The DoubleBack is a sliding pod that extends the interior space of the Volkswagen T5 Transporter van. It was over thirty years ago that Volkswagen first started offering "pop tops" on its camper vans.

Here’s a campervan that has a lot more junk in its trunk.Overland Motorhomes Ltd.in South Wales, UK, has doubled the size of a Volkswagen T5 Transporter by adding on an electrically extendable ...

In the meantime, the VW Doubleback is quite the unicorn: a gorgeous, gleaming, sparkling and magic unicorn slash campervan that made a brief splash on the market and then seemingly went away for good.

The new invention transforms the T5 Doubleback into a 26ft long home on wheels and doubles the living space. ... It is the evolution of more than 60 years of the iconic Volkswagen camper. ...

The Transporter T5 has been the most popular camper van across the globe for a decade, and in Europe VWs are the go-to brand when it comes to campers, especially those with the pop-top roof. This ...

The Transporter California Doubleback is powered by Volkswagen’s 2.0-liter turbo diesel with 138bhp (140PS), which is said to return a combined fuel economy of 36.7mpg UK (30.6mpg US or 7.7lt/km).

Few automakers do camper vans quite so well as Volkswagen. From factory additions to aftermarket conversions, models like the Transporter seem perfect for on-the-go living. Now a company in the UK ...

The original van frame on which the Doubleback is based measures 5.92 meters (19.4 feet) long, a generous size for a van but a bit cramped for living. However, once it extends, the pod adds ...

Last week's CMT show in Stuttgart, Germany put the spotlight on a highly versatile Volkswagen camper van. The Bett Mobil carries a sliding pod (reminiscent of the DoubleBack van) inside a ...

However, jokes aside, the Volkswagen Eurovan has also gone “under the knife,” so to speak, and has been converted into a camper. Thankfully, this conversion isn’t a monstrosity like the Prius was, but ...

Danbury also offered an upgrade called the Doubleback, with a slide-out rear that boosted space. ... So there’s clearly a whole host of options for anyone considering a VW campervan conversion.