Why is a VW T3 called a T25?
Popular belief has it that a UK importer began calling them Type 25s in reference to the first two digits on the model codes for the Panel Van, Buses and Kombi models they received from VW – namely, Type 251, Type 253 and Type 255. If you want to know more about model history have a look here. The T25 or T3 which it is sometimes known as was the 3rd generation VW Transporter by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Produced between 1980 and 1991 it was the replacement for bay window or T2 VW Transporter. Much squarer in design than earlier versions, it was to be the last of the rear engined VW Transporters.Is it VW T25 or a T3? It’s a peculiar quirk found only in the UK, but the rest of the world refer to VW’s third incarnation of the Transporter as the T3, not the Type 25. T3 is the official factory designation and therefore the correct way by which these metal beasts should be known.
What year is the VW T25?
Introduction. First built in August 1979, the T25, also known in the USA as a Vanagon, and in Germany and the majority of Europe as a T3, was a huge success and a radical jump forward from the evolution between Splitscreen and Bay Window Campers and Transporters.
What does T5 stand for VW?
The Volkswagen Transporter T5 range is the fifth generation of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV/VWN) ‘Transporter’ series of medium-sized light commercial vehicles and the people mover Caravelle/Multivan range. In 2016, Volkswagen released the T6 Transporter which is based on the T5 Transporter. A refreshed version was first shown in 2019 as the T6.The Volkswagen Transporter (T4), marketed in North America as the Volkswagen EuroVan, is a van produced by the German manufacturer Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles between 1990 and 2004, succeeding the Volkswagen Type 2 (T3) and superseded by the Volkswagen Transporter (T5).The Volkswagen Transporter (T5) is a variant of the Volkswagen T platform. In North America it was sold in Mexico but not in the United States nor Canada. As with other light trucks, the T5 range would face a 25% tariff, known as the chicken tax, if imported to the US.