Volkswagen Group A0 platform

Not to be confused with Volkswagen Group MQB A0 Platform.

Volkswagen Group A0 platform
Overview
ManufacturerVolkswagen Group
Production1974–present
Body and chassis
Layout
Chronology
SuccessorMQB A0 (for PQ25 and 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

The A02 platform is a mild development of the A01 platform.

A02 (Typ 86C) platform cars:

A03

The A03 platform is derived from the larger A3 platform used in the Golf Mk3.

A03 platform cars:

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

A04 (PQ24)

The A04 platform is derived from the larger A4 platform as used in the Golf Mk4 among others.

The Skoda Roomster goes as far as being based on both the A04 platform and A4 platform.

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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  5. ^ Moore, Alina (6 May 2008). "Volkswagen Polo And Audi A1 Will Share New AWD Platform". TopSpeed. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ^ 2008 Paris Motor show photos & coverage http://www.motortrend.com/auto_shows/coverage/paris/112_2008_paris_motor_show_p1/seat_ibiza_cupra.html
  7. ^ "Some Audi A1 details (correct and incorrect) from Motor Trend Volkswagen Polo news story". Fourtitude.com. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  8. ^ "Thinking Small: Audi A1, Q3 and VW Polo". Motor Trend. Source Interlink Media. 1 March 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  9. ^ "Russia's New Volkswagen Polo Sedan Is Not A VW, A Polo or a Sedan". Carscoops.com. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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  11. ^ "Ремонт Шкода Фабия 3 своими руками: документация, фотоотчеты для Skoda Fabia 3 (NJ)".
  12. ^ "Der neue Fabia nutzt teilweise die MQB-Plattform".
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