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Following Brexit, EU regulations relating to type approval continue to apply in the UK as retained EU law, but UK type approvals are no longer automatically recognized in the EC. The Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) had been used increasingly as a loophole to import politically unwanted vehicles, like large pickup trucks from the United States ...
In 1985, the Volkswagen Golf, in its second generation, became the first model to receive the award twice, having previously won it for the facelifted first generation car in 1981. As of 2023 [update] , Volkswagen is the most successful brand in the history of the awards, having taken the top prize a total of seven times.
The Passat originally used the four-cylinder OHC 1.3 L (55 PS or 40 kW or 54 hp) and 1.5 L (with either 75 or 85 PS, 55 or 63 kW or 74 or 84 hp) petrol engines developed by Audi and also used in the Audi 80 -longitudinally mounted with front-wheel drive, in Audi tradition, with either a four-speed manual transmission or three-speed automatic.
A 1974 "Acapulco" Thing. The Volkswagen Type 181 is a two-wheel drive, four-door convertible, manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen from 1968 until 1983. Originally developed for the West German Army, the Type 181 also entered the civilian market as the Kurierwagen (“courier car”) in West Germany, the Trekker (RHD Type 182) in the United Kingdom, the Thing in the United States and Canada ...
The Volkswagen Transporter, initially the Type 2, [2] is a range of light commercial vehicles, built as vans, pickups, and cab-and-chassis variants, introduced in 1950 by the German automaker Volkswagen as their second mass-production light motor vehicle series, and inspired by an idea and request from then-Netherlands-VW-importer Ben Pon.
ETKA is the official electronic parts catalogue for Volkswagen Group [1] motor vehicles. [2] Launched in 1989, ETKA superseded the older parts books and microfilm -based catalogues. [ 1 ] ETKA is an abbreviation from the German : Elektronischer Teilekatalog .
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In January 1991 the 2.1-litre Wasserboxer engines were replaced with five-cylinder Audi engines in the "Microbus" and "Caravelle", [16] while a VW 1.8-litre inline-four cylinder engine was used in the "Kombi" and "Van" models. A 2.1-litre Wasserboxer Syncro Big Window model was also added, in Microbus or Caravelle trim. 89 Big Window Syncros ...