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Volkswagen

A German manufacturer whose long-running models became familiar on roads around the world.

Side profile of a black Volkswagen 1303 Cabriolet
Volkswagen 1303 Cabriolet Photograph: Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0

Models

Beetle

The rear-engined, air-cooled Type 1 whose familiar rounded form remained in production for more than half a century.

Golf

The front-engined, front-wheel-drive hatchback that opened a new chapter for Volkswagen in 1974.

Karmann Ghia

The coachbuilt coupé and cabriolet family that paired Italian styling with Volkswagen’s air-cooled mechanicals.

Passat

The water-cooled family car launched in 1973 and developed through saloon, hatchback and long-running Variant estate forms.

Type 2

The rear-engined Transporter offered as a working van, passenger bus, Kombi, camper and pick-up across successive generations.

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