List of Volkswagen Group platforms

List of Volkswagen Group platforms

The German automobile manufacturing conglomerate, Volkswagen Group has developed a series of shared automobile platforms, primarily based on car classification sizes. They may be used by one or more marques of the Group.

Future

Volkswagen Group reportedly [cite web|url=http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9823245-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5|date=November 27, 2007|title=Volkswagen plans four new bases for cars|site=news.com] plans to consolidate all of its vehicle architectures around four platforms in the future:
* Volkswagen Group MQB platform ("Modularer Quer-Baukasten", or "modular transverse component system") - for most larger Volkswagen-brand cars
* The Audi "Modularer Längsmotor-Baukasten" (MLB) listed above
* Volkswagen Group MHB platform ("Modularer Heckmotor-Baukasten", or "modular rear-engine component system") - for small cars
* As yet un-named mid-engine platform - for Audi and Lamborghini performance sports cars

ee also

* List of Volkswagen Group petrol engines
* List of Volkswagen Group diesel engines
* List of discontinued Volkswagen Group petrol engines
* List of discontinued Volkswagen Group diesel engines

References

External links

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


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