T5 VW Transporter - Can it be the very best Van Ever With regards to vans people have a favorite, mine is the T5 VW Transporter but can it be really just like It is? I have owned my Transporter for five-years and she or he is really as good today as when I first laid down my money.
The British television program Fifth Gear will also be pretty impressed with all the T5 and made a decision to put it's faith for the test in a straight race between it along with a new contender the Mercedes Vito X.
t5 transporterThe 2 vans compare similar to this:
T5: 2.5 turbo diesel pumping out 172 BHP and 400 Nm of torque.
Vito X: 3.0 diesel V6 with 204 BHP and 440 Nm of torque.
The race was held at Snetterton race track in less than perfect conditions but still the race was on. Could the Volkswagen beat the seemingly more powerful Mercedes or was the T5 losing it's grip around the best van title.
Both vehicles feature traction control and thus moving away from the road presented no problems with the idea to van but now to the race the Volkswagens ASR might be switched off allowing the motive force to optimize the road holding capacity for the VWs' 18 inch wheels and lowered suspension.
The Vito also offers a change to turn off the traction control however it only works for a short time, a really short period of time before activating again meaning the Mercedes lost significant turn on every corner.
t5 vanOn the first check point the VW was ahead by seven tenths of the second, the pulling power and handling arriving at the fore, by the second check point it had gained another tenth.
The Mercedes features a bigger engine, more torque and costs 2000 pound less but everything failed to save it from the sound thrashing from the Volkswagen, arriving an entire second after it's rival.
I do believe that justifies my belief that theT5 VW Transporter actually is the best van on the highway. I enjoy my T5!