Volkswagen Group A0 platform

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, [ [http://www.channel4.com/4car/news/news-story.jsp?news_id=16519 Frankfurt Motor Show: Audi heads up the A1] from 4Car] 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"

A01

A01 ("Typ" 86) platform cars:
* Audi 50 (1974-1978)
* Volkswagen Polo Mk1 (1975-1981)
* Volkswagen Derby (1977-1981)

A02

A02 ("Typ" 86C) platform cars:

* Volkswagen Polo Mk2/Polo Classic/Derby (1982-1993)

A03

A03 platform cars:
* SEAT Ibiza ("Typ" 6K, 1993-2002)
* SEAT Córdoba ("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)

A04 (PQ24)

A04 platform cars, now officially referred to as the PQ24 platform:
* Škoda Fabia ("Typ" 6Y, 1999-2007 / "Typ" 5J, 2007-on)
* Volkswagen Polo Mk4 ("Typ" 9N, 2001-on)
* SEAT Ibiza ("Typ" 6L, 2002-2008)
* SEAT Córdoba ("Typ" 6L, 2002-2006)
* Volkswagen Fox ("Typ" 5Z, 2004-on)
* Volkswagen Gol Mk5 (2008-present)

PQ25

PQ25 is a development of the PQ24 platform, informally known as A05.
* SEAT Ibiza ("Typ" 6J, 2008-on)

ee also

* list of Volkswagen Group platforms

References

External links

* [http://www.volkswagenag.com/ Volkswagen Group corporate website]