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The Volkswagen Wasserboxer is a horizontally opposed, or boxer, water-cooled four-cylinder petrol engine. It was introduced in 1982, and was produced for ten years, ending in 1992. The wasserboxer was only used in the Volkswagen Type 2 (T3) (T3 Transporter / Caravelle / Vanagon / Kombi / T25).
Volkswagen (VW; German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡn̩] ⓘ) [Note 1] is a German automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.Established in 1937 by The German Labour Front, it was revitalized into the global brand it is today after World War II by British Army officer Ivan Hirst.
These include its mainstream marques of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, [2] Audi, [3] [4] SEAT, [5] Škoda [6] [7] and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, along with their premium marques of Ducati, Lamborghini, Porsche, Bentley, and Bugatti, and also includes plants of their major controlling interest in the Swedish truck-maker Scania.
The Volkswagen ID.2all is an electric concept car that was first shown publicly on March 15, 2023. It previews a production version to be launched on the European market in 2025. [3] [4] A sport version of the ID.2all was introduced as the Volkswagen ID.GTI in September 2023. [5]
The Volkswagen New Beetle is a compact car introduced by Volkswagen in 1997, drawing heavy inspiration from the exterior design of the original Beetle. Unlike the original Beetle, the New Beetle has its engine in the front, driving the front wheels , with luggage storage in the rear.
During World War II, Ferdinand Porsche designed and Volkswagen produced a light military vehicle for German forces called the Kübelwagen (literally 'bucket car'). [1] It was prototyped and first deployed in Poland as the Type 62, but following improvements entered full-scale production as the Type 82.
The name Autostick has been used for a Volkswagen semi-automatic transmission, which is a vacuum-operated automatic clutch system, coupled with a conventional 3-speed manual transmission. The "AutoStick" system designed by Chrysler allows for manual selection of gears with a standard hydraulic automatic transmission , also known as a manumatic .
They are derived from the VR6 engine family, [1] also developed by Volkswagen, but with one fewer cylinders. The VR5 is highly compact, thanks to the narrower angle of 15° and a displacement of 2,324 cc (2.3 L; 141.8 cu in). The VR5 was the first production block to use five cylinders in a VR design with a 15-degree angle.