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Encyclopedia > Volkswagen A platform

The Volkswagen A platform is an automobile platform shared among the compact cars of Volkswagen Group. It is based on the architecture of the Volkswagen Golf and is adaptable to either front- or all wheel drive. An automobile platform is a shared set of components common to a number of different automobiles. ... Rambler American Compact car is a largely North American term denoting an automobile smaller than a midsize car, but larger than a subcompact car. ... Volkswagen AG (TYO: 7659) is a German corporation. ... VW Golf Mk. ... Front wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern automobiles, where the engine drives the front wheels. ... Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ...

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A1

A1 platform cars:

VW Golf Mk. ... VW Golf Mk. ... The Volkswagen Jetta is an automobile manufactured by Volkswagen. ... The VW Caddy is a light pickup truck and van based on the VW Golf hatchback. ... Pickup truck with extended cabin and homebuilt lumber rack. ... VW Golf Mk. ... 1986 VW Scirocco 8v (MkII) The Volkswagen Scirocco debuted in 1974 to replace the Karmann Ghia. ...

A2

A2 platform cars:

1991 Volkswagen Corrado The Volkswagen Corrado is a 2 door, 4 passenger compact sports car developed by Volkswagen and built by Karmann in Osnabrück, Germany on Volkswagens A3 platform, which it shared with the then-current Golf/GTI and Jetta. ... VW Golf Mk. ... The Volkswagen Jetta is an automobile manufactured by Volkswagen. ...

A3

A3 platform cars:

VW Golf Mk. ... The Volkswagen Jetta is an automobile manufactured by Volkswagen. ...

A4

A4 platform cars:

The A3 is a compact automobile sold by Audi since 1996. ... Audi TT coupe. ... VW Golf Mk. ... The Volkswagen Jetta is an automobile manufactured by Volkswagen. ... The Volkswagen Beetle or Bug is a small family car, the best known car of Volkswagen, of Germany, and almost certainly the world. ... 1999 SEAT Leon 2001 SEAT Leon Cupra R The SEAT León is a model of car manufactured by the Volkswagen Group and sold under the SEAT brand. ... The SEAT Toledo is an automobile built and marketed by SEAT, a division of the Volkswagen Group. ... The Škoda Octavia is a car, built on the Audi A3 chassis. ...

A5

The A5 (or PQ35 internally) platform is designed to be more flexible than previous A platforms. VW expects to be able to move the A platform into larger vehicles in the future. For the first time, a fully independent suspension will be present in all A platform vehicles. An Independent Suspension is an automobile suspension system that allows the wheels on an axle to move independent of each other. ...


Expected A-platform VW products include:

The Volkswagen Touran is a mini-MPV class automobile based on a vertically stretched 5th generation VW Golf and sold in Europe. ... The A3 is a compact automobile sold by Audi since 1996. ... The VW Caddy is a light pickup truck and van based on the VW Golf hatchback. ... SEAT Altea The SEAT Altea is a minivan (or a midi-MPV in European terms) named after a city in Spain. ... VW Golf Mk. ... The Škoda Octavia is a car, built on the Audi A3 chassis. ... The SEAT Toledo is an automobile built and marketed by SEAT, a division of the Volkswagen Group. ... The Volkswagen Jetta is an automobile manufactured by Volkswagen. ... 1999 SEAT Leon 2001 SEAT Leon Cupra R The SEAT León is a model of car manufactured by the Volkswagen Group and sold under the SEAT brand. ... The Honda CR-V is a crossover SUV based on the Honda Civic platform. ...

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