Volkswagen has opened the order books for battery-powered versions of the Transporter Shuttle and Kombi.
The arrival of the electric eight-seat Transporter Shuttle (with a ninth seat available if you want it) adds to the already available diesel model. Meanwhile, the part-van, part-MPV Kombo has space for five (or six as an option) and lots of storage space in the back – great for tradespeople that need to transport crew and equippment.
Both new variants are based on the seventh-generation T7 Transporter that went on sale earlier this year.
New 2025 Volkswagen Transporter Kombi and Shuttle: price and release date
You can order the new models now. Prices start at £53,404 for the Transporter Kombi Commerce Plus, while the Trabsporter Shuttle Life costs from £56,129.
Prices for the disel-powered Shuttle start at £48,775 for the Life trim, while the Shuttle Style model costs from £55,135 (including VAT). The diesel Transporter Kombi costs from £42,220 (£35,250 excluding VAT) for the Commerce Plus trim, while upgrading to the Commerce Pro model costs from £44,860.
New 2025 Volkswagen Transporter Kombi and Shuttle: exterior and interior
Both new variants are based on the T7 Transporter. The Shuttle comes with eight seats as standard, with the option for adding a ninth.
The Kombi, meanwhile, comes with five seats as standard or seats six as an option.
New 2025 Volkswagen Transporter Kombi and Shuttle: engines and gearboxes
There's just one electric powertrain for the Transporter Kombi and Shuttle, although more are available in their native Germany, so could potentially follow in the future. For now, customers get a 136PS electric motor with a 65kWh battery. That provides an official range of up to 196 miles in the Kombi and 194 miles in the Shuttle.
Diesel models come with a 110PS 2.0-litre TDI diesel engine, mated to a six-speed manual gearbox.
New 2025 Volkswagen Transporter Kombi and Shuttle: trim levels
Two trim levels are available on each variant.
The Shuttle Life features 16-inch alloy wheels and LED headlights, with body-coloured bumpers and powered mirrors, as well as keyless engine start, front and rear parking sesors and a rear-view camera. Electric versions also get a heat pump and all-season tyres and heated front seats.
Upgrade to the Style model and you'll get 17-inch wheels, a heated windscreen, electric sliding side doors, heated front seats and three-zone air conditioning, as well as a wireless phone charger. The electric version adds leatherette wrapping to the steering wheel.
The Transporter Kombi Commerce Plus has 16-inch steel wheels, LED headlights and rubber flooring in the cab, with manual air conditioning and a full complement of parking sensors with a rear-view camera.
The Commerce Pro adds 16-inch alloy wheels, the heated windscreen and heated front seats, a wireless phone charger and adaptive cruise control, as well as extra USB sockets in the cab and passenger compartment – a total of nine, rather than four in the Commerce Plus.
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