikahraman1880

5 жыл бұрын

PPHU Grześ L2H3

very Nice Van but the 140ps is to weak for heavy load

@franks.hansen6788

5 жыл бұрын

so buy the 177 ps version . . .

👌❤️

WTF bring this to the USA!!

How is it for tall drivers long legs

@JohanDeHaes

5 жыл бұрын

I'm 1m80 and had no problems. From what i remember there was more room so it shouldn't be a problem for tall people

@bencrosbie

5 жыл бұрын

More than enough for over 6 footers

@zwabbergat

5 жыл бұрын

I'm 1m85 long legs and with seat on max i can't properly reach the pedals. Very comfortable and lots of space

Omg Limiter by 120?

I‘m proud that i have a 3.0L Transporter, not a Mini 2L Engine. NM is the thing what you need, this thing don‘t have NM.

Only 2.0 Liter Engine

140BHP?! my 9 seater Hyundai has 175BHP and pulls like a rocket even with 9 people aboard. The van power is weak especially when loaded with heavy items.

@williammears5908

4 жыл бұрын

Its not the bhp its more the torque this van has at such low rpm you can feel it when you drive it

Belgium

@frankyduschek3366

5 жыл бұрын

A real Belgian name, yeah right. Call them Belgian citizens... what a shame...

6'30'' the more important part of review

Automatic? Wtf man?

@jgreen8339

4 жыл бұрын

excellent smooth, reliable gearbox. Far superior to a manual. Really adds to the driving experience of the crafters.

Ciao mi saluti

it look like tesla

E1pwpe

they only take engines from golf and get into this vehicle., nice recipe for lot of engine fails&repairs later

@Mr11ESSE111

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSoundzUK not so!! realibility goes heavily down with this 2.0 tdi and 1,6 tdi engines in transporter /crafter in compare to those older 2,5 tdi or 2,7 tdi engines

@Mr11ESSE111

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSoundzUK they are driven like those before it !! this engines are nothing more then savings for factory and for more profit while relability you will pay mechanics and spare parts from own pocket lot of times

@Mr11ESSE111

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSoundzUK new regulations made cars only more expensivve and more unreliable

@paulch8743

Жыл бұрын

@@Mr11ESSE111im looking buy used crafter2 140cv FWD, is reliable for full load use conditions? ( I see used market this van is able go over 500k km)

@Mr11ESSE111

Жыл бұрын

@@paulch8743 if it id bigger ccm and i think it is 2,8liter

i would daily drive one i dont care

VAVAN SANT IT ,,🪪

Słabiutko

Moteur 2.0 tdi de la grosse merde.!!! 70000 km = joint de culasse 👎👎👎👎