Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen Group B platform is a mid-size automobile platform from the Volkswagen Group. It has been used for saloon cars/sedans, estate cars/station wagon, and coupes - under the Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT and Skoda marques over the years.Volkswagen Group now uses a revised platform naming system. Under this system, a platform code is composed as follows: 1974-1988. An Audi derived platform, the first Volkswagen Passat was nearly identical to the Audi 80 (Audi Fox in US), sharing much of its mechanical systems, including its longitudinal engine placement. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по...
ISBN: 978-6-1310-4140-2
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen Group MQB platform is one of a range of automobile platforms of the Volkswagen Group. MQB stands for the German Modularer Querbaukasten, which can be loosely translated as "Modular Transverse Matrix". This component matrix is intended to allow Volkswagen Group to design a wide variety of transverse, front-engined, front-wheel drive models using the same set of components.Cars based on MQB are expected to range from superminis to large family cars, replacing current models ranging from the Skoda Fabia up to the Volkswagen Passat. MQB will hence supersede the current PQ25, PQ35 and PQ46 platforms.All Volkswagen Group MQB platform cars will share the same engine, front axle and...
ISBN: 978-6-1310-4155-6
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen Polo Mk1 (sometimes written in Roman numerals as Mark I) is the first generation of the Volkswagen Polo supermini. It was produced from 1975 until 1981.The original Polo (known internally as the Typ 86), a rebadged version of the Audi 50, was introduced in 1975. The differences between the Audi and VW models were minor, with the Polo being cheaper and much more basic. The two cars were initially sold alongside each other, but the Audi 50 never sold as well, and was withdrawn in 1978. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения...
ISBN: 978-6-1310-4116-7
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, internally designated the Type 14, was a 2+2 marketed from 1955 to 1974 by Volkswagen in coupe and convertible bodystyles — combining the chassis and mechanicals of the Type 1, evocative styling by the Italian carrozzeria Ghia, and hand-built bodywork by German coach-builder Karmann. The combination proved instantly successful for VW; production doubled soon after its introduction,[5] and the Type 14 became the most imported car in the U.S. American industrial designer Walter Dorwin Teague selected the Type 14 for his list of the world's most beautifully designed products. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга...
ISBN: 978-6-1310-4059-7
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Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen Type 3, also referred to as the Volkswagen 1500 and later the Volkswagen 1600, was a range of small cars from German manufacturer Volkswagen (VW). Initially, VW used the Volkswagen 1500 model name to avoid confusion with the older Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle) model.The range was originally launched in August 1961 with two models: the Notchback with a notchback saloon body, and the Karmann Ghia 1500 (also known as the Type 34 Karmann Ghia) with a coupe body. The first Variant (known as the Squareback in the USA) with an estate body followed in 1962 (VW still continues to name all its station wagon model variations Variant The Fastback, or TL version, a fastback coupe, arrived in...
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Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen Volksbus is a range of bus chassis built by Volkswagen Trucks and Buses since April 1993. Today olkswagen Trucks and Buses produce bus chassis in the 5 to 18 tonne category, the majority of them are powered by MWM engines. All bodies are assembled by private coachbuilders. The coachbuilders then manufacture them to desired configuration e.g. school bus, shuttle bus, tour bus Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1313-9559-8
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen LT was the largest light commercial vehicle panel van produced by Volkswagen (and subsequently Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles as of 1996) from 1975 to 2006. Two generations were produced.As early as the Spring of 1950, Volkswagen had exerted a decisive influence on the market for light commercial vehicles in Germany and Europe, with the renowned Volkswagen Type 2. The name "Kombi" (the name under which the Type 2 was sold in Brazil) rapidly established itself as a concept term to describe an entire light commercial vehicle segment. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии...
ISBN: 978-6-1310-4312-3
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen New Compact Sedan (codenamed NCS) is a replacement for the current Jetta V sedan that will be larger than the current fifth generation Volkswagen Jetta, but priced in the range of the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic. Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen's North American division, confirmed that the NCS will wear the "Jetta" moniker.This vehicle's primary market is the North American market and is part of Volkswagen's strategy to boost sales in the region to 800,000 per year. The NCS/Jetta VI will be based on a refreshed current fifth generation Volkswagen Jetta platform, similar to the transition from Golf V to Golf VI. Volkswagen expects to sell 160,000 of these vehicle per year. The...
ISBN: 978-6-1310-4194-5
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Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen Polo Mk3 is the third generation of the Volkswagen Polo supermini, produced from 1994 until late 1999 and some in 2000. It was produced in two forms, the initial car (1994–2000) being known as the Mark 3 or III, and the facelifted version (2000–2002) known as the Mark 3 Phase Iior unofficially as the Mark 3F or IIIF.The third generation Polo (known internally as the Typ 6N) was launched in September 1994, and was a completely new model/chassis from the old Polo, although early versions used the engines from the Mark 2. The Mark 3 was the first Polo to be made available as a five-door as well as three-door hatchback; these where built in 1995-1999. Данное издание...
ISBN: 978-6-1314-1378-0
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Volkswagen Group Sales India Private Limited is the wholly owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Group in India. Its operations are spearheaded by two of Group division companies: Volkswagen India Private Limited and Audi India. They focus on manufacture and sales of Volkswagen and Audi vehicles in IndiaVolkswagen Group Sales India Private Limited operates a manufacturing plant at Chakan, near Pune, Maharashtra with a annual capacity of 110,000 vehicles for production of Volkswagen branded vehicles and also operates a manufacturing/assembly plant in Aurangabad, Maharashtra which is also shared by Skoda Auto India Private Limited for production of Audi branded vehicles. Данное издание...
ISBN: 978-6-1310-4006-1
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen Pointer was a small family car sold by Volkswagen do Brasil in South America from 1994 to 1997. The Pointer was available as a five-door hatchback, and the two-door saloon/sedan version, called the Volkswagen Logus, was sold from 1993 till 1996.It was based on the European version of the Ford Escort, being the result of Volkswagen Group's AutoLatina joint venture with Ford Motor Company, which also saw the Volkswagen Santana rebadged as the Ford Versailles. Although there were sheet metal differences between the Pointer and the Escort, the styling cues (including the door handles) were still noticeably those of Ford rather than Volkswagen. Данное издание не...
ISBN: 978-6-1310-4225-6
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen air cooled engine is one of the most widely used and versatile internal combustion engines in the world. Variations of this engine were produced by Volkswagen plants around the world from 1936 until 2006.Cast iron cylinders, cast aluminium alloy crankcase, cylinder heads and pistons, and forged steel crankshaft and connecting rods were hallmarks of the design. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1313-9573-4
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The German Postal Services commissioned in 1961 / 1963 Volkswagen to design them a postal van that would suit their needs.VW started off with the Karmann produced (Type 151) Beetle Cabriolet as basis for the van due to its strength in build but later turned to the Karmann Ghia (Type 14) for basis as it was wider.It was agreed Franz Knobel Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1314-1508-1
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen Group A00 platform is an automobile platform shared among various marques of city cars from the Volkswagen Group. It is based on a shortened A03 (Typ 6N Volkswagen Polo) platform.An automobile platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of automobiles, often from different, but related marques. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1310-3968-3
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen New Midsize Sedan (NMS)is a codename for a new saloon/sedan which will be the size of a Volkswagen Passat and targeted for the mid-size car marketsin China and North America. In the North American market, the vehicle was designed to compete against the dominance of Japanese and Korean imported cars. The NMS will not be exported to Europe, since the Passat sells very strongly there.In an April 2009 interview with Automotive News, Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, stated that the NMS will be available in Spring 2011, and will have a price tag in the range of $20,000. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга...
ISBN: 978-6-1310-4085-6
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In January 1989, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles introduced a 1 tonne pickup truck, called the Volkswagen Taro, to complement the half tonne Caddy pickup / panel van ranges, and the 1 tonne Transporter van and chassis cab ranges.The Taro though, was a project of badge engineering, the Taro was a rebadged Toyota Hilux - fully engineered and designed by Toyota.The two companies came together to solve each others problems: Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1314-1449-7
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles!The Volkswagen Group D platform is a series of automobile platforms from the German concern Volkswagen Group. It has been used for large luxury automobiles. Originally used by the Audi marque, it is also latterly used by the Volkswagen Passenger Cars, and Bentley marques.The D2 platform is an all aluminium monocoque, based on space frame principles, which helped to significantly reduce weight without being any less rigid. Audi AG refers to this type of construction as the "Audi Space Frame" (ASF). It is technically the first 'original' D platform. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии...
ISBN: 978-6-1310-4149-5
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In 1994 Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Europe and Volkswagen of Brazil launched the jointly developed L80 light truck for the European market.The L80 came in only one specification with a MWM 4.3L 4cylinder diesel motor producing 103 kW (138 hp) @ 2600 rpm with torque of 430 N·m (320 ft·lbf) at 1,600 to 2,000 rpm. It met the European exhaust and emissions tests of 91/542/EEC Standard to EG/70/157.The chassis of the L80 was tested extensively on South American roads and had a Gross Vehicle Weight of 7,490 kg (16,513 lb) and a 3,270 kg (7,209 lb) loading capacity. Tyres had a dimension of 215/75 x 17.5 which complied German standards of the time. Данное издание не...
ISBN: 978-6-1310-4176-1
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Volkswerft (German: Volkswerft Stralsund GmbH) is a shipyard in the hanseatic city of Stralsund on the Strelasund. It is part of the German Hegemann-group. The Volkswerft was founded in 1945 as Ingenieurbau Ges.m.b.H.. On April 25 the first trawler was delivered and on June 15 1948 the VEB Volkswerft Stralsund was registered.From 1948 till 1953 the shipyard produced 196 ships , all of them to be used for reparation payments to the Soviet Union. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1310-3191-5
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Lambert M. Surhone, Mariam T. Tennoe, Susan F. Henssonow
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen Santana is a sedan version of the Volkswagen Passat, first introduced in 1981, and also known in North America as the Quantum. (In South America, only the station wagon version was called the Quantum). In Europe, the Santana name was dropped in 1986, with the model simply renamed as the Passat. During this time, production of the Santana began in China, with the model available as a sedan and station wagon, which continues today. The Santana was also assembled by Nissan in Japan under license. Similar versions of the Santana have remained in production in Brazil and Argentina. Under the terms of a joint venture with Ford called Autolatina, the car was also sold as the Ford...
ISBN: 978-6-1314-1427-5
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen Sharan is a large MPV produced by the German automaker Volkswagen since 1995.The name Sharan is derived from a Persian word meaning "Carrier of Kings".The Volkswagen Group subsequently rebadged the Sharan in 1996, and sold it as the SEAT Alhambra alongside the Sharan. All variants were produced at the joint venture plant AutoEuropa in Portugal, alongside the closely-related Ford Galaxy. Each of the three MPV models had its own subtle differences in exterior, and, for the Galaxy, in interior design. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после...
ISBN: 978-6-1310-4127-3
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen Polo Mk2 and Polo Mk2F were available as supercharged G40 models - called the Volkswagen Polo G40 (sometimes also called Volkswagen Polo GT G40, Volkswagen Polo G-40, or simply Volkswagen Polo G).At the heart of the Polo GT G40 was its 1.3 litre G40 internal combustion engine (engine ID code: PY). It displaced 1,272 cubic centimetres (77.6 cu in) from a cylinder bore of 75.0 millimetres (2.953 in), and a piston stroke of 72.0 millimetres (2.835 in). The G40s 'G-Lader' supercharger had an inlet diameter of 40 mm (1.57 in), hence the "G40" name. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии...
ISBN: 978-6-1314-1366-7
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen Polo Playa is a supermini produced and sold in South Africa. From 1996 until 2002, it was a rebadged version of the SEAT Ibiza Mk2 five-door hatchback. A separate model, the Polo Mk3 was sold in most markets during this period - this model shared its mechanical components with the Ibiza and Playa, but in hatchback form the body panels were all different. In 2002, it was replaced by the Polo Mk4, although the Polo Playa name was still used in South Africa for the Polo hatchback until 2006. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения...
ISBN: 978-6-1314-1386-5
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen Lupo GTI is a compact, performance city car produced by Volkswagen between 1999 and 2005. Based on the standard VW Lupo, the GTI features lightweight alloy panels, a powerful 1.6 litre engine and a sports interior. The GTI features much more standard equipment which was not available on any other in the Lupo range, including bi-xenon headlights, 15" Bathurst alloy wheels and an off black interior. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1310-4063-4
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Volkswagen New Beetle was introduced by Volkswagen in 1998, drawing heavy inspiration from the exterior design of the original Beetle. Unlike the Beetle, the New Beetle has its engine in the front driving the front wheels and luggage storage in the rear.At the 1994 North American International Auto Show, Volkswagen unveiled the J Mays-penned "Concept 1" with lines heavily influenced by the original Beetle. It was equipped with "large diameter" 17 inch wheels (with the VW logo, just like the original Beetle hub cap) with low-profile tires. Also, in the concept car, there was a "zero emission" hybrid design. Данное издание не является оригинальным....
ISBN: 978-6-1310-4316-1
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