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Written by Ollie Kew
We live in halcyon times for the posh camper van. So much cooler than the dreary fibreglass Breaking Bad campers of years gone by, it"s Volkswagen and Mercedes that are locked in camping combat at the top of the pile.VW"s California and Merc"s Marco Polo are both superb homes from home. But what if you"re finding both just a little bijou? You need something bigger. You need the gargantuan VW California XXL, we"d wager. Points are immediately scored for the delightfully literal name.The Cali XXL stands almost three metres tall and over six metres long. It"s so vast VW refers to its body as a superstructure", which is a term usually reserved for ocean liners and aircraft carriers. Frankly, why VW didn"t work the other way and simply put a 175bhp turbodiesel engine, pneumatic suspension and all-wheel drive on a high-rise hotel is anyone"s guess.All of this size makes life very comfortable inside. There"s 2.2 metres of standing room, so no stooping for most folks. The beds are two metres long too, and the extra space available in the kitchen allows the fitment of two 50-litre fridges and a two metre-long worktop. Beer pong, anyone?There"s also a freezer, a gas cooker and a dining table with seating for four. A magnetic spice rack. Built-in chopping board holders and drawers for the cutlery. The kitchen is so big, in fact, that VW has been able to fit a pull-out wet room into the space.
Date written: 19 Sep 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9241
We live in halcyon times for the posh camper van. So much cooler than the dreary fibreglass Breaking Bad campers of years gone by, it"s Volkswagen and Mercedes that are locked in camping combat at the top of the pile.VW"s California and Merc"s Marco Polo are both superb homes from home. But what if you"re finding both just a little bijou? You need something bigger. You need the gargantuan VW California XXL, we"d wager. Points are immediately scored for the delightfully literal name.The Cali XXL stands almost three metres tall and over six metres long. It"s so vast VW refers to its body as a superstructure", which is a term usually reserved for ocean liners and aircraft carriers. Frankly, why VW didn"t work the other way and simply put a 175bhp turbodiesel engine, pneumatic suspension and all-wheel drive on a high-rise hotel is anyone"s guess.All of this size makes life very comfortable inside. There"s 2.2 metres of standing room, so no stooping for most folks. The beds are two metres long too, and the extra space available in the kitchen allows the fitment of two 50-litre fridges and a two metre-long worktop. Beer pong, anyone?There"s also a freezer, a gas cooker and a dining table with seating for four. A magnetic spice rack. Built-in chopping board holders and drawers for the cutlery. The kitchen is so big, in fact, that VW has been able to fit a pull-out wet room into the space.
Date written: 19 Sep 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 9241
