Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Australia has announced pricing and specifications for its seventh-generation (T7) Transporter , which will include the first-ever fully electric variant of the long-running German delivery van.

Arriving in showrooms from October, the new Transporter will initially be available in both short- and long-wheelbase body styles, with front- and all-wheel drive diesel powertrains, along with rear-wheel drive electric power in two body lengths.

The outgoing Transporter van's manual option will not be carried over, nor will the base 80kW/250Nm TDI diesel engine. That leaves the new 125kW/390Nm 2.0-litre TDI diesel as the only internal combustion variant available at launch, paired exclusively with an eight-speed automatic.

That raises the Transporter's starti

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