Transporter's Crafter 4Motion 2021

[Transporter]

G'day fellow vaners.
It's time to revive our Crafter section, with the good news. I'm finally back in the new 2021 Crafter 4Motion, with slightly changed specs - the LED headlights were swapped for the towbar. The LED headlights looked good but I hardly ever drive at night and the ordinary globes are much cheaper to replace when they fail.

Changes in model 2021 compared to 2020,
my observation so far;

- deleted USB port from top of the dash
- USB ports are now USB-C
- no SD card slot anywhere
- the radio has only 2 physical switches now and the rest is touch screen, I prefer the physical buttons
- the vehicle Wifi cannot be turned off, which is a major privacy concern in todays world and it'll have to be disabled, pushing the switch off does nothing.

Pictures to follow shortly.

[jets]

You have had a long wait for this one. I hope ownership this time will be a happy experience.

[Bryn23]

Hopefully you have more luck with the 21 model, its good to see that they are moving over to usb c, its a cleaner look and it chargers faster.


i'm personally looking forwards to seeing how much they charger for the factory fitted seikel suspension for the 22 model

[Rtee]

i'm personally looking forwards to seeing how much they charger for the factory fitted seikel suspension for the 22 model[/QUOTE]

I have just discovered this forum and am planning on purchasing Crafter 4motion, Bryn23 your message mentions factory seikel, I have never seen mention of this before and the options list doesnt mention it. Where did you hear of this?
Rtee

[Bryn23]

i'm personally looking forwards to seeing how much they charger for the factory fitted seikel suspension for the 22 model

I have just discovered this forum and am planning on purchasing Crafter 4motion, Bryn23 your message mentions factory seikel, I have never seen mention of this before and the options list doesnt mention it. Where did you hear of this?
Rtee[/QUOTE]


Hi Rtee

yeah it's going to be offered later this year, i'm guessing when they offer the MY22 model.

Im personally hoping that they offer a factory tire size increase as part of the off-road seikel package, as then the speedo will be accurate and its all legal in all states.

2021 Volkswagen Amarok and Crafter: Seikel off-road accessory range due second half of 2021 | CarAdvice (https://www.caradvice.com.au/920709/volkswagen-australia-amarok-off-road-special-editions/)

The crafter part is at the end of the article.

As for the tire size, the Torus Terrastorm appears to be 265/75 R17

Torsus Terrastorm off-road bus revealed | CarAdvice (https://www.caradvice.com.au/869584/torsus-terrastorm-off-road-bus-revealed/)

I'd expect that if the VW package include larger tires, then they wouldn't be this large, it would most likely be a tire that keeps it around 50mm including suspension lift.

[Rtee]

The crafter part is at the end of the article.

As for the tire size, the Torus Terrastorm appears to be 265/75 R17

Torsus Terrastorm off-road bus revealed | CarAdvice (https://www.caradvice.com.au/869584/torsus-terrastorm-off-road-bus-revealed/)

I'd expect that if the VW package include larger tires, then they wouldn't be this large, it would most likely be a tire that keeps it around 50mm including suspension lift.[/QUOTE]


It would be right up our alley to have that factory fitout, we did order a Crafter yesterday and today I asked about the possibilty of the lift. I dont think it will happen but no harm in asking. We also dont want to wait for it to be "on the market"

[Bryn23]

It would be right up our alley to have that factory fitout, we did order a Crafter yesterday and today I asked about the possibilty of the lift. I dont think it will happen but no harm in asking. We also dont want to wait for it to be "on the market"

Congrats on the purchase, and i can understand not waiting around to see if it is indeed offered as an option

but, it's not a huge deal as the seikel lift kit can be purchased and fitted if required later down the track

[Rtee]

We will probably do the post delivery fit, i just would have preferred straight from the factory, only one place to go back to if something goes wrong....maybe