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The What Van? Road Test: Volkswagen Caddy Cargo (2021)
Date: Monday, October 25, 2021
Interior and equipment
Sporting a smooth, uncluttered look, the fascia is dominated by a colour touch-screen.
In our case it was a 10in one which comes with the optional Discover Media DAB+ sat nav system.
The display also controls the air conditioning and the DAB radio. It is complemented by buttons, underneath which enable the driver and passenger to alter the climate settings independently of one another, and the radio to be turned up and down.
Remote controls for the radio are to be found on the reach- and height-adjustable leather-trimmed steering wheel. Complete with an armrest, the driver’s seat is height-adjustable too, the angle of the cushion can be changed and the lumbar support’s setting can be altered electrically.
Accompanied by a 12v power point, two USB sockets are positioned next to a large tray in front of the gearlever. You will find two more trays – one big, one small – plus a couple of cup-holders in the console between the seats.
Shelves sit on top of the dashboard, while items that need to be stowed out of sight can be popped into the roomy, lockable glove-box. Substantial bins in each of the cab doors can help to accommodate all the bits and pieces drivers have to haul around with them.Electric windows and electrically-adjustable exterior mirrors are included in the deal, and the doors can be locked and unlocked by pressing a button on the driver’s door.
Driver and passenger airbags are fitted, as is cruise control with a speed-limiter plus the new electronic parking brake aided by an Auto Hold button. It is there to stop the van rolling backwards if you take your foot off the brake pedal on an incline.
All the usual onboard safety systems are installed including ABS, Electronic Stabilisation Programme, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution, Brake Assist, Emergency Braking System and Traction Control System. Post-Collision Braking automatically applies the brakes after a smash should the driver be incapacitated, the idea being to minimise the danger of severe secondary impacts.
Reversing sensors are provided, as is an electronic diff lock.
Fitted too is Front Assist with Pedestrian Monitoring and City Emergency Braking System. It signals an alert and applies the brakes if the driver gets too close to the vehicle in front, and works in urban areas as well as on the motorway to ensure wayward cyclists do not get flattened.
Our Caddy sat on 16ins steel wheels garnished with plastic trims and shod with Hankook Ventus Prime 3 205/60 R16 tyres.
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