VOLKSWAGEN CADDY

The name 'Volkswagen Caddy' has been used by the Volkswagen Group to describe four different Caddy models:

★ Type 14 was derived from the Golf Mk.1

★ Type 9U was derived from the Škoda Felicia pick-up.

★ Type 9K was derived from the 2nd generation VW Polo (VW Caddy) / SEAT Ibiza (SEAT Inca) platform.

★ Type 2K was derived from the Volkswagen Golf platform with Golf Mk5 front suspension.

Contents

Caddy Type 14 ( 1980-Present )

Caddy debuts Internationally as a Rabbit

Caddy Debuts in Europe

Engine Specs

Caddy Type 9U

Caddy Type 9K ( 1996-2005 )

Caddy Type 2K 2005-Present

Caddy Maxi

Awards

Engines

External links

References

Caddy Type 14 ( 1980-Present )

Released in 1980, the first 'VW Caddy' is a light pickup truck and van based on the Volkswagen A platform, shared with the small family car VW Golf Mk.I.
VW Type is:

★ 147 = LHD

★ 148 = RHD

Caddy debuts Internationally as a Rabbit

The Caddy came into fruition when VW was experimenting with Golf derivatives, a wagon and a pick up.
VW of America was interested in the pick up, when VW released the Caddy it first was produced at the VW Westmoreland County plant in Pennsylvania from 1979 to 1982.
It was known in North America as the 'VW Rabbit Pickup' with trim levels such as ' LX', and 'Sportruck'.^[1]

Caddy Debuts in Europe

The name Caddy was never used in the USA. Its first use was in Europe in 1982 when the Caddy was debuted on the European Market.
European Caddy's were built in Volkswagen's plant TAS in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1982 till 1992.
The Caddy competed with other mini-pickups such as the Ford Courier and Subaru Brat of that time.
As of 2006, they are still produced in South Africa. The stamping equipment was shipped from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, the home of Volkswagen's only U.S. manufacturing plant, now defunct.^[1]

Engine Specs

The 1980-1984 Caddy pickup used the following engines:

★ 1.0 petrol

★ 1.3 petrol

★ 1.5 petrol

★ 1.6 petrol

★ 1.7 petrol

★ 1.6 diesel

★ 1.8 petrol
The current (post 2003) South African-spec VW Pickup (Caddy name dropped to not conflict with Caddy 2K)
is only available with a 1.6 carb-fed engine producing 60kw.
However during it's long production in South Africa it has been available with the following engines:

★ 1.6 petrol 63kw

★ 1.6 petrol 60kw

★ 1.6 diesel 44kw

★ 1.8 petrol 70kw

Caddy Type 9U

Released in 1996 to compliment the Type 9K Caddy range the rebadged Škoda Felicia Utility was the entry level Commercial Vehicle for the VWCV range.
The Type 9U Caddy was built in Škoda's Kvasiny, Czech Republic plant.
'Engines'

★ 1.6L MPI Petrol with 55kW / 75hp

★ 1.9L Diesel with 47kW /64hp
'Features of Type 9U Caddy'

★ 530kg payload rating

★ 2.0m2 loading area

★ twin airbags

★ length 4.12 m

★ width of 1.64m

★ turning circle of 11.2m

★ 3 point seatbelts

★ option of twin airbags

★ option of ABS brakes

★ option of air-conditioning standard in Petrol model.^[3]

Caddy Type 9K ( 1996-2005 )

Released in 1996, the Volkswagen Caddy Type 9K was a light van designed by the VW's Spanish subsidiary SEAT and derived from the SEAT Ibiza 6K/VW Polo 6N platform, Polo 6N sharing the some platform parts with the Ibiza 6K.
It was built in Spain, at the Martorell factory of SEAT. This version of the Caddy was built from 1997 to 2003 in Europe. Its twin, the SEAT Inca, was quickly phased out when SEAT started its career in the sporty branch of the VW Group.
It is still under production ^[4] in Argentina for the Latin American market. It received a cosmetic facelift in 2005, similar to the Polo Mk.3 recently facelifted. It is expected to be replaced with a version of the 2007 Gol.
'Features'

★ length 4.2m

★ loading area 2.6m2

★ loading volume of 2.9m3

★ payload 550kg

★ two rear wing doors standard

★ partition separating loading from driving space

★ instruments with adjustable lighting

★ power steering

★ rear window heater

★ rear windshield wiper

★ dust and pollen filter

★ side impact protection

★ safety steering column with collapsable steering wheel

★ two head restraints

★ three point seatbelts

★ drivers airbag passenger optional

★ ABS with electronic differential lock (EDL)

★ air-conditioner
Note: The electronic differential lock (EDL) employed by Volkswagen is not - as the name suggests - a differential lock at all. Sensors monitor wheel speeds, and if one is rotating substantially faster than the other (i.e. slipping) the EDL system momentarily brakes it. This effectively transfers all the power to the other wheel. It is a great vehicle that has the aerodynamics of a car with a powerful turbo-charged diesel engine with awesome 90hp to give a breakaway speed and great stability^[5].
'1996-2003MY Engines'

★ 1.4L Petrol 44kW / 60hp

★ 1.6L Petrol 55kW / 75hp

★ 1.9L Diesel SDI 47kW / 64hp

★ 1.9L Diesel TDI 66kW / 90hp

Caddy Type 2K 2005-Present

The new model Caddy has a more airstream design.
The angle of the windshield and A-pillar (car) is more horizontal
This makes the dashboard big and the hood small.
The current shape Type 2K Caddy for sale now in Europe since 2005 is a leisure activity vehicle with VW Golf Mk 5 front suspension.
It resembles the compact MPV Touran, and is assembled at the Poznań factory of Volkswagen in Poland and in Changchun, China for FAW Volkswagen.
The line-up varies from a Panel Van, Window Panel Van, Kombi (spartan 7-seat version), Caddy Life (7-seat family version) and a Camping version called the Caddy Tramper or Caddy Life Camper.

Caddy Maxi

The Caddy Maxi is 47cm longer version of the current Caddy.
The load capacity has been increased to 4.2 m3 with a 800kg payload.
The extra space is due to the extra 151mm rear overhang plus the 319mm growth between the sliding doors and the rear axle and the wheelbase has grown to 3002mm.
The 7 seat MPV version 'Caddy Maxi Life' will debut at the IAA Frankfurt Auto Show 2007 with the Commercial van and Kombi to debut early in 2008.
Engine range has been expanded with the addition of the 2.0 TDI producing 103kW/140hp.^[6]

Awards

★ Professional Light Van and Truck Magazine's Small Van of the Year 2007 (UK)

★ Van Fleet World's Best Small Van 2007 (UK)

Engines

★ '1.4' — 75 hp / 55kW (petrol)

★ '1.6' — 102 hp / 74kW (petrol)

★ '2.0 SDI' — 69 hp / 51kW (diesel)

★ '1.9 TDI' — 105 hp / 77kW (diesel)

★ '2.0 TDI' — 140 hp / 103kW (diesel)

★ '2.0 EcoFuel' — 109 hp / 80kW CNG

External links

★ VW Australia's Caddy Website

★ VW Australia's Caddy Camper Website

★ VW Australia's Caddy Life Website

★ VWCV UK's Caddy Website

★ Brickyard Caddy Forums (in English)

★ Caddy Forum covers all Types (in English)

★ Australian VW Vans & 4WD Forum (in English)

★ Australian Caddy (Type 2K) Forum

★ VWvortex Vans & Transporter Forums(in English)

References

1. Volkswagen Driver, Dec 2005, page 47 to 50 - UK Publication
2. Volkswagen Driver, Dec 2005, page 47 to 50 - UK Publication
3. Press Release from VWCV (Press Access needed) http://www.vwn-presse.de/tbwebdb/vwn-presse/index.cfm?tk=306&vl=de-DE&cl=1&CFID=4539602&CFTOKEN=880e2603d9221acd-D34E2C72-BF93-2245-AD485C26B3D88D5C&view=presstext&txt=101
4. http://www.volkswagen.com.ar/_modelos_inicio.asp?vModeloNav=caddy
5. VAG four-wheel drive systems and brand names
6. Official Press Release http://vwgazette.blogspot.com/2007/09/caddy-maxi-world-premiere-at-iaa.html