Feb 2, 2022 - If you're thinking of joining the Vw campervan fraternity, you need to know what's the difference between the VW California Coast and the VW California Ocean. Make the right choice between these two trim levels When you glance at the California Coast, you never get a sense that it is a van – it just looks like so much more. It can easily be used as both a holiday home and a day-to-day car for the commute or school run. It features the new VW slim grille with chrome edges, and comes equipped with parking sensors. The California is now available in three equipment lines: Beach, Coast and Ocean. The California Beach is the entry-level model. It is the perfect combination of a 7-seat passenger car and a Volkswagen California Coast package (camper)Engine: 2.0 TDI (Diesel) - 204 HPTransmission: DSG 7 speed - automatic Drive: 4MotionColor: Mojave beige metalic Location. Cheshire. Vehicle. T6.1 Ocean 150. May 10, 2023. #1. So the issues with our brand new Cali continue. After having to have a brand fridge fitted as the original never worked, we have now discovered that a seam in the roof fabric leaks water when it is raining. Yesterday was the first day away in the van, when we have encountered rain. Real-world efficiency is one of the true highlights of the 2022 Volkswagen California Beach 6.1 TDI340 4MOTION. The official combined-cycle average is listed as 7.5L/100km, so when you consider its 80-litre fuel tank, that correlates with a circa-1100km range. Those figures are practically emulated in the real world. . Der California Edition Anhängelast gebremst(bei 12% Steigung) bis zu Elegante Freiheit serienmäßig Mit dem California Edition können Sie nicht nur überall hinreisen, sondern auch stilvoll die Welt entdecken: Sorgfältig ausgewählte Lackierungen kontrastieren mit schwarzen Hochglanzflächen und neu gestalteten Edition-Dekorfolien. Exklusive 17-Zoll-Leichtmetallräder "Aracaju" in Schwarz, eine Privacyverglasung im Wohnbereich und abgedunkelte LED-Rückleuchten unterstreichen den markanten Auftritt zusätzlich. Den California Edition gibt es in allen drei Ausstattungslinien - als Einstiegsmodell California Beach Edition, als California Coast Edition mit hellen Einbauschränken in Holzoptik und als California Ocean Edition mit hochwertigem Interieur in Schiederoptik. Konfigurieren Sie Ihren neuen California Edition Ihr California Edition: Jetzt Ihren Plänen anpassen Angepasst an Ihre Bedürfnisse können Sie sich Ihr Traumfahrzeug konfigurieren – bei den Volkswagen California Edition Ausstattungslinien ist für jeden etwas dabei. In wenigen Schritten stellen Sie Ihren eigenen neuen California Edition zusammen: von Getriebe und Motorisierung zur Farbe, Innenausstattung und Extras, die Ihnen das Leben unterwegs leichter und komfortabler machen. Highlights Sportlich-dynamisch unterwegs Die exklusiven 17-Zoll-Leichtmetallräder „Aracaju” in Schwarz mit der Oberfläche glanzgedreht unterstreichen auf den ersten Blick einen eleganten Auftritt. Highlights Zieht Blicke an Zahlreiche Karosserieteile sind in Schwarz gehalten, unter anderem das Dach, die B-Säule und die Außenspiegel. In Kombination mit einer der eigens ausgewählten Außenfarben erzeugt das einen besonders individuellen Auftritt – modern und markant. Grenzenlose Freiheit auf vier Rädern Der California Unter dem Sternenhimmel einschlafen. Morgens vom Meeresrauschen geweckt werden. Fremde Länder erkunden und sich trotzdem immer wie Zuhause fühlen: Der California ist Freiheit pur. Mit seiner komfortablen Innenausstattung und den durchdachten Details, macht er jeden Trip zu einem unvergesslichen Abenteuer. Genießen Sie Ihre Unabhängigkeit und reisen Sie, wohin Sie wollen. Mit allem, was Sie brauchen. Mehr Infos Das könnte Sie auch interessieren: Konfigurator Erstellen Sie sich jetzt Ihren individuellen California ganz nach Ihren Wünschen. Sofort verfügbare Neuwagen Finden Sie Ihren California Favoriten bei den prompt lieferbaren Modellen. Multivan Ein ständiger Trendsetter. Hier mehr erfahren. Infomaterial herunterladen Alle Infos gleich hier digital oder nach Hause zum Durchblättern. Händlersuche Auch in Ihrer Nähe gibt es einen VW Nutzfahrzeuge Händler, der für Sie da ist. Aktuelle Angebote Informieren Sie sich jetzt über aktuelle Aktionen, Boni und Sondermodelle. Hoppla! Ihr Browser scheint nicht aktuell zu sein. Eventuell funktioniert unsere Webseite nicht optimal. Die meisten Browser (nicht jedoch MS Internet Explorer 11 & älter) funktionieren dennoch problemlos. Wir empfehlen Ihnen ein Update Ihres Webbrowsers! Die jeweils neueste Version kann überall im Internet ein gutes Erlebnis sicherstellen. Danke für Ihren Besuch und viel Spaß, Ihr Volkswagen Team 24px/interior (not final) Created with Sketch. 24px/magnifier Created with Sketch. Volkswagen California Classifieds Advertising your Volkswagen Campervan costs £20 for three months and includes the ability to add up to 20 photographs and 10000 words of information - and if your van doesn't sell (we're confident it will) we will renew your ad for free for a further three months (privately owned vehicles only). In addition, all adverts get promoted via our Facebook page with over 17000 followers. Please click click here to create your advert - there is no requirement to register an account and your details are always secure. Displaying listings from all locations. 10/07/2022 London Price: £ 55,995 02/07/2022 East Midlands Price: £ 895 23/10/2021 South West England Price: £ 35,500 VW Coast Selling due to work commitments. Fab California Coast. Under manufactures warranty. Had a good offer from VW to take... 01/02/2022 North East England Price: £ 55,000 07/03/2022 North West England Price: £ 32,000 21/06/2022 West Midlands Price: £ 50,000 Please mention THEVWCALIFORNIA when replying to adverts! CAMPERVAN HIRE USED VANS FOR SALE ACCESSORIES MARKET Aug 30, 2019 at 10:36am ET It’s not a stretch to say Volkswagen started the whole camper van movement with its classic Type 2 way back in the 1950s. Flash forward to 2019 – VW has a new cool mini motorhome that will make its public debut at this year’s 2019 Caravan Salon. Rather, it’s sort of new, as it’s based on the familiar California that already has camping provisions. This one is a bit different, however, in that it gets its own mini-kitchen along with seating for seven. Camping The VW Way: Officially called the California it’s a product of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and in ordinary life, it functions as a normal van with seating for up to seven people. However, this version offers something new compared to other California campers – the ability to add the mini-kitchen without ditching the extra seating. In that sense, this van becomes a proper family vehicle through the week, with the ability to embrace off-grid life on the weekends. Gallery: Volkswagen California Beach The mini-kitchen stows behind the driver seat between the B and C pillars, and includes a single gas burner with a small workspace to the right. When not in use, the mini kitchen fits neatly into the van’s wall. In its stowed configuration, it takes up no more passenger space than a standard California without the option. As for other camping items, the California features a pop-up aluminum roof with canvas sides, a roof bed, a fold-away table, and the rear bench seat folds to create another sleeping area. Despite its American-sounding name. VW doesn’t offer the California in the States. It’s presently the exclusive domain of overseas markets, though we suspect there are all kinds of VW camping enthusiasts hoping that it will eventually cross the pond. In the meantime, it will be on display starting August 31 at the 2019 Caravan Salon in Dusseldorf, Germany. Source: Volkswagen Hide press release Show press release Caravan Salon 2019: world première of the California Beach with new mini kitchen Hannover, 29 August 2019 – Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is presenting a further surprise as part of the world première of the new California at the Caravan Salon in Dusseldorf (31 Aug. to 8 Sept.): for the first time the entry-level Beach version will have a kitchen. Until now this was reserved for the more exclusive Coast and Ocean lines. New this time: unlike the large row of kitchen units in the Coast and Ocean, being used in the Beach is a completely reworked fold-out mini kitchen. While, due to the broader kitchen, the Coast and Ocean are universally offered with a two-seater bench in the passenger compartment, the California Beach can, thanks to the narrower mini kitchen, also optionally be ordered with a three-seater bench. That opens up the possibility for the first time for families of five to go camping with a California, complete with kitchen on board. The new California Beach with mini kitchen and motorhome type approval is being given the suffix ‘Camper’; the Beach version with passenger car type approval and no mini kitchen will from now on carry the extra name ‘Tour’. New on the Tour: in future it is getting two sliding doors as standard – on the left and right. Previously the Beach was available with the sliding door on the right only. Both Beach versions – Tour and Camper – are additionally united by the fact that a new digital camper control unit in the roof console adds to the standard specification (for the previous model there was no camper control unit). For the first time it is also possible for both models to order hydraulic operation of the pop-up roof as an option instead of manual operation. In this case, the opening and closing of the roof is controlled, like many other functions, via the camper control new mini kitchen broadens the versatility of the California Beach. To use it, it is pulled up and out of the side panel between the B- and C-pillar and folded out. The stainless steel unit has a single-hob gas cooker on the left and a worktop on the right. Over the gas cooker there is also a cover plate, which when lifted up for cooking serves as a splashback. If the mini kitchen's hotplate/worktop is not needed, you simply tip it up and lower it back into the side panel, which, incidentally, despite mini kitchen is no wider than its counterpart with no kitchen. Under the hotplate/worktop against the side wall is a large, open storage compartment and an enclosed compartment for the gas bottle. The California is generally used in everyday life like any normal MPV. Often by families. There is then sometimes the need to carry more than four or five people. For such situations Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles offers individual seats on the second seating row. Despite the fitted kitchen, the new California Beach provides room here to use not just one, but two individual seats. With the mini kitchen closed, the bench seat and individual seats can be repositioned without any restrictions at all. Depending on bench seat version on the third row, the camper thus becomes a six- or seven-seat MPV. Note, however, that any Beach with type approval as a motorhome has a maximum of five seats. Anyone wanting to use the Beach with mini kitchen and six or seven seats should therefore simply order it as the Tour version with passenger car type approval rather than as the Camper, choose not to have the left sliding door and add the mini kitchen. The compact design of the variable kitchen underlines the fact that the California is more than ever the true all-rounder in the compact motorhome market. The standard features of the California Beach Camper (extract) Aluminium pop-up roof with canvas sides in Basalt Grey Camper control unit with touchscreen in the roof console Roof bed, redesigned with sprung base Swivel seats at the front with lumbar support and armrests Camper interior lighting concept in the passenger compartment Two-seater bench plus fold-out bed extension incl. mattress below and side storage compartments Folding table in the sliding door, folding chairs in the tailgate ‘Climatic’ air conditioning system Awning tracks in black Composition Colour radio with 6 loudspeakers Sliding window on the left Sliding door on the right Hideaway mini kitchen Storage compartment drawer Fabric blackout screens for the cab Illuminated tread plates with ‘California’ inscription Double USB socket on the outside of the front passenger seat Cab and passenger compartment blackout 230V socket with AC converter next to the driver’s seat (300W) Particulièrement confortable et jouissant de finitions impeccables, le California Coast est une valeur sûre… à condition de garder à l'esprit que l'absence de toilettes et l'autonomie limitée imposent des étapes régulières au camping. Tarif de la version de base: 55200 €. Hormis la continuité d’un certain état d’esprit et une polyvalence affirmée, il n’y a vraiment plus rien de commun entre le California d’aujourd’hui et l’antique Combi. Différence majeure: le Transporter aménagé d'aujourd'hui est ultra-confortable. C’est au début des années cinquante qu’un artisan d’outre-Rhin installa à son bord le premier aménagement. Soixante ans après, l’histoire n’a plus de secret. Le Combi devint Transporter et, à son bord, Volkswagen se charge désormais de l’aménagement qui a beaucoup évolué. Et six générations de Transporter plus tard, la légende perdure. Indémodable, éprouvé, plébiscité, l’aménagement du California Coast séduit toujours ceux qui privilégient la simplicité de vie à bord et qui entendent faire d’un camping-car un véhicule du quotidien. À moins que ce ne soit l’inverse. Mais toujours dans le confort. Lire aussi notre article 10 vérités sur les fourgons aménagés, des camping-cars pas si différents À bord, les manipulations se limitent au strict nécessaire: mise en place de la table (ingénieux système), pivotement des sièges cabine, relevage du toit (motorisé sur l’Ocean, pas sur le Coast). Rien de plus. La place manque ici pour donner le détail de tout ce qui fait l’agrément de ce California. Il faudrait décrire ses rangements variés, son petit coffre secret, le sommier à lattes de son lit haut, sa trémie fermée par un rideau à lamelles. Il faudrait encore citer son mobilier de plein air (une table, deux chaises) et l’ingéniosité de son rangement, sa banquette coulissante… Lire aussi notre article Le nouveau visage d'un camping-car mythique: le VW California sur T6 À son bord, la simplicité et l’élégance sont de mise et font également partie du plaisir éprouvé. Sous cet angle, les techniques développées, les matériaux modernes utilisés et le haut niveau de finition placent ce California dans la famille automobile. Ils font de ce camping-car compact une sorte de frégate du bitume qui, toit baissé et portières fermées, ne laisse rien deviner de ses capacités. Une frégate que l’on choisira plus pour son style et le plaisir qu’elle procure, que pour son autonomie, imposant de fréquents ravitaillements dans le cadre d’une utilisation familiale pour laquelle il faudra attendre le retour des beaux jours. Volkswagen California Coast, fiche technique L x l x h : 4,89 x 1,90 x 1,99 m Porteur : Volkswagen Transporter 2,0 l Tdi de 150 ch, toit relevable à parois entoilées PTAC/CU: 3000/550 kg Places autorisées : 4 Couchages: lit haut de120 x 200 cm, lit dînette de 113 x 202 cm Toilette : sans Eaux propre/usées : 30/30 l Réfrigérateur : à compression de 42 l Chauffage : à air pulsé programmable, sur carburant Équipements de série : ESP, ASR, aide au démarrage en côte, airbags frontaux et latéraux, détecteur de fatigue, régulateur de vitesse, réglage automatique de la portée des phares, climatisation, système radio (écran tactile), volant multifonctions, rideaux occultation… • Tarif : (version 2,0 l de 150 ch, boîte de vitesse manuelle) Pour ▲ Polyvalence, compacité ▲ Équipement cabine ▲ Comportement, agrément routier ▲ Agrément, facilité de vie à bord ▲ Confort nocturne ▲ Qualité de fabrication ▲ Finition de type automobile ▲ Coffre arrière modulable Contre ▼ Autonomie pour quatre Voir les commentaires ► New base vehicle brings raft of improvements► Still posh, still pricey► The most fun you can have in a Volkswagen? Volkswagen has noticed that for some reason people are buying more campervans and not getting on planes and stuff, and has responded with admirable alacrity by introducing a pair of new entry-level Beach models to its California campervan line-up. Ooh – a cheaper VW California? Entry-level does mean cheaper. But the VW California Beach still costs upwards of £52k, and on the most basic Beach Tour version you’ll have to bring your own camping stove, as there are no cooking facilities included at all. The higher spec Beach Camper does include a single-burner hob, which stows away in the side of the van when not required. Which is pretty clever. More details below. As this all suggests, the California Beach models are more MPVs with pop-up roof than fully equipped mobile getaways. But they are also able to carry more people as a result – the Tour seating five as standard with the option to increase to six or seven, while the Camper carries four as standard (same as existing Californias) with a fifth optional. What else separates the two? An awning and about £300 – which is all the extra dosh you’ll need to get the Beach Camper instead of the Tour. The Tour does come with twin sliding side doors to the Camper’s single item, though; both get a camping table and two chairs hidden in the tailgate. Both versions are set to go on sale before the end of October 2020, combined with a single 150hp TDI engine choice. Want to know more about the rest of the California range? Then read on – or check out our VW California review. Meet the new camping boss: VW California on sale from summer 2020 Pack the kids up, put the Portapotti in the cupboard and practice your two-burner gas cookery. The Volkswagen California has been refreshed ready for summer 2020, now based on the latest Transporter van and packing a raft of minor improvements. It’s still the only campervan that’s built in-house – Volkswagen has a dedicated factory building Californias, in contrast to most rivals such as the Ford Transit Nugget or Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo which are merely rebranded third-party conversions. That gives the Cali a properly car-like level of fit and finish, with camper functions seamlessly integrated. The reason people buy these vehicles is for freedom and for fun. They can be packed up for a weekend away in minutes, are small enough to navigate tight streets during the week and even operate as a family car if needed. No wonder they’re so popular among young and old alike. They’re especially useful for sporting pursuits – and what image is more perfect than a VW Camper with a surfboard strapped to the roof and a bike on the back? What’s the base vehicle like? The latest California’s based on, unsurprisingly, the latest VW Transporter, now in its generation (the changes weren’t significant enough to justify calling it T7). Though the body’s pretty much the same, up front it’s all change – updated engines, a smart new face and a car-like cabin that feels like it would be more at home in a Passat than a van. There’s a big touchscreen infotainment system, and the move from hydraulic to electromechanical power steering means the Transporter now gets access to VW’s full suite of safety aids – autonomous emergency braking, lane-keep assist, even self-parking and trailer assist. Given that most Cali buyers will be using a car during the week, rather than a van, that’s good news and should make adjusting to a bigger vehicle an easier process. What’s new in the back? There are plenty of small changes here, but first let’s refresh the memory on what you get as standard. Opt for a ‘Coast’ or ‘Ocean’ model – the true campers in the range – and you’ll find two swivelling front seats that face a sliding rear bench. This is offset to allow for a side-mounted kitchenette, with a gas hob, sink, top-loading fridge and lots of storage. There’s no bathroom or toilet cubicle – the Cali’s simply too small for that – but if you really want to defecate just inches from where you’re going to sleep that night, there’s a cupboard where you can hide a PortaPotti. Please don’t, though. On this model, there are small changes throughout. The cupboards and storage units all feature new, sturdier latches – buyers complained that the old ones kept popping open under acceleration or braking. The lids for the hob, sink and fridge now also feature proper, positive-locking catches. Above the cab, there’s now a touchscreen unit to control the camper-specific features. It’s every bit as user-friendly as the infotainment system in the Cali’s dash, and holds information such as battery charge, water tank capacity, heating and lighting, and there#s even a clever spirit-level to make sure the van’s not on the skew. Behind the rear seat, there’s a new modular platform which should give more flexible storage – and it can be raised, lifting the head of the bed for a comfortable lounger effect. Where do I sleep? You can sleep ‘downstairs’ – the rear bench folds flat, and a thin mattress topper turns it into a fairly comfortable double bed. The best berths, though, are those in the roof. Raise the lid and lower the sleeping platform and you can easily hop up there. Canvas sides – now made of a darker fabric so sunrise won’t disturb your beauty sleep – unzip to provide ventilation, and where there was previously a wooden slatted bed base there’s now clever plastic springs. These won’t transmit movement across the bed, so you won’t wake your partner by turning over in the middle of the night. What if I have more than two kids? Sorry. Coast and Ocean models – the Calis with the full kitchen – are strict four-seaters. Beach models can seat five, though. They’re set up more as ‘day vans’, with a smaller storage unit along the side of the van and no standard kitchen. They’re also lower-spec, with a manually operated rising roof rather than an electric one. Optional for the Beach (it’s in the Beach Camper version), though, is an incredible ‘mini-kitchen’, that folds out from the side panel. It’s truly brilliant engineering, being virtually indistinguishable from the standard trim when folded away. What engines can I have? Again, not confirmed. They’ll all be turbodiesels, and you can expect the higher-end of the regular Transporter’s engine range – the range will likely kick off with a 148bhp unit with six-speed manual gearbox and top out with 196bhp, a seven-speed DSG and 4Motion four-wheel drive. How much is it? Enough to make you suck air through your teeth, that’s for sure. Prior to the introduction of the Beach models, UK pricing the California model was upwards of £55k. As of October 2020 it’s from £56,395 for the Coast and £64,873 for the Ocean. It’s all somewhat justified, though. Not just by the high-end cab or powerful engines – though these are plus points – but by the California’s truly integrated nature. No other manufacturer builds its own campervans in-house like this, and even the most upmarket such as the Ford Transit Nugget or Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo can’t hold a candle to the Cali’s sheer solidity and class.

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