Volkswagen EA489 Basistransporter

Volkswagen EA489 Basistransporter
Overview
ManufacturerVolkswagen AG
Also calledVolkswagen Hormiga
Volkswagen EA489
Volkswagen Mitra
Volkswagen Trakbayan
Production1976–1978
Assembly
Body and chassis
ClassBasic utility vehicle
Body styletwo-door platform truck
LayoutFront engine, front-wheel drive
RelatedTeijo (Finland)
Powertrain
Engine1.6 L Volkswagen air-cooled
Transmission4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,395 mm (94.3 in)
Length4,064 mm (160.0 in)
Width1,684 mm (66.3 in) at cab
Height1,988 mm (78.3 in)
Kerb weight1,290 kg (2,844 lb)

The Volkswagen EA489 Basistransporter is a small front-wheel drive platform truck with a front-mounted Volkswagen air-cooled engine. Created by Volkswagen AG, it is about the size of a modern-day Volkswagen Polo and is perhaps one of the rarest Volkswagens in the world because it was never sold in a developed market.

History

It was built between 1976 and 1978, with only 2,600 units produced in completely knocked down kits in Hanover, Germany; and 3,600 units were produced in Puebla, Mexico, between 1977 and 1979 for the Mexican market where it was known as the Hormiga. The car was developed to compete with recent very basic utility vehicles developed by Ford and GM specifically for sale in East Asia, with the intent of opening new markets there and in Africa.[1]

In Finland a truck called the Teijo, closely related to the EA-489, was built by the Wihuri Group from 1975 until 1976. About 200 were made, with some sent to Africa as foreign aid.

It was evaluated for production in the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkey and Mexico. It was built and sold in Turkey as the EA489, in the Philippines as the Trakbayan ("Country Truck" in Filipino), in Indonesia as the Mitra ("Partner"), and in Mexico as the Hormiga ("Ant" in Spanish).

The Finnish Teijo truck

The Indonesian Mitra, built by P.T. Garuda Mataram Motor Company in Jakarta, featured the cowl of a Volkswagen Type 2 (T2b). A number of bodystyles, ranging from a naked cowl to an ambulance, were available. The Mitra's T2b body featured a front-mounted grille, and the pickup variations featured a bed more distinctly separated than the beds of its T2 cousins. A 93 km/h (58 mph) top speed was promised.[2]

In the Philippines, the Trakbayan was built by DMG Inc. It had variations like the low-side and high-side pickups, van, and jeepney.

Specifications[3]

Italics indicate Mexican-specified Hormiga

References

  1. ^ Wilkins, Gordon (December 1972). "Volkswagenwerk plans new cars and engines". CAR (South Africa). Vol. 16, no. 11. Cape Town, South Africa: Ramsay, Son & Parker (Pty) Ltd. p. 11.
  2. ^ The Indonesian basic transporter: Mitra - powered by Volkswagen (brochure), Jakarta, Indonesia: P.T. Garuda Mataram Motor Company, p. 3
  3. ^ Information sourced from book (Volkswagens of the World) by Simon Glen.

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