Volkswagen Type 2 (T3)
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- Country / देश: Worldwide
- Category / श्रेणी: Detailed product profile
Detailed specifications and information
| Name | Volkswagen Type 2 (T3) |
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| Source | Wikidata |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Source |
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| Retrieved At | 2026-11-04 |
| Powertrain | petrol : 1.6 L air-cooled H4 1.9 L H4 2.0 L air-cooled H4 2.1 L H4 2.3 L I5 2.5 L I5 2.6 L I5 diesel : 1.6 L I4 1.6 L turbo I4 1.7 L I4 Source |
| Transmission | 4/5-speed manual transaxle 3-speed automatic transaxle Source |
| Dimensions | Wheelbase: 2,455–2,480 mm (96.7–97.6 in); Length: 4,569 mm (179.9 in); Width: 1,844–1,870 mm (72.6–73.6 in); Height: 1,928 mm (75.9 in) 1,735 mm (68.3 in) (Carat) 2,055 mm (80.9 in) (Camper) 2,085 mm (82.1 in) (GL syncro) Source |
| Features | [ edit ] Source |
Detailed source specifications
| Section | Label | Value | Source Url |
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| Powertrain | Engine | petrol : 1.6 L air-cooled H4 1.9 L H4 2.0 L air-cooled H4 2.1 L H4 2.3 L I5 2.5 L I5 2.6 L I5 diesel : 1.6 L I4 1.6 L turbo I4 1.7 L I4 | Source |
| Powertrain | Transmission | 4/5-speed manual transaxle 3-speed automatic transaxle | Source |
| Dimensions | Wheelbase | 2,455–2,480 mm (96.7–97.6 in) | Source |
| Dimensions | Length | 4,569 mm (179.9 in) | Source |
| Dimensions | Width | 1,844–1,870 mm (72.6–73.6 in) | Source |
| Dimensions | Height | 1,928 mm (75.9 in) 1,735 mm (68.3 in) (Carat) 2,055 mm (80.9 in) (Camper) 2,085 mm (82.1 in) (GL syncro) | Source |
| Dimensions | Kerb weight | 1,395 kg (3,075 lb) | Source |
| Specifications | Five-cylinder Audi engines used | Source |
Contents
| Field | Value 1 |
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| Volkswagen Type 25 (T3) | — |
| Overview | — |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen |
| Also called | Volkswagen Transporter (Europe and Australia) [ 1 ] Volkswagen Caravelle (Europe and Australia) [ 1 ] Volkswagen Vanagon (North America and South America) Volkswagen Danfo or Faragon (Nigeria) Volkswagen Microbus (South Africa) |
| Production | May 1979 – June 2002 [ 2 ] |
| Assembly | Germany: Hannover Austria: Graz ( Puch ; Syncro) South Africa: Uitenhage |
| Body and chassis | — |
| Class | Light commercial vehicle ( M ) |
| Body style | 3-door van 3-door pickup |
| Layout | Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Volkswagen Group T3 platform |
| Powertrain | — |
| Engine | petrol : 1.6 L air-cooled H4 1.9 L H4 2.0 L air-cooled H4 2.1 L H4 2.3 L I5 2.5 L I5 2.6 L I5 diesel : 1.6 L I4 1.6 L turbo I4 1.7 L I4 |
| Transmission | 4/5-speed manual transaxle 3-speed automatic transaxle |
| Dimensions | — |
| Wheelbase | 2,455–2,480 mm (96.7–97.6 in) |
| Length | 4,569 mm (179.9 in) |
| Width | 1,844–1,870 mm (72.6–73.6 in) |
| Height | 1,928 mm (75.9 in) 1,735 mm (68.3 in) (Carat) 2,055 mm (80.9 in) (Camper) 2,085 mm (82.1 in) (GL syncro) |
| Kerb weight | 1,395 kg (3,075 lb) |
| Chronology | — |
| Predecessor | Volkswagen Type 2 (T2) |
| Successor | Volkswagen Transporter (T4) |
External links
| Field | Value 1 | Value 2 | Value 3 | Value 4 | Value 5 | Value 6 | Value 7 | Value 8 | Value 9 |
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| v t e « previous — Volkswagen Passenger Cars , a marque of the Volkswagen Group , car timeline, United States/Canada market, 1990–present | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Type 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Subcompact Fox Compact Golf II Golf III Golf IV Rabbit V Golf VI Golf VII Golf VIII Jetta II Jetta III Jetta IV Jetta V Jetta VI Jetta VII New Beetle Beetle Mid-size Passat III Passat IV Passat V Passat VI Passat VII / VIII (NMS) Full-size Phaeton Coupé Corrado CC Arteon Convertible Cabriolet Cabrio 3 Cabrio 3.5 Eos New Beetle Convertible Beetle Van Vanagon Eurovan Routan ID. Buzz ID. Buzz Compact crossover SUV Taos Tiguan I Tiguan II Tiguan III ID.4 Mid-size crossover SUV Touareg Touareg II Atlas I Atlas II | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Type | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | — | — | — | — | — |
| Subcompact | Fox | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Compact | Golf II | Golf III | Golf IV | Rabbit V | Golf VI | Golf VII | Golf VIII | — | — |
| Jetta II | Jetta III | Jetta IV | Jetta V | Jetta VI | Jetta VII | — | — | — | — |
| New Beetle | Beetle | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Mid-size | Passat III | Passat IV | Passat V | Passat VI | Passat VII / VIII (NMS) | — | — | ||
| Full-size | Phaeton | — | — | — | |||||
| Coupé | Corrado | CC | Arteon | — | — | ||||
| Convertible | Cabriolet | Cabrio 3 | Cabrio 3.5 | Eos | — | ||||
| New Beetle Convertible | Beetle | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Van | Vanagon | Eurovan | Routan | ID. Buzz | ID. Buzz | ||||
| Compact crossover SUV | Taos | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Tiguan I | Tiguan II | Tiguan III | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ID.4 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Mid-size crossover SUV | Touareg | Touareg II | Atlas I | Atlas II | — | — | — | ||
| Deutsche Arbeitsfront (founder) A marque of the Volkswagen Group 4motion Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Electronics Research Laboratory North American Volkswagen engines | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Available sourced specifications
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group |
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| Last sourced | 2026-11-04 |