| Volkswagen Group A0 platform | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Volkswagen Group |
| Production | 1974–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Layout | |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | MQB platform (for PQ26 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,[1] 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[edit]
A01 (Typ 86) platform cars:
- Audi 50 (1974–1978)
- Volkswagen Polo Mk1 (1975–1981)
- Volkswagen Derby (1977–1981)
A02[edit]
A02 (Typ 86C) platform cars:
- Volkswagen Polo Mk2/Polo Classic/Derby (1981–1994)
A03[edit]
A03 platform cars:
- SEAT Ibiza Mk2 (Typ 6K, 1993–2002)
- SEAT Córdoba Mk1 (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, 1997–2005)
- Volkswagen Caddy van (Typ 9K, 1996–2004)
The Volkswagen A00 platform is derived from the A03 platform as well, being a shortened version of it.
A04 (PQ24)[edit]
A04 platform cars, now officially referred to as the PQ24 platform:[1]
- Škoda Fabia Mk1 (Typ 6Y, 1999–2007)
- Audi A2 (Typ 8Z, 1999–2005)
- Volkswagen Polo Mk4 (Typ 9N, 2001–2009)
- SEAT Ibiza Mk3 (Typ 6L, 2002–2008)
- SEAT Córdoba Mk2 (Typ 6L, 2002–2009)
- Volkswagen Fox (Typ 5Z, 2004–2021)
- Volkswagen Suran/SpaceFox (Typ 5Z6, 2004–2019)
- Škoda Fabia Mk2 (Typ 5J, 2007–2014, uses portions of PQ24 and PQ25 platform)[2]
- Volkswagen Gol Mk5 (Typ 5U, 2008–2022, PQ24/25 hybrid)[3]
- Volkswagen Voyage Mk2 (Typ 5U, 2008–2022, PQ24/25 hybrid)
- Volkswagen Saveiro Mk5 (Typ 5U, 2009–2023, PQ24/25 hybrid)
- Škoda Roomster Mk1 (Typ 5J, 2006-2009 )
A05 (PQ25) [edit]
PQ25 is a development of the PQ24 platform with the possibility of all-wheel drive,[2][4][5][6] informally known as A05.
- SEAT Ibiza Mk4 (Typ 6J, 2008–2015)
- Volkswagen Polo Mk5 Pre-Facelift (Typ 6R, 2009–2014; Typ 61, 2010–present)
- Audi A1 (Typ 8X, 2010–2018)[1][7][8]
- Škoda Rapid (Typ NA, 2011–2021, only for Indian market)
- Volkswagen Vento (Typ 60, 2010–2022)
"New A05+"
- Škoda Rapid (Typ NH, 2012–MY2014)
- SEAT Toledo Mk4 (Typ KG, 2012–2018)
- Volkswagen Santana (Typ BR, 2012–2022, China)
- Volkswagen Jetta (Typ BS, 2013–2019, China)
- Jetta VA3 (Typ 0M, 2019–present, China)
- Volkswagen Polo (Typ CK, 2020–2022, Russia)[9]
A06 (PQ26) [edit]
- Volkswagen Polo Mk5 Facelift (Typ 6C, 2014–2017)[10]
- Škoda Fabia Mk3 (Typ NJ, 2014–2022)[11][12]
- Škoda Rapid (MY2015–2023)[citation needed]
- SEAT Ibiza Mk4 Facelift (Typ 6P, 2015–2017)[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Frankfurt Motor Show: Audi heads up the A1". 4Car. 18 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Next generation VW small car platform to offer all-wheel drive". Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ Novo Gol - Mudanças para continuar na liderança Archived 16 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ Seat boss: New Ibiza matches Toyota quality http://www.autonews.com/article/20080512/ANE03/805322889
- ^ Moore, Alina (6 May 2008). "Volkswagen Polo And Audi A1 Will Share New AWD Platform". TopSpeed. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ 2008 Paris Motor show photos & coverage http://www.motortrend.com/auto_shows/coverage/paris/112_2008_paris_motor_show_p1/seat_ibiza_cupra.html
- ^ "Some Audi A1 details (correct and incorrect) from Motor Trend Volkswagen Polo news story". Fourtitude.com. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ "Thinking Small: Audi A1, Q3 and VW Polo". Motor Trend. Source Interlink Media. 1 March 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ "Russia's New Volkswagen Polo Sedan Is Not A VW, A Polo or a Sedan". Carscoops.com. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Auto | impulse". Archived from the original on 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Ремонт Шкода Фабия 3 своими руками: документация, фотоотчеты для Skoda Fabia 3 (NJ)".
- ^ "Der neue Fabia nutzt teilweise die MQB-Plattform".
- "Wartungsintervalle Škoda Fabia" (in German). 29 August 2022.
- Fulthorpe, Mark (April 2002). "Europe's slight rise & anticipated decline - Auto by the Numbers - car sales, production in Western Europe - Illustration - Statistical Data Included". CBS Interactive Business UK. Archived from the original on 16 December 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
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