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Volkswagen Type 2

Volkswagen Type 2
Vehicle information
Manufacturerinitially: Volkswagen,
latterly: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Parent companyinitially: Volkswagenwerk AG,
latterly: Volkswagen Group
Also calledVolkswagen Bus
Volkswagen Transporter
Volkswagen Kombi
Hippie Bus
Hippie Van
"Hippiemobile"
Production1950 � present
SuccessorVolkswagen Type 2 (T3)
ClassVan / Minibus
Body style3-door panel van
4-door minibus
2-door pickup (regular cab)
4-door pickup (crew cab)
LayoutLongitudinal rear engine,
rear-wheel drive
PlatformVolkswagen Transporter series

Volkswagen Type 2

Vehicle information
Production1950-1967 (Europe and U.S.)
1950-1975 (Brazil)
AssemblyWolfsburg, Germany
Hanover, Germany
São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
PlatformVolkswagen Transporter T1
Engine1.1 L 18kW B4
1.2 L 22kW B4
1.2 L 30kW B4
1.5 L 31-38kW B4

Volkswagen Type 2

Vehicle information
ProductionAugust 1967 � July 1979 (Europe and U.S.)
1971 � 1996 (Mexico)
1976 � present (Brazil)
1981 � 1986 (Argentina)
AssemblyHanover, Germany
General Pacheco, Argentina
São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
PlatformVolkswagen Transporter T2
Engine1.6 L 35kW B4
1.6 L 37kW B4
1.7 L 46-49kW B4
1.8 L 50kW B4
1.8 L 67kW I4
2.0 L 52kW B4
Transmission4-speed manual
3-speed automatic
Wheelbase2400 mm (94.5 in)
Length4505 mm (177.4 in)
Width1720 mm (67.7 in)
Height2040 mm (80.3 in)

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The Volkswagen Type 2, officially known as the Transporter or informally as Bus or Camper, was a panel van introduced in 1950 by German automaker Volkswagen as its second car model — following and initially deriving from Volkswagen's first model, the Type 1 (Beetle).

As one of the forerunners of the modern cargo and passenger vans, the Type 2 gave rise to competitors in the United States and Europe, including the Ford Econoline, the Dodge A100, and the Corvair 95 Corvan, the latter adopting the Type 2's rear-engine configuration. European competition included the Renault Estafette and the Ford Transit. , updated versions of the Type 2 remain in production in international markets— as a passenger van, as a cargo van, and as a pickup truck.

Like the Beetle, the van has received numerous nicknames worldwide, including the "microbus", "minibus", "kombi" and, due to its popularity during the counterculture movement of the 1960s, "hippie van".

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles * a marque of the Volkswagen Group

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles * Scania
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current Volkswagen
Commercial Vehicles range		Caddy / Caddy Life / Caddy Maxi * T5: Transporter / Multivan / Eurovan / Kombi / Caravelle * California (Multivan / Kombi) * Crafter * Amarok
discontinued
aircooled VW CV models		Plattenwagen * Kleinlieferwagen (Fridolin) * EA489 Basistransporter (Hormiga) * Type 2 (T1) Transporter / Bus / Splitscreen * Type 2 (T3): Transporter / Caravelle / Vanagon / T25
discontinued
watercooled VW CV models		Type 2 (T3): Transporter / Caravelle / Vanagon / T25 * T4: Transporter / Multivan / Caravelle / Eurovan * Taro * LT
VW CV concept vehiclesMicrobus Concept * Search and Rescue Pickup Concept
Westfalia Campervans
founder: Deutsche Arbeitsfront * [http://www.Volkswagen-Commercial-Vehicles.com Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles corporate website] * A marque of the Volkswagen Group

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class		 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
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car-derived van Caddy 14 Caddy 9U / 9K Caddy 2K
pickup truck Taro Amarok
campervan Westfalia California California (T5)
panel van derivatives Transporter Type 2 - (T1) Splittie Transporter Type 2 - (T2) Bay Transporter / Caravelle Type 2 (T3/T25) Transporter / Caravelle / Multivan (T4) Transporter / Kombi / Caravelle / Multivan (T5)
LT (1st generation) LT (2nd generation) Crafter
concepts and future models: Microbus Concept
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Dasher
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coupé Karmann Ghia Scirocco I
convertible Beetle Convertible
Karmann Ghia Convertible
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utility 181 Thing / Safari
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family car		 Pointer Golf Mk3 Golf Mk4
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