Date:         Fri, 1 Dec 2000 17:27:10 -0800
Reply-To:     T Berk <tberk@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From:         T Berk <tberk@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: vw's alpha numeric chassis designations
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wb6otg wrote:
>
> The Corrado is an A2.

Yep, it is Scirocco inspired but mostly A2, All Sciroccos were A1
chassis, they continued on in other parts of the world (Non-US) until 92.

>
> If B1 is the Quantum, what was the Dasher? How about the Fox?
>
> Bill

The B1 chassis is a Quantum if you are not selling them in the US, they
were called Dashers over here.

The later Fox as sold in the US was kind of like the Corrado in that it
was a ??? on a B chassis.

> >Vw started giving a alpha numerical definition to their chassis's in 75'.
> >They are as follows :
>
> >A1 = 75 to 84' Rabbit(Golf) / Jetta / Scirocco(up to 87')
> >A2 = 85 to 92' Golf / Jetta
> >A3 = 93 to 98'   "  /  "
> >A4 = 98 to present  Golf / Jetta
> >B1 = 82(??) to 87 Quantum
> >B2 = 88 to 89 Quantum
> >B3 = 90 to 93' Passat GL,Syngro,VR6
> >B4 = 94 to 98' Passat GL ,GLS,GLX,TDi
> >B5 = 99 to present Passat VR6,1.8T,TDi
> >?? = Corrado
> >T= Transporter


These names are correct but slightly misleading- the non-US name (like
Bora & Vento) are not included, and it makes some of the dates off
slightly because some models continued on in another country OR another
chassis continued on but all the others were the next number up
(Convertables/Carbiolets = A1 chassis while the Golf/Jetta had become an
A2, etc.)

Gets real slippery.

TBerk
btw- Sciroccos are also known as type 53 and 53b (Mk2)  ;]