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Stance, style and space: VWCV’s design boss on the new Transporter

By 2024-12-12T18:44:00

The all new Volkswagen Transporter(5)

Albert Kirzinger, head of design at VW Commercial Vehicles, gives a deep dive into the new seventh-generation Transporter 

It’s always tough redesigning a success story. Even more so when there is 70 years of history behind it.

That is exactly the challenge that faced the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ design team when it came to the new Transporter which, now in its seventh iteration, must serve a new generation of customers – from tradespeople to chauffeurs to emergency services. Internally, the team is seen as “the space company”, designing a vehicle that can haul goods as well as it can people: part work horse, part passenger car. 

The all new Volkswagen Transporter(1)

The seventh-generation Transporter is more muscular than before

It might make sense then that, over time, the Transporter has become more car-like. To discuss all this and more, we sat down with Albert Kirzinger, head of design at VW Commercial Vehicles. 

Car Design News: There was quite a build up ahead of the Transporter’s launch. How has the feedback been? 

Albert Kirzinger: We have heard that we absolutely fulfilled…

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