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Volkswagen Caravelle

1981 – today

The Volkswagen Caravelle has been on sale since 1981. In that time it has had 9 generations or facelifts: T3 (1981), T3 restyling (1985), T4 (1990), T4 restyling (1996), T5 (2003), T5.1 (2009), T6 (2016), T6.1 (2019) and T7 (base Ford) (2024).

Move has 69 versions with full specs, with petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid and electric engines, from 50 to 232 hp. 64 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 Caravelle, you can send them to complete it.

Years1981 – today
Generations9
Versions with specs69
Photos0

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Generation by generation

1981

T3

1981 – 1985

  • 4 versions
  • 50–90 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 4 with service schedule
  • Code T3 (Typ 2/25)

No photos of this generation yet.

1985

T3 restyling

1985 – 1992

  • 12 versions
  • 50–112 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 11 with service schedule
  • Code T3 (Typ 2/25)

No photos of this generation yet.

1990

T4

1990 – 1996

  • 7 versions
  • 61–110 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 7 with service schedule
  • Code Typ 70 (7D)

No photos of this generation yet.

1996

T4 restyling

1996 – 2003

  • 9 versions
  • 68–151 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 9 with service schedule
  • Code Typ 70 (7D), GP 1996

No photos of this generation yet.

2003

T5

2003 – 2009

  • 4 versions
  • 105–174 hp
  • Diesel
  • 4 with service schedule

No photos of this generation yet.

2009

T5.1

2009 – 2015

  • 8 versions
  • 102–204 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 8 with service schedule
  • Code T5 GP

No photos of this generation yet.

2016

T6

2016 – 2019

  • 10 versions
  • 84–204 hp
  • Diesel
  • 10 with service schedule
  • Code SG

No photos of this generation yet.

2019

T6.1

2019 – 2024

  • 5 versions
  • 110–204 hp
  • Diesel
  • 5 with service schedule
  • Code SH

No photos of this generation yet.

2024

T7 (base Ford)

On sale

2024 – today

  • 10 versions
  • 110–232 hp
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • Electric
  • 6 with service schedule

No photos of this generation yet.

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