VIDEO: New 2025 VW Transporter previewed

The next-generation 2025 Volkswagen Transporter has been previewed for the first time, with a new video showing a lightly camouflaged van rolling out alongside the ID.Buzz electric van and the new Multivan.

The short clip reveals that, as expected, the third model in the 'Bulli' family – a long-running German nickname derived from the words bus and Lieferwagen (delivery car) – will build on the now familiar styling established over generations of Volkswagen vans.

VW's iconic design won't be the only obvious influence, however. The new Transporter, likely to be known as the T7 generation, will share its underpinnings and panels with the Ford Transit Custom – just as the new Amarok and Ranger utes were spun out of the same tech-sharing deal that has since resulted in Ford's new VW-based Explorer electric SUV.

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But, where those utes and SUV models benefited from significantly greater investment to set them apart in design and capability, the vans will clearly have a lot more in common.

Today's video briefly reveals the new Transporter's profile before swooping around to the rear, and it's those side and rear views that reveal bodywork largely identical to the new Ford Transit Custom. This detail was made clear in earlier spy photos, too.

This approach is nothing new, of course, with many brands sharing van bodies while relying on front-end styling and differences in powertrain and equipment to set their models apart.

The Transporter will have its own distinct but familiar front-end styling, while the rear view suggests we can expect shared tail lights with a VW-specific LED signature, flanking mostly identical barn doors.

Few other details are shared here, except that we can expect diesel, plug-in hybrid EV and full-electric variants to be offered.

Watch for more on the new Transporter range to be revealed in the coming months, ahead of a 2025 Australian launch.