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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 following articles list Volkswagen Group engines which are available worldwide. These include motor vehicle engines, marine engines sold by Volkswagen Marine [1] and industrial engines sold by Volkswagen Industrial Motor. [2] List of Volkswagen Group petrol engines (current) List of Volkswagen Group diesel engines (current)
A direct-shift gearbox (DSG, German: Direktschaltgetriebe [1]) [2] [3] is an electronically controlled, dual-clutch, [2] multiple-shaft, automatic gearbox, in either a transaxle or traditional transmission layout (depending on engine/drive configuration), with automated clutch operation, and with fully-automatic [2] or semi-manual gear selection.
Transmission internals for a 2009 Volkswagen Golf. A transmission (also called a gearbox) is a mechanical device which uses a gear set—two or more gears working together—to change the speed, direction of rotation, or torque multiplication/reduction in a machine.
The Volkswagen 01M transmission is an electronic/hydraulic four-speed automatic transmission deployed in Cabrio, Jetta, Golf, GTI, New Beetle manufactured between 1995 through 2005, and transverse engine Passats manufactured between 1995 through 1997. This transmission was entirely engineered and most probably manufactured by the French company ...
The cars retained VW's trademark air-cooled, rear placement, rear-wheel drive, boxer engine with a front/rear weight distribution of 45/55% [3] and a forward cargo storage 400 L (14.1 cu ft) [4] — while also introducing design and engineering departures for the company – including a completely flat passenger area floor and suspension using ...
Motor type: EA 188 / All R4 1968 ccm four cylinder engines are derived from the R5 2461 ccm 5 cylinder Audi- engine, VW just cut off one 492,1 ccm cylinder. identification parts code prefix: 038 engine configuration & engine displacement
The engine and drive-train, including portal geared wheel hubs, are the same as in the Volkswagen Typ 166 Schwimmwagen amphibious vehicle. [1] 564 units of the Kommandeurswagen were produced; [4] in November 1946, [5] the Volkswagen plant — by then under British control — produced two more vehicles using spare parts from stores.