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| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles |
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| Production | November 1949 – present |
| Assembly | Germany:Hanover |
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| Class | Light commercial vehicle/Large MPV (Multivan/Caravelle) (M) |
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TheVolkswagen Transporter, based on theVolkswagen Group's T platform, now in its seventh generation, refers to a series of vans produced for over 70 years and marketed worldwide.
The T series is now considered an officialVolkswagen Group automotive platform.[1][2] and generations are sequentially named T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 and T7. Pre-dating theT platform designations, the first three generations were namedType 2, indicating their relative position to theType 1, or Beetle. As part of theT 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,[3] and it comprises a gamut of variants includingvans,minivans /minibuses,campervans, andchassis cab andpickup trucks. Competitors include theFord Transit,Toyota HiAce andMercedes-Benz Vito.
Initially derived from the Volkswagen Type 1 (Volkswagen Beetle), theVolkswagen Type 2 (T1) was the first generation ofVolkswagen's Transporter family.
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TheVolkswagen T2 platform[2] was marketed from 1967 through 1979 model years, with aVolkswagen Type 4 engine optionally available from 1972 on.
TheVolkswagen (Type 2) T3 Transporter, also known asT25 in the UK orVW Vanagon in the United States, was introduced in 1979. The T3 Transporter was one of the last all-new bodied Volkswagen platforms that still used anair-cooled,rear-engine design.
Compared to its predecessor, (the T2), the T3 was sturdier and heavier, with a slightly larger, much more square and boxy body, that offered more usable interior space than the original models' rounded front side, roof, and edges. The T3, with its front now folding sharply along a horizontal middle axis, instead of the old model's curve, is sometimes called "the wedge" by enthusiasts, to differentiate it from earlier VW "Kombis".
TheVolkswagen air-cooledboxer engine was supplanted by awater-cooled one – though still rear-mounted – in 1983. BothPorsche andOettinger built six-cylinder versions of the T3 Transporter in very small numbers, with the Porsche-built version achieving a top speed around 200 km/h (125 mph).
Afour-wheel driveSyncro model was introduced, premiering in January 1985.[4]
While production of the T3 ended in Europe with the Syncro produced in Austria until 1992, the T3 was also produced in South Africa, until 2002.
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The first officially designated "T platform" vehicle, theVolkswagen Transporter (T4)[1] dramatically updated the Volkswagen van line by using afront-mounted,front-wheel drive, water-cooled engine. The T4 was marketed in North America as the Volkswagen Eurovan.
TheVolkswagen Transporter (T5)[1][2] is a variant of the Volkswagen T platform. In North America it was sold in Mexico but not in the United States nor Canada. As with other light trucks, the T5 range would face a 25% tariff, known as thechicken tax, if imported to the US.
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The Transporter T5 range received afacelift in late 2009. Updatedpowertrain options includecommon rail diesel engines, and a world-first usage in a light commercial vehicle of adual clutch transmission – namely Volkswagen Group's 7-speedDirect-Shift Gearbox (DSG).
In 2016, Volkswagen released the T6 Transporter which is based on the T5 Transporter. A refreshed version was first shown in 2019 as the T6.1 Transporter.
The T7 was released in November 2021 with petrol, diesel and PHEV variants and is only available as a minivan, replacing the Caravelle model for the U.K. market and Multivan in other markets. The T7 Multivan is based on Volkswagen's MQB platform.
The T7 Multivan is not to be confused with the new Volkswagen Transporter panel van and chassis cab models, which will be based on the new2023 Ford Transit Custom and will be a larger vehicle than the Multivan. The new Transporter shares the vast majority of its body and mechanical components with the Transit, which will be built alongside the new VW Transporter at theFord Otosan factory in Turkey.
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In December 2023, the T7 Transporter was officially teased with diesel, PHEV and electric powertrains, with a launch scheduled for the second quarter of 2024.[5]
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