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Volkswagen Transporter

1950 – today

Volkswagen Transporter

The Volkswagen Transporter has been on sale since 1950. In that time it has had 14 generations or facelifts: T1 (1950), T1 restyling (1955), T1 restyling 1963 (1963), T2 (1967), T2 restyling (1972), T3 (1979), T3 restyling (1985), T4 (1990), T4 restyling (1996), T5 (2003), T5.1 (2009), T6 (2015), T6.1 (2019) and T7 (base Ford) (2024).

Move has 163 versions with full specs, with petrol, diesel and electric engines, from 25 to 204 hp. 107 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 Transporter, you can send them to complete it.

Years1950 – today
Generations14
Versions with specs163
Photos28

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Generation by generation

1950

T1

1950 – 1955

  • 8 versions
  • 25–30 hp
  • Petrol
  • Code T1a
1955

T1 restyling

1955 – 1963

  • 14 versions
  • 30–42 hp
  • Petrol
  • Code T1b
1963

T1 restyling 1963

1963 – 1967

  • 11 versions
  • 34–44 hp
  • Petrol
  • Code T1c
1967

T2

1967 – 1972

  • 13 versions
  • 47–66 hp
  • Petrol
  • Code T2a
1972

T2 restyling

1972 – 1979

  • 14 versions
  • 50–70 hp
  • Petrol
  • 8 with service schedule
  • Code T2b
1979

T3

1979 – 1985

  • 6 versions
  • 50–90 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 5 with service schedule
  • Code T3 (Typ 2/25)
1985

T3 restyling

1985 – 1992

  • 12 versions
  • 50–112 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 11 with service schedule
  • Code T3 (Typ 2/25)
1990

T4

1990 – 1996

  • 12 versions
  • 61–110 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 12 with service schedule
  • Code Typ 70 (7D)
1996

T4 restyling

1996 – 2003

  • 14 versions
  • 68–115 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 14 with service schedule
  • Code Typ 70 (7D), GP 1996
2003

T5

2003 – 2009

  • 12 versions
  • 84–174 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 12 with service schedule
2009

T5.1

2009 – 2015

  • 12 versions
  • 84–180 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 12 with service schedule
  • Code T5 GP
2015

T6

2015 – 2019

  • 9 versions
  • 84–204 hp
  • Diesel
  • 9 with service schedule
  • Code SG
2019

T6.1

2019 – 2024

  • 6 versions
  • 90–199 hp
  • Diesel
  • Electric
  • 6 with service schedule
  • Code SH
2024

T7 (base Ford)

On sale

2024 – today

  • 20 versions
  • 110–150 hp
  • Diesel
  • Electric
  • 18 with service schedule

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