In the test, a full battery is enough for a purely electric journey of 28 kilometers. After that, the electric motor is missing as a booster for the petrol engine.
Purely electrically, 28 kilometers are possible
Without e-assist, the smoothness is missing
Also in the working group – if 150 hp powerful 1.4 petrol engine and 116-hp-Electric machine together on the 2.2 ton bus plucking, it appears supple, quiet and relaxed. A little pressure on the gas pedal is then enough to deposit liquid and juicy. However, if the battery power is running low, the small-volume petrol engine has to do the main work, it is then only supported rudimentarily by the permanently excited synchronous machine.
Engine type/cylinder
installation position
displacement
performance of the combustion engine
E-motor performance
system performance
max. system torque
V max
High-voltage battery capacity
electric range
maximum charging power
transmission
drive
tire type
tire type
wheel size
Consumption/exhaust CO2*
Tank capacity/fuel type
Fuel cap/charging port
pass-by noise
trailer load used/unused
drawbar load
trunk volume
Length Width Height
wheelbase
basic price
Test car price (is evaluated)
Harmless: The T7 cannot hide its heavy weight during the swerve test, it quickly slides over the front wheels.
The T7 is also safe in the dodge test
acceleration
0-50km/h
0-100km/h
0-130km/h
0-160km/h
intermediate sprint
60-100km/h
80-120km/h
curb weight/load
Weight distribution v./h.
Turning circle left/right
seat height
braking distance
from 100 km/h cold
from 100 km/h warm
interior noise
at 50 km/h
at 100km/h
at 130 km/h
Power consumption (extrapolated)
test consumption
(60% Hybrid share, 40% E share)
Consumption (with empty battery)
CO2 (with dead battery)
Range (test consumption)
Incidentally, this results in large part from the comfortable seats. Front with comfortable armrests, good contour and comfortable padding, built lavishly and “individually” grouped. Great: The four chairs used in our test car can be unlocked and lifted out of their guides in a jiffy, you can still lift the weight casually. Attention: VW also sells the rear four individual seats in face-to-face configuration. If you want that, you can’t simply turn the “normal” seats (without belts integrated in the frame!) around (although it’s technically possible). A lock then prevents the two elements installed against the direction of travel from being unfolded again.
Brave new world: The T7 also has the fully digital cockpit of the MQB kit – with the well-known weaknesses in operation.
You should be familiar with the operation
Praiseworthy: The VW bus has all the electronic helpers on board. Among other things, the clever Emergency Assist.
There is no shortage of assistance systems
Class on the other hand: The Multivan basically has all available driving assistance systems, including a smart traffic jam assistant, the maneuvering aid for trips with the follower or the really sophisticated programmed Emergency Assist. Here the car “senses” whether the driver may no longer be in control of the car. The Multivan then brakes to a standstill automatically, while warning via an intelligent cascade of visual and acoustic messages, belt tightening, brake jerks and finally even hazard warning lights and horns. Exemplary.
The sliding door has a life of its own
We find other areas strange. The electric sliding door tends to close unintentionally and to shove obscenely when a passenger operates with his feet under the sill when loading. Not fun either: If you stand close to a wall under the open tailgate, you can hardly reach the close button. In addition, only a meager 1600 kilograms are allowed on the hook of the trailer hitch on the Multivan eHybrid. And we perceive that more as micro and less as multi.
