Meet the big brother of the best-selling VW California camper van If there?s any company that?s helped to shape the world?s preoccupation with camper vans, it?s Volkswagen. From the first ?Splitty? bus in the 1940s to their best-selling California van, Volkswagen is an industry leader in figuring out how to build functional, well-priced campers for families. Today, the company announced the next van to join the VW lineup: the Grand California. Love campers and trailers" Come join our new community group.
The Grand California is the production version?set to be unveiled at the upcoming Düsseldorf Caravan Salon?of last year?s California XXL concept camper. It uses the Crafter van as its base, so it?s larger than the Transporter-based California model that celebrated its 30th birthday this year. Curbed got to try out the California van on a special road trip (read all about it, over here), so we?re excited to see what the California?s big brother has to offer.
Many of the things we loved about the XXL concept camper are similar to the Grand California. An all-white interior with gray accents keeps things light and airy, and there are windows galore. The full-length panoramic sun roof is smaller on the Grand California, but sleepers in the rear bed can still stare at the stars through one skylight and another sits above the dinette.

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The smaller California van sits beside the new, larger Crafter-b...