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Volkswagen Crafter

432 models in this series

The Crafter series from Volkswagen comprises 432 models. Rated output ranges from 65 to 110 kW.

VW Crafter – first a Sprinter twin (2006–2016), then its own design: 2.5 TDI, 2.0 TDI, weight classes 28 to 50

Pictured: Volkswagen 30 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 100 KW DC

The Crafter replaced the LT in 2006 and in its first generation was a joint product with the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter: the same body from Ludwigsfelde and Düsseldorf, but Volkswagen engines. Until 2011 that meant the 2.5 litre five-cylinder TDI with 65 to 120 kW – recorded many times in the register as '2.5 TDI 65 KW' to '120 KW' – then the 2.0 litre four-cylinder TDI, partly with twin turbocharging. In 2017 the second generation arrived as an independent Volkswagen design from the new plant in Września, Poland, identical to the MAN TGE and for the first time with front-wheel drive, 4Motion all-wheel drive and, from 2018, as the e-Crafter.

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The type numbers 28, 30, 35, 46 and 50 stand for the gross weight in hundreds of kilograms – a Crafter 28 is 2.8 t, a 35 is 3.5 t. Then follow body and length/height (L1 H1 to L3 H3), DC for crew cab, PU for pickup, ASG or AUT for the automated gearbox. In the register the models run from 1,658 to 3,000 kg unladen, 2,416 to 3,500 kg gross and 5,240 to 7,540 mm long, with displacements from 1,968 to 2,461 cm³ and four or five cylinders.

The combination of low loading sill, tall cargo space and the 3.5 t class on a car licence makes the Crafter the typical vehicle of couriers, tradespeople and motorhome converters.

On used five-cylinders, injectors and dual-mass flywheel are the cost items, on first-generation 2.0 TDIs the timing chain and EGR cooler; the second generation is mainly known for electronics and AdBlue issues.

Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte der Modelle Volkswagen Crafter (Zulassungsdaten), Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge (Hersteller), VW Crafter (Wikipedia)

Models compared

12 of 432 models.

	2.5TDI-2EKE/3672009-2009	2EKE1 DC2014-2016	2EKE2 DC2013-2017	2EKZ2007-2007	CRAFTER 35 2.5 TDI2006-2009	CRAFTER 75 EDITION2022-2024	CRAFTER AUT2018-2020	CRAFTER BE-COMBI 3500PLUS2023-2024	CRAFTER CB2024-2024	CRAFTER DOUBLECAB2017-2020	CRAFTER/Z2019-2019	VW CRAFTER AUT2019-2019
Cylinders	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Displacement	2,461 cm³	1,968 cm³	1,968 cm³	2,461 cm³	2,461 cm³	1,968 cm³	1,984 cm³	1,968 cm³	1,968 cm³	1,968 cm³	1,968 cm³	1,968 cm³
Top speed	–	–	–	–	–	165 km/h	158 km/h	153 km/h	135 km/h	165 km/h	149 km/h	75.8 km/h
Wheelbase	–	3,670 mm	4,330 mm	–	3,660 mm	4,490 mm	4,500 mm	4,490 mm	4,490 mm	4,490 mm	4,490 mm	3,640 mm
Length	6,900 mm	5,910 mm	6,950 mm	7,345 mm	5,910 mm	7,390 mm	7,080 mm	7,030 mm	7,000 mm	6,840 mm	6,950 mm	6,100 mm
Width	2,000 mm	1,990 mm	1,990 mm	1,993 mm	1,970 mm	2,040 mm	2,200 mm	2,070 mm	2,220 mm	2,040 mm	2,150 mm	2,180 mm
Unladen weight	2,500 kg	2,206 kg	2,607 kg	2,711 kg	1,929 kg	2,438 kg	2,630 kg	2,486 kg	2,502 kg	2,326 kg	1,890 kg	2,550 kg
Gross vehicle weight	3,200 kg	3,000 kg	3,500 kg	3,500 kg	3,500 kg	3,500 kg	3,500 kg	3,500 kg	3,500 kg	3,500 kg	3,500 kg	3,500 kg

Volkswagen Crafter

VW Crafter – first a Sprinter twin (2006–2016), then its own design: 2.5 TDI, 2.0 TDI, weight classes 28 to 50

Models compared

Models

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2.5TDI-2EKE/367

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28 BESTEL DC L2 H1 80 KW EURO5

28 BESTEL DC L2 H2 100 KW AUT EURO5

28 BESTEL L1 H1 2.5 TDI 100 KW ASG

28 BESTEL L1 H1 2.5 TDI 65 KW

28 BESTEL L1 H1 2.5 TDI 80 KW DC ASG

28 BESTEL L1 H1 2.5 TDI 80KW DC

28 BESTEL L1 H1 2.5TDI 100 KW DC ASG

28 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 100 KW ASG

28 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 100 KW DC

28 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 100 KW DC ASG

28 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 120 KW

28 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 65 KW

28 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 80 KW DC

28 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 80 KW DC ASG

28 BESTEL L2 H2 120 KW EURO5

28 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 100 KW ASG

28 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 100 KW DC

28 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 65 KW

28 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 80 KW

28 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 80 KW ASG

28 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 80KW ASG 500

28 PU L1 H1 2.5 TDI 65 KW

2EKE1 DC

2EKE2 DC

2EKZA DC

30 BESTEL DC L1 H1 80 KW EURO5

30 BESTEL L1 H1 2.5 TDI 120 KW

30 BESTEL L1 H1 2.5 TDI 65 KW

30 BESTEL L1 H1 2.5 TDI 80 KW ASG

30 BESTEL L1 H1 65 KW EU4

30 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 100 KW DC

30 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 65 KW

30 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 80 KW ASG

30 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 80 KW DC

30 BESTEL L2 H2 120 KW EURO5

30 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 65 KW

30 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 80 KW

30 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 80 KW DC

30 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 80 KW DC ASG

30 BESTEL L2 H2 80 KW EURO5

30 BESTEL L2H2 100 KW EURO5

30 FOURGON 3665 08CV 1

30 PICK UP DC L2 65 KW EURO5

30 PICK UP DC L2 80 KW EURO5

30 PU DC L1

30 PU DC L1 H1 2.5 TDI 65 KW

30 PU L2 H1 2.5 TDI 80 KW

32 BESTEL DC L1 H1 120 KW EURO5

32 BESTEL DC L3 H2 120 KW EURO5

32 BESTEL L1 H 1 100 KW EURO5

32 BESTEL L1 H1 65 KW EURO5

32 BESTEL L2 H1 100 KW EURO5

32 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 100 KW DC

32 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 120 KW

32 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 65 KW DC

32 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 80 KW ASG

32 BESTEL L2 H1 2.5 TDI 80 KW DC

32 BESTEL L2 H2 120 KW EURO5

32 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 100 KW

32 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 100 KW ASG

32 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 100 KW DC ASG

32 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 65 KW

32 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 80 KW

32 BESTEL L2 H2 2.5 TDI 80 KW DC

32 BESTEL L2 H2 65 KW EURO5

32 BESTEL L2 H2 80 KW EU4

32 BESTEL L3 H2 2.5 TDI 100 KW ASG

32 BESTEL L3 H2 2.5 TDI 120 KW DC

32 BESTEL L3 H2 2.5 TDI 80 KW ASG

32 BESTEL L3 H2 2.5 TDI 80 KW DC

32 PICK UP DC L2 80 KW EURO5

32 PICK UP EC L2 80 KW EURO5

32 PU DC L1 H1 2.5 TDI 120 KW