Volkswagen T platform
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The T platform is Volkswagen Group's van platform, and has been used for the Volkswagen Transporter range for over 55 years. Though not technically a platform until recently (enthusiasts retroactively named the T1-T3), it is still an official VW platform.
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[edit] T1
1950-1967. Initially based on the Volkswagen Type 1, also known as the Beetle, the T1 was the first generation of VW's hugely successful T platform.
T1 platform cars:
[edit] T2
1968-present. The T2 platform is basically a cosmetically upgraded T1 (since only one vehicle shares the platform at this point, the distinction is used for both the Type 2 generation and platform), with a Type 4 engine optionally available from 1972-on. The T2 is presently built as the Transporter in Brazil.
T2 platform cars:
[edit] T3
1980-1991. The T3 platform was introduced in 1980, and was one of the last new VW platforms to use air cooling. The aircooled engine was phazed out for a water-cooled boxer unit (still rear mounted) in 1984.
T3 platform cars:
[edit] T4
1990-2003. The first real "platform" T, the T4 dramatically updated the Volkswagen van line by using a front-mounted, front-drive water-cooled engine.
T4 platform cars:
[edit] T5
2003-present. The T5 is not sold in the United States.
T5 platform cars:
