Volkswagen’s all-new VW California camper van sets new benchmarks for cleverness and practicality and is now a great drive too thanks to the company’s decision to ditch the old load-lugging underpinnings. The new model is based on the T7 Multivan and not the old parcels Transporter van as before, which makes it roomier and allows it to deliver a smoother, car-like feel at the steering wheel. The revamped California is the latest in a series of home-grown camper vans which VW has been building in Germany’s Hanover for nigh on 20 years. The new model goes on sale in Europe later this year, with …