Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has announced two premieres for this year's Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf, running from August 28 to September 6. The ID. California Cruise concept is built on the ID. Buzz platform and is positioned as a precursor to a new family of electric camper vans arriving gradually by 2028. The second novelty is an inflatable modular interior system for the T7-based California Beach, developed with startup Stuff Bubble. The kitchen module weighs less than 10 kg, attaches to the vehicle's existing cargo rail system, and has its own closed water circuit. The inflatable bed is available in single- and two-person versions weighing 6 kg and 12 kg respectively; together with the upper pop-top bed, the California Beach can sleep up to four adults. The modules can be installed and removed by one person in a few minutes, allowing the vehicle to avoid permanent extra weight during everyday use.
