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The book has a brief introduction, but is mainly a collection of photographs of the Kubelwagen during development, including images of prototypes that never reached production. Photographs show the Kubelwagen in various theatres of the war, and four colour plates illustrate the various colour and camouflage schemes that were used.
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 engine used multi-point common rail sequential fuel injection, with fuel injected indirectly into the lower inlet manifold section just before the cylinder head intake ports. Fuel and air delivery was controlled by a cable operated throttle body , with a potentiometer monitoring throttle position and allowing the Motronic ECU to deliver the ...
The Volkswagen Type 82 Kübelwagen (listen ⓘ), or simply Kübel, [2] contractions of the original German word Kübelsitzwagen (translated: 'bucket-seat car' — but when the contractions are translated literally a back-formation of 'bucket' or 'tub'-car results), [3] is a military light utility vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen during World War II for use by the ...
At the time it was the first Passat to be built on a Volkswagen-designed platform, rather than sharing one with an Audi saloon. The Passat B3 was designed by Volkswagen's design chief, Herbert Schäfer and, unlike equivalent Audi models, now featured a space-saving transversely mounted engine (a configuration from which future Passat models would retreat in 1996).
Exclusively manufactured by SAIC-Volkswagen. Lavida: 2008 2018 China MQB A1: Sister model to the Bora. Has been Volkswagen's best selling model in China and typically the best selling sedan of all brands in China. [2] Exclusively manufactured by SAIC-Volkswagen. Magotan (B8) 2005 2014 China MQB A2: The Chinese version of the Passat B8 with a ...
The Volkswagen Schwimmwagen (lit. ' swimming car ' ) is a light four-wheel drive amphibious car , used extensively by German ground forces during the Second World War . With over 15,000 units built, the Schwimmwagen is the most-produced amphibious car in history.