Volkswagen

Forget Westfalia or Winnebago. Some of this year's most striking, innovative camper vans came not from dedicated RV manufacturers or small conversion garages but from much bigger household names: the automakers themselves.

Tonke not only shows the first actual pop-up roof with bed we've seen installed on a VW ID. Buzz, it puts a unique spin on the concept. Its roof mashes together a sideways orientation with a rooftop tent-style design to increase sleeping space.

The Volkswagen Microbus is finally making a return to the US market, and with it comes the VW camper bus. We had the chance to test the world's first ID. Buzz camper van ahead of its US launch, enjoying a taste of the dawning era of VW van life.

Volkswagen has worked quite hard to optimize the all-new California eHybrid 4Motion for smart, affordable, carefree road trips. Not only does the new camper pack standard AWD, it boasts a virtually silent, zero-emissions electric range over 80 km.

Beyond spinning off a California camper brand and debuting the T7 Transporter this past month, VW Commercial Vehicles has rolled out a few new Caddy vans. The Caddy Flexible is a versatile van that flips seamlessly between passenger and cargo modes.

Not only does Reimo's Caddy Camp mini-camper surpass VW's own Caddy California in terms of overall van life quality, it's also the first Caddy camper available as a plug-in hybrid, making it one of the cleanest, most efficient tiny campers out there.

Okay, the VW Transporter didn't go anywhere, but the T6.1 has felt like a lame duck for a while now. That changes today, as VW has debuted the 7th-gen Transporter. It looks softer than its predecessor but packs more of everything buyers want.

SpaceCamper is push the boundaries of what a camper can be once again. Its Volkswagen Multivan pop-up concept is unlike anything we've ever seen, blurring the lines between a rooftop tent, high fixed sleeper roof and standard pop-top.

Volkswagen has long been busy growing its iconic California from a single camper van to an entire family. Now, it launches an entire California brand, and with it, the all-new Caddy California PanAmericana mini-camper van.

It's been over two decades coming, but the VW camper van is finally riding again in the United States. With a walkaway price under $75,000, the very first American ID. Buzz camper van proves a nice departure from the common $100K camper van prices.

Peace Vans has built a brand around classic VW camper vans, so it's not surprising it's the first US shop to show ID. Buzz camper kits. It welcomes the little electric van with 3 camper kits that range from tailgate kitchen to fully equipped mini-RV.

The steering wheel-less Klv-20 VW Microbus doesn't hail from an autonomous future, but from the railroad past. It is all original T1 bus up high, all train car down low – a very different way to take a Volkswagen van trip.