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Saturday, February 3, 2018

Volkswagen Transporter (T6) - Wikipedia
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The Volkswagen Transporter, based on the Volkswagen Group's T platform, now in its sixth generation, refers to a series of vans produced over 60 years and marketed worldwide.

The T series is now considered an official Volkswagen Group automotive platform. and generations are sequentially named T1, T2, T3, T4,T5 and T6. Pre-dating the T platform designations, the first three generations were named Type 2, indicating their relative position to the Type 1, or Beetle. As part of the T platform, the first three generations are retroactively named T1, T2 and T3.

The Transporter is the best-selling van in history with over 12 million units sold worldwide, and it comprises a gamut of variants including vans, minivans, minibuses, pick-ups, campervans. Competitors include the Ford Transit, Toyota Hiace and Mercedes-Benz Vito.


Video Volkswagen Transporter



T1 - Type 2 (1950-1967)

Initially derived from the Volkswagen Type 1 (Volkswagen Beetle), the Volkswagen Type 2 (T1) was the first generation of Volkswagen's Transporter family.


Maps Volkswagen Transporter



T2 - Type 2 (1967-1979)

The Volkswagen T2 platform was marketed from 1967 through 1979 model years, with a Volkswagen Type 4 engine optionally available from 1972 on.


VW Transporter Kombi Van | VWCV
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T3 - Type 2 (1979-1992)

The Volkswagen Type 2 (T3), also known as the T25, or Vanagon in the United States, was one of the last new Volkswagen platforms to use an air-cooled engine. The Volkswagen air-cooled engine was succeeded by a water-cooled boxer engine (still rear-mounted) in 1983.


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T4 - Transporter (1990-2003)

The first officially designated "T platform" vehicle, the Volkswagen Transporter (T4) dramatically updated the Volkswagen van line by using a front-mounted, front-wheel drive, water-cooled engine. The T4 was marketed in North America as the Volkswagen Eurovan.


Volkswagen T4 Caravelle - amazing photo gallery, some information ...
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T5 - Transporter (2003-2016)

2003-2009 (pre facelift)

The Volkswagen Transporter (T5) is the current variant of the Volkswagen T platform. In North America it is sold in Mexico but not in the United States or Canada. As with other light trucks, the T5 range would face a 25% tariff, known as the chicken tax, if imported to the US.

2009-2016 (facelift)

The Transporter T5 range received a facelift in late 2009. Updated powertrain options include common rail diesel engines, and a world-first usage in a light commercial vehicle of a dual clutch transmission - namely Volkswagen Group's 7-speed Direct-Shift Gearbox (DSG).


Volkswagen Transporter - Jorvik Motor Leasing
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T6 - Transporter (2016-present)

In 2016, Volkswagen released the latest iteration of the Transporter, the T6.


Volkswagen Transporter T5 4motion - YouTube
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References


Used Volkswagen Transporter Shuttle Vans, Second Hand Volkswagen ...
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External links

  • Volkswagen Transporter Guide
  • Volkswagen Group corporate website
  • Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles corporate website

Source of article : Wikipedia