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Main article: Volkswagen Type 2 (T1)

Volkswagen Type 2 (T1)
Initially derived from the Volkswagen Type 1 (Volkswagen Beetle), the Volkswagen Type 2 (T1) was the first generation of Volkswagen's Transporter family.
[edit]T2 – Type 2 (1967–1979)

Volkswagen Type 2 (T2)
Main article: Volkswagen Type 2 (T2)
The Volkswagen T2 platform[2] was marketed from 1967 through 1979 model years, with a Volkswagen Type 4 engine optionally available from 1972 on.
[edit]T3 – Type 2 (1979–1992)

Volkswagen Type 2 (T3)
Main article: Volkswagen Type 2 (T3)
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.
[edit]T4 – Transporter (1990–2003)

Volkswagen Transporter (T4)
Main article: Volkswagen Transporter (T4)
The first officially designated "T platform" vehicle, the Volkswagen Transporter (T4)[1] dramatically updated the Volkswagen van line by using a front-mounted, front-wheel drive, water-cooled engine.
[edit]T5 – Transporter (2003–present)

Main article: Volkswagen Transporter (T5)
The Volkswagen Transporter (T5)[1][2] 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.
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).
[edit]See also

Hormiga
Volkswagen Caravelle
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
[edit]References

^ a b c "Europe's slight rise & anticipated decline – Auto by the Numbers – car sales, production in Western Europe – Illustration – Statistical Data Included". Automotive Design & Production, April 2002 by Mark Fulthorpe / Gardner Publications, Inc. / Gale Group (CBS Interactive Business UK). 2002. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
^ a b c "Im Fokus: Volkswagen – Kernkompetenz: Sparen" (in (German)) (PDF). CSM Worldwide. Automobil-Produktion.de. March 2006. Retrieved 17 December 2009.