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You've come here looking for the various weights of a Volkswagen Transporter van and you've definitely found the right place to tell you.
In this guide to the Volkswagen Transporter van weights we'll cover the weight of the Transporter, the payload allowance for carrying things in the back and the overall gross vehicle weight of the van.
This guide is for the seventh generation of the Volkswagen Transporter, the most recent model that is made by Ford and is based on the Ford Transit Custom if you want to compare the Transit Custom van weight there's a guide that will help.
The Transporter is available in a wide range of gross vehicle weights with three possible sizes to choose from.
The gross vehicle weight ranges from 2.8 tonnes to 3.2 tonnes which VW rather helpfully refers to as a T28 for the 2.8 tonne version, T30 for the 3-tonne van and T32 for the 3.2-tonne model.
If you want to be more precise about the exact GVWs of the Transporter the rather than the Transporter van weight in tonnes, the T28 is 2800kg, while the T30 is3025kg and the T32 has a gross vehicle weight mass of 3225kg.
If you want to know to the answer to how heavy is a VW Transporter, then this section to find out what the weight of a VW Transporter is.
The various Transporter kerb weights all vary based on the size and specification. That means that the lighest Transporter weighs 1,911kg which is for the short-wheelbase van.
Specifying the Transporter with an auto gearbox adds around 35 to 40kg, while going up in body size from the SWB van to the LWB van adds around 45kg to the kerb weight.
The heaviest Transporter van weight is 2130kg, which is the kerbweight for the long-wheelbase, auto matic transmission, 4Motion all-wheel-drive model.
VW varies the front axle weights for the Transporter according to GVW of the van. The wheelbase length and even if there is a manual or automatic gearbox also has an impact on the front loading capacity of the axle.
The maximum front axle weight for a SWB Transporter van is 1550kg, while the LWB models has a slightly larger front axle weight of 1600kg.
For some models, the addition of an automatic transmission can add an additional 25kg to the permitted front axle weight. This will enable some versions of the Transporter to have a front axle weight of up to 1625kg.
The greatest front axle weight can be found on the T32 long wheelbase vans that have an automatic transmission. These vans get a max permitted front axle weight of up to 1700kg.
Rear axle weights are also dependant on the overall size, weight, and specification of the Transporter. The rear axle weights are slightly higher and pretty much match the GVW without too many variations.
T28s have a rear axle maximum weight of 1550kg.
T30s have a rear axle max weight of 1700kg.
T32s have a maximum rear axle plated weight of 1900kg.
The exceptions are those vans that have a LWB T32, which reduces its max rear axle weight to 1850kg.
Likewise the automatic gearbox options will see the L2 automatic vans get a rear axle weight of 1850kg.
This is the section where you will find out how much weight a can a VW Transporter carry and it really is the all important question. This the individual payload for the Volkswagen Transporter seventh generation van.
Maximum payload in the Volkswagen Transporter van line-up ranges from 805kg to a pretty commendable 1280kg.
Below are the ranges for the individual payload weights that you can carry in a Transporter.
T28 Transporter vans have a range from 809kg to 885kg.
T30 Transporter vans range from 992kg to 1114kg.
T32 Transporter models range from 1095kg up to 1280kg.
Volkswagen Transporter range of panel vans has a payload capacity from 805kg up to 1280kg.
