Volkswagen’s new Kombi Beach will strike a familiar note with Volkswagen enthusiasts. This four-seat people mover, based on Volkswagen’s T5 Multivan chassis, quickly converts to a day-trip or overnight camper.

Once in place, the Kombi Beach provides seats, a table (with legs for indoor or outdoor use), outdoor chairs and an ingenious roll-away cloth bed to comfortably sleep two people – there’s even curtains for privacy and shade.

The fully lined interior features a rail system for the attachment of different soft furnishings and pockets. Net pouches provide flexible storage.

And the ingenious floor-mounted rails allow flexible seating/storage arrangements.

Based on the Multivan chassis, the Kombi Beach provides high levels of comfort and handling thanks to its rigid bodyshell and new suspension.

Front suspension is McPherson strut while the rear axle features a ‘Miniblock’ design with separate shock absorbers that are load-dependant to maintain even roadholding even with all the gear on-board for a weekend safari.

Standard features include air-conditioning, swivel seats – driver and front passenger, 2 seater bench (converts to sleeper bed), 16” wheels, dark tinted windows in passenger compartment, central locking, power windows and power mirrors, arm rests on front seats and a multifunction indicator on the dash.

The Volkswagen Kombi Beach will go on sale in Australia in early 2006. It will be available with a 2.5 TDI 96 kW Diesel engine and a six-speed manual gearbox as standard. A six-speed Tiptronic transmission and six-speed manual transmission with 4MOTION are optional.

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