Volkswagen Group A0 platform

Volkswagen Group A0 platform
Overview
ManufacturerVolkswagen Group
Production1974–present
Body and chassis
Layout
Chronology
SuccessorMQB 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 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

A01 (Typ 86) platform cars:

A02

A02 (Typ 86C) platform cars:

A03

A03 platform cars:

The Volkswagen A00 platform is derived from the A03 platform as well, being a shortened version of it.

A04 (PQ24)

A04 platform cars, now officially referred to as the PQ24 platform:[1]

A05 (PQ25)

PQ25 is a development of the PQ24 platform with the possibility of all-wheel drive,[2][4][5][6] informally known as A05.

"New A05+"

A06 (PQ26)

References

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  12. ^ "Der neue Fabia nutzt teilweise die MQB-Plattform".