List of Volkswagen Group platforms

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This list of Volkswagen Group platforms refers to a series of shared automobile platforms, primarily based on car classification sizes, from the German automobile manufacturing conglomerate, Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) (VWAG). They may be used by just one, or more marques of the Group.

platform name	used for	notable examples
Volkswagen Group A00 platform series	city cars	SEAT Arosa, VW Lupo
Volkswagen Group A0 platform series	supermini cars	Audi 50, SEAT Ibiza, Škoda Fabia, VW Polo
Volkswagen Group A platform series	compact cars	Audi A3, Audi TT, SEAT León, Škoda Octavia, VW Golf, VW Jetta, VW Eos, VW Tiguan
Volkswagen B platform series	mid-size cars
Audi MLP (Modular Longitudinal Platform, or Modulare Längsmotor-Baukasten (MLB))	mid-size cars (specifically Audi)	Audi A5, Audi A4 (B8)
Volkswagen Group C platform series	extended mid-size cars	Audi 100/200, Audi A6, Audi allroad quattro
Volkswagen Group D platform series	full-size cars	Audi V8, Audi A8, Bentley Continental GT, VW Phaeton
Volkswagen Group 7L platform series	sport utility vehicles (SUVs)	Audi Q7, Porsche Cayenne, VW Touareg
Volkswagen Group T platform series	vans	Volkswagen Transporter range

Contents 1 Future 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Future

Volkswagen Group reportedly^[1] plans to consolidate all of it's vehicle architectures around four platforms in the future:

• Volkswagen Group MQB platform (Modulare Quer-Baukasten, or "modular transverse component system") - for most larger Volkswagen-brand cars
• The Audi Modulare Längsmotor-Baukasten (MLB) listed above
• Volkswagen Group MHB platform (Modulare Hinteres-Baukasten, or "modular rear-engine component system") - for small cars
• As yet un-named mid-engine platform - for Audi and Lamborghini performance sports cars

[edit] See also

• list of Volkswagen Group petrol engines - current VWAG petrol engines
• list of Volkswagen Group diesel engines - current VWAG diesel engines
• list of discontinued Volkswagen Group petrol engines - discontinued petrol engines
• list of discontinued Volkswagen Group diesel engines - discontinued diesel engines

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Volkswagen Group corporate website

v • d • e Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) (VWAG) brands, marques, companies, and subsidiaries Current Volkswagen Group companies, brands & subsidiaries Volkswagen (cars) • Audi AG • quattro GmbH • SEAT, S.A. • Škoda Auto • Lamborghini S.p.A. • Bentley Motors Ltd • Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. • Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles • Scania AB • Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. • Electronics Research Laboratory • Volkswagen do Brasil • Volkswagen Group China Defunct Volkswagen Group brands Auto Union (now known as Audi) • Horch • DKW • Wanderer • NSU key people (former and current) Heinrich Nordhoff (former Managing Director) → Dr Kurt Lotz (former Chief executive officer) → Dr Rudolf Leiding (former Chief executive officer) → Toni Schmücker (former Chief executive officer) → Dr Carl Hahn (chairman emeritus) → Ferdinand Piëch (Chairman of the Supervisory Board) → Dr Bernd Pischetsrieder (former Chief executive officer) → Prof Dr Martin Winterkorn (current Chairman of the Board of Management) see also: list of Volkswagen Group platforms • list of VWAG petrol engines • list of VWAG diesel engines • discontinued petrol engines • discontinued diesel engines • TDI • SDI • Pumpe Düse • FSI • BlueMotion • DSG • ETKA • VAG-COM Founder: German Auto Association • Volkswagen Group corporate website • Autostadt