T5 and a half

Here's the 2010 facelift of our favourite VW van.

I'm hoping it's a grower because right now the jury's out on the new nose. It's understandably very 'scirroco-esque' in-line with Volkswagen's range, especially the next Polo:


The whole 'Facelift' thing is a tricky one to get right. In the case of the next-gen T5 it feels a little 'bolted-on', it's a shame some of the lines didn't flow further down the sides of the van. Expense in re-tooling is clearly the issue.

As our current T5 will be a 'keeper' for quite some time I'm hoping that the original T5 will be remembered as one of the last 'good-looking' Transporters. Only time will tell...