Volkswagen Antique Vintage Cars: Antique Beetle & Antique Transport
Posted in : Volkswagen | Jan 29, 2011 | Comments 0
Volkswagen Antique Vintage Cars are loved by many enthusiasts and the company goes out of its way for manufacturing vehicles which will draw the global attention of customers. Volkswagen is a German car manufacturer that makes limited production cars such as Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Flint Edition and special edition Volkswagen R32. The R32 is basically a sport model and out of which only 5000 vehicles were manufactured. The R32 comes with Recaro seats, VR6 engine, six-speed manual transmission, distinctive body kit, four-motion four-wheel drive system and 18-inch alloy wheels. There is another model called Volkswagen Beetle Flint Edition Convertible which is quite unique with its Flint metallic Grey exterior. One of the special edition models is Volkswagen W8, a Passat model which was manufactured and launched in the year 2002. The Passat W8 was either available in wagon or sedan body styles with six-speed automatic transmission.
Volkswagen Antique Vintage Cars are precious objects and excellent choice for those who are passionate about vehicles and like adoring their automobiles. There are lots of manufacturers in the market, but one of the best amongst them is Volkswagen. Their vehicles are also known as iconic models. One of the most famous and popular models of VW is Golf which was introduced in the year 1970 and was marketed and designed as a compact family car. The car comes with iconic designs and has an attractive appeal. Golf is known to be one of the finest vehicles in the market. The headquarters of VW are located in Wolfsburg and is one of the largest carmakers and leading manufacturers of vehicles in Europe. In 2007, company manufactured and launched more than 6 million vehicles, corresponding to 9.8% of shares of world passenger vehicle market.

The group of Volkswagen includes eight different brands such as Volkswagen, VW commercial vehicles, Audi, Skoda, Bentley, SEAT, Bugatti and Lamborghini and their Volkswagen Antique Vintage Cars are Antique Beetle Volkswagen & Antique Transport Volkswagen.
Antique Beetle Volkswagen was initially manufactured and launched in the year 1998 which was a modernized version of legendary VW Beetle. This new two-wheel drive Beetle is available as two-door convertible or two-door hatchback. It is one of the most compact vehicles in its segment and is based on the platform of Golf model. The front seats are quite spacious, while the trunk is a bit tight in both convertible and hatchback models. It is available in one single well-equipped trim level that comes with standard features such as alloy wheels, MP3/CD stereo system with satellite radio, heated front seats, telescoping and tilt steering wheel and cruise control.
The Antique Beetle Volkswagen is powered by 2.5 liter five-cylinder engine which is good for producing 170 horsepower and is mated with optional six-speed automatic transmission or standard five-speed manual transmission. Overall the engine pulls well and revs quite smoothly.
Antique Transport Volkswagen is one of the automobiles manufactured and launched by Volkswagen Company and is traditionally a light commercial vehicle sector which consists of vans, derived vehicles, minivans, campervans, minibuses and pickup trucks. Their traditional competitors are Mercedes Benz Vito and Toyota Hiace. The Antique Transport is built and designed in T platform and comes with water-cooled front-wheel drive front mounted engine.
The Antique Transport Volkswagen comes with upgraded powertrain options which include common rail diesel engines, the world’s first light commercial vehicle with seven-speed Direct-Shift Gearbox.
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