VW Caddy Racer is the fastest van in Ireland

Padraic Deane

The Volkswagen Caddy Racer, a cousin of the popular Caddy van, claimed the title of fastest van in Ireland when it recently set a new course record for commercial vehicles at Mondello Park in Co Kildare with a time of 1.05.77.

Powered by a four-cylinder, 16-valve 2.0 litre engine, the impressive Volkswagen Caddy Racer matched and surpassed many of the times set by conventional racing cars on the Mondello circuit. The Volkswagen Caddy panel van is the most popular commercial van in its class this year with an estimated 556 sold by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles to date.

Commenting, Volkswagen Caddy Racer enthusiast and managing director of Volkswagen Group Ireland, Simon Elliott, said: “The Volkswagen Caddy Racer is a powerful machine with an even bigger heart. I have raced it competitively in the UK and I am certain there isn’t a commercial vehicle in Ireland that could come anywhere near matching it. It has all the very best attributes of the standard Volkswagen Caddy panel van plus a little extra.”

The Caddy Racer demonstration was the centrepiece of a VCV media event where the entire range of the commercial lifestyle fleet was showcased to journalists from around Ireland.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles can justifiably claim to be the number one commercial lifestyle vehicle brand in Ireland with an impressive line-up, including the Caravelle, California, Shuttle, Caddy Maxi Life and Amarok.