The Luton-bodied version of Volkswagen’s Crafter van is now available with a Palfinger tail lift as a model in its own right.
VW says the new off-the-shelf model, priced from £45,690 excluding VAT, means customers no longer need to option the tail lift, with its standard fitting also predicted to improve residual values.
Part of VW’s Engineered to Go conversion scheme, the Crafter Luton is based on the chassis cab version of the van.
The Palfinger V500LQ tail lift provides 500kg of lifting capacity on an aluminium load platform. The column lift is operated via dual controls on both the interior and exterior.
The chassis cab Crafter comes as standard in Startline trim, which includes equipment such as Bluetooth, a full-size spare wheel, and autonomous emergency braking. An optional Business Pack, starting from £1,380 excluding VAT, includes extra equipment such as air conditioning, an anti-theft alarm with interior monitoring, a backup horn, and towing protection.