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Samba (bus)

Volkswagen Type 2
0385 Porsche Diesel Bus blau.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer Volkswagen
Production Nov 1949–Dec 2013
Body and chassis
Class Light commercial vehicle (M)
Body style 4/5-door panel van
4/5-door minibus
2-door pickup (regular cab)
4-door pickup (crew cab)
Layout RR layout
Platform Volkswagen Group T platform
Chronology
Successor Volkswagen Type 2 (T3)
Volkswagen Type 2 (T1)
Volkswagen Typ 2 late split screen version April 1966.JPG
1966 Volkswagen Type 2
Overview
Manufacturer Volkswagen
Production 1950–1967 (Europe and US)
1950–1975 (Brazil)
Assembly Wolfsburg, Germany
Hanover, Germany
São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Melbourne, Australia
Body and chassis
Class Light commercial vehicle (M)
Body style 5-door panel van
5-door minibus
2-door pickup (regular cab)
3-door pickup (crew cab)
Layout RR layout
Platform Volkswagen Group T1 platform
Powertrain
Engine 1.1 L B4 (petrol)
1.2 L B4 (petrol)
1.5 L B4 (petrol)
1.6 L B4 (petrol)
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,400 mm (94.5 in)
Length 4,280 mm (168.5 in)
Width 1,720 mm (67.7 in)
Height 1,940 mm (76.4 in)
Volkswagen Type 2 (T2)
1973-1980 Volkswagen Kombi (T2) van 01.jpg
Overview
Production Aug 1967 – Jul 1979 (Europe and US)
1971–1994 (Mexico)
1976 – Dec 2013 (Brazil)
1981–1986 (Argentina)
Assembly Hanover, Germany
Emden, Germany
General Pacheco, Argentina
São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Melbourne, Australia
Body and chassis
Class Light commercial vehicle (M)
Body style 4-door panel van
4-door minibus
2-door pickup (regular cab)
3-door pickup (crew cab)
Layout RR layout
Platform Volkswagen Group T2 platform
Powertrain
Engine 1.6 L B4
1.7 L B4
1.8 L B4
1.8 L I4
2.0 L B4
Transmission 4-speed manual
3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,400 mm (94.5 in)
Length 4,505 mm (177.4 in)
Width 1,720 mm (67.7 in)
Height 1,940 mm (76.4 in)

The Volkswagen Type 2, known officially (depending on body type) as the Transporter, Kombi or Microbus, or, informally, as the Bus (US) or Camper (UK), is a forward control panel van introduced in 1950 by the German automaker Volkswagen as its second car model. Following – and initially deriving from Volkswagen's first model, the Type 1 (Beetle) – it was given the factory designation Type 2.

As one of the forerunners of the modern cargo and passenger vans, the Type 2 gave rise to forward control competitors in the United States in the 1960s, including the Ford Econoline, the Dodge A100, and the Chevrolet Corvair 95 Corvan, the latter adopting the Type 2's rear-engine configuration.

European competition included the 1947-1981 Citroën H Van, the 1959-1980 Renault Estafette (both FF layout), and the 1953-1965 FR layout Ford Transit.

Japanese manufacturers also introduced similar vehicles, such as the Nissan Caravan, Toyota LiteAce and Subaru Sambar.

Like the Beetle, the van has received numerous nicknames worldwide, including the "microbus", "minibus", and, because of its popularity during the counterculture movement of the 1960s, Hippie van/wagon, and still remains iconic for many hippies today.


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