Volkswagen Transporter: 60 years on
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The new updated T5 is seen here with an original Volkswagen
Transporter, which has become affectionately known as T1 (T for Transporter).
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16th March, 2010
Production of the Volkswagen Transporter van started in March 1950
and during the 60 years since then it has become one of the most iconic and popular vans in the world.
With over 10 million produced, the Volkswagen Transporter has evolved through five 'generations' of functional
and practical body styles, each representing the ultimate multi-purpose vehicle of its time and enjoyed by
business and private users alike for transporting goods or people for work or leisure. It's a unique
heritage.
The first T1 ‘split-screen’ model was powered by a four-cylinder, air-cooled, 1.1 litre petrol engine mounted
at the back of the vehicle. It had a top speed of about 100 km/h. By comparison, the new Transporter enjoys the
refinement of Volkswagen’s latest 2.0-litre, common rail, turbocharged diesel engine with a top speed of nearly
200 km/h, plus the latest stability control systems and braking technology that would have sounded like something
from a science fiction novel 60 years ago.
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Although the design has evolved over the years, the first and the latest Transporter share the same badge on
the front and the same design principles of a generous loadspace and an enviable reputation for quality and
durability.
Similarly, comparing the latest Volkswagen California with a T1 campervan shows that both make efficient use
of the space available to provide a vehicle equally suitable for daily trips to work or the shops, as for week-end
escapes or outback ventures.
Over the years, Volkswagen Transporters have endured challenging round the world trips by enthusiastic
travellers, been used as the preferred choice of travel for rock bands since the 1960s to the present day, and
been relied upon by many businesses needing a fleet of delivery or passenger carrying vehicles.
The new updated T5 model Volkswagen Transporters are due in Australia very soon.
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