Volkswagen Group A0 platform
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The Volkswagen Group A0 platform is a series of automobile platforms shared among superminis of various marques of the Volkswagen Group.
Under Volkswagen's revised platform naming system, the "A04" platform is now known as the PQ24 platform,[1] and what may have been called the A05 platform is officially the PQ25 platform. The new nomenclature is derived as follows:
- P indicates a passenger car platform
- Q (quer) indicates a transverse engine
- 2 indicates the platform size or class
- 5 indicates the generation
[edit] A01
A01 (Typ 86) platform cars:
- Audi 50 (1974–1978)
- Volkswagen Polo Mk1 (1975–1981)
- Volkswagen Derby (1977–1981)
[edit] A02
A02 (Typ 86C) platform cars:
- Volkswagen Polo Mk2/Polo Classic/Derby (1981–1994)
[edit] A03
A03 platform cars:
- SEAT Ibiza Mk2 (Typ 6K, 1993–2002)
- SEAT Córdoba Mk1 (Typ 6K/6KC/6KV, 1993–2002)
- Volkswagen Polo Mk3 (Typ 6N/6KV, 1994–2002)
- Volkswagen Polo Playa (1996–2002) - a rebadged SEAT Ibiza 6K with some cosmetic components from the Volkswagen Polo 6KV
- SEAT Inca van (Typ 6K9)
- Volkswagen Caddy van (Typ 9K, 1997–2003)
[edit] A04 (PQ24)
A04 platform cars, now officially referred to as the PQ24 platform:[1]
- Škoda Fabia Mk1 (Typ 6Y, 1999–2007)
- Volkswagen Polo Mk4 (Typ 9N, 2001–2009)
- SEAT Ibiza Mk3 (Typ 6L, 2002–2008)
- SEAT Córdoba Mk2 (Typ 6L, 2002–2009)
- Volkswagen Fox (Typ 5Z, 2004-on)
- Škoda Fabia Mk2 (Typ 5J, 2007-on) [2]
- Volkswagen Gol MK5 - Third Gen. (2008–present, PQ24/25 hybrid)[3]
- Volkswagen Voyage MK5 - Third Gen. (2008–present, PQ24/25 hybrid)
- Volkswagen Saveiro MK5 - Third Gen. (2009–present, PQ24/25 hybrid)
[edit] A05 (PQ25)
PQ25 is a development of the PQ24 platform with the possibility of all-wheel drive,[2][4][5][6] informally known as A05 .
- SEAT Ibiza Mk4 (Typ 6J, 2008-on)
- Volkswagen Polo Mk5 (Typ 6R, 2009-on)
- Audi A1 (Typ 8X, 2010-on)[1][7][8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Frankfurt Motor Show: Audi heads up the A1". 4Car. 18 September 2007. http://www.channel4.com/4car/news/news-story.jsp?news_id=16519. Retrieved 1 October 2009.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Next generation VW small car platform to offer all-wheel drive". http://www.leftlanenews.com/next-generation-vw-small-car-platform-to-offer-all-wheel-drive.html. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ Novo Gol - Mudanças para continuar na liderança (Portuguese)
- ^ Seat boss: New Ibiza matches Toyota quality http://www.autonews.com/article/20080512/ANE03/805322889
- ^ Volkswagen Polo And Audi A1 Will Share New AWD Platform http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/volkswagen-polo-and-audi-a1-will-share-new-awd-platform-ar57033.html
- ^ 2008 Paris Motor show photos & coverage http://www.motortrend.com/auto_shows/coverage/paris/112_2008_paris_motor_show_p1/seat_ibiza_cupra.html
- ^ "Some Audi A1 details (correct and incorrect) from Motor Trend Volkswagen Polo news story". Fourtitude.com. 19 January 2009. http://forums.fourtitude.com/zerothread?id=4208756. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ "Thinking Small: Audi A1, Q3 and VW Polo". Motor Trend. Source Interlink Media. 1 March 2009. http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2009/112_0903_volkswagen_audi_small_cars/index.html. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- "Im Fokus: Volkswagen" (in (German)) (PDF). Automobil-Produktion. March 2006. http://www.automobil-produktion.de/imperia/md/content/ap/heftausgaben/ap2006/ap03-2006/14_15_ap.pdf. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- Fulthorpe, Mark (April 2002). "Europe's slight rise & anticipated decline - Auto by the Numbers - car sales, production in Western Europe - Illustration - Statistical Data Included". CBS Interactive Business UK. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KJI/is_4_114/ai_85009249/pg_2/. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
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