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Volkswagen California

1988 – today

Volkswagen California

The Volkswagen California has been on sale since 1988. In that time it has had 8 generations or facelifts: T3 restyling (1988), T4 (1991), T4 restyling (1996), T5 (2004), T5.1 (2009), T6 (2016), T6.1 (2020) and T7 (2024).

Move has 33 versions with full specs, with petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid engines, from 70 to 245 hp. 32 of them come with the manufacturer’s service schedule, so Move can remind you of every service.

Below is the timeline with every generation, its years and its photos. If you have photos of a Volkswagen California, you can send them to complete it.

Years1988 – today
Generations8
Versions with specs33
Photos16

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Generation by generation

1988

T3 restyling

1988 – 1990

  • 5 versions
  • 70–112 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 4 with service schedule
  • Code T3 (Typ 2/25)
1991

T4

1991 – 1996

  • 0 versions
  • Code Typ 70 (7D)
1996

T4 restyling

1996 – 2003

  • 5 versions
  • 88–151 hp
  • Diesel
  • 5 with service schedule
  • Code Typ 70 (7D), GP 1996
2004

T5

2004 – 2009

  • 4 versions
  • 102–174 hp
  • Diesel
  • 4 with service schedule
2009

T5.1

2009 – 2015

  • 6 versions
  • 102–180 hp
  • Diesel
  • 6 with service schedule
  • Code T5 GP
2016

T6

2016 – 2020

  • 5 versions
  • 102–204 hp
  • Diesel
  • 5 with service schedule
  • Code SG
2020

T6.1

2020 – 2024

  • 5 versions
  • 150–204 hp
  • Diesel
  • 5 with service schedule
  • Code SH
2024

T7

On sale

2024 – today

  • 3 versions
  • 150–245 hp
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 3 with service schedule

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