Re: VW & Audi Platforms?

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

"Dupree, Jim" <dupree@alldata.com> wrote:

>Does anyone have a list of what vehicles were built on what platforms?
>I am sure I have seen bits and pieces of this come up before but I never
>seen it all in one place.

>77-83 5000 series cars were all built on the same platform (D1 I think)
>84-91 5000/100/200 series car where all built on the same platform (D2 I
>think)
>92-97 100/A6/S4/S6 series cars were all built on the same platform (D3 I
>think)
>90-94 V8Q series cars were all built on the same platform

A much-modified version of the 100/200/5000 cars.

>97-on A8 series cars were all built on the same platform
>80-87 4000 series cars were all built on the same platform

The 4000 was called 80/90 in Europe at the time.

And shared some of the stuff with Passats of the period, I think. The Coupe
GT was on a modified 80/90/4000 base.

>88-92 80/90 series cars were all built on the same platform
>93-95 80/90 series cars were all built on the same platform

And the Coupe and Cabriolet on a shortened version thereof.

>96-on A4 series cars were all built on the same platform

The new A6 is built on a stretched A4/Passat platform.

The all-alloy A8 shares its platform with no other car.

>VW series vehicles??
>98 Passat shares the A4 platform
>The new Jetta shares the Audi A3 platform but the plat form is designated as
>a4??!!
>I have this all confused and I have never seen any VW Audi publications that
>explain it.
>I will be glad to share the complete listing if I can get enough info to
>make a complete list.

The Audi A3, new Golf, new Jetta (Bora) New Beetle and the Audi TT share a
platform. It's called the a4 (lowercase a, as in VW chassis designations).

Hope this clears up matters a bit.

Tom