Volkswagen Group A0 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 now 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:

• Audi 50 (1974–1978)
• Volkswagen Polo Mk1 (1975–1981)
• Volkswagen Derby (1977–1981)

A02

A02 (Typ 86C) platform cars:

• Volkswagen Polo Mk2/Polo Classic/Derby (1981–1994)

A03

A03 platform cars:

• SEAT Ibiza Mk2 (Typ 6K, 1993–2002)
• SEAT Córdoba Mk1 (Typ 6K/6KC/6KV, 1993–2002)
• Volkswagen Polo Mk3 (Typ 6N/6KV, 1994–2002)
• Volkswagen Polo Playa (1996–2002) - a rebadged SEAT Ibiza 6K with some cosmetic components from the Volkswagen Polo 6KV
• SEAT Inca van (Typ 6K9, 1996–2003)
• Volkswagen Caddy van (Typ 9K, 1997–2003)

A04 (PQ24)

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

• Škoda Fabia Mk1 (Typ 6Y, 1999–2007)
• Audi A2 (Typ 8Z, 1999–2005)
• Volkswagen Polo Mk4 (Typ 9N, 2001–2009)
• SEAT Ibiza Mk3 (Typ 6L, 2002–2008)
• SEAT Córdoba Mk2 (Typ 6L, 2002–2009)
• Volkswagen Fox (Typ 5Z, 2004-on)
• Škoda Fabia Mk2 (Typ 5J, 2007-2014, uses portions of PQ24 and PQ25 platform) ^[2]
• Volkswagen Gol Mk5 (2008–present, PQ24/25 hybrid)^[3]
• Volkswagen Voyage Ml2 (2008–present, PQ24/25 hybrid)
• Volkswagen Saveiro Mk5 (2009–present, PQ24/25 hybrid)

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 .

• SEAT Ibiza Mk4 (Typ 6J, 2008–present)
• Volkswagen Polo Mk5 (Typ 6R/6C, 2009–present; Typ 61, 2010–present)
• Audi A1 (Typ 8X, 2010–present)^[1][7][8]
• Škoda Rapid (2011–present, only for Indian market)
• Škoda Fabia Mk3 (Typ 6V, 2014–present)
• Volkswagen Vento (Typ 61, 2010–present)

"New A05+"

• Škoda Rapid (Typ NH, 2012–present)
• SEAT Toledo Mk4 (Typ NH, 2012–present)
• Volkswagen Santana (2013–present, China)
• Volkswagen Jetta (2013–present, China)

References

1. "Frankfurt Motor Show: Audi heads up the A1". 4Car. 18 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
2. "Next generation VW small car platform to offer all-wheel drive". Retrieved 2 October 2010.
3. Novo Gol - Mudanças para continuar na liderança (Portuguese)
4. Seat boss: New Ibiza matches Toyota quality http://www.autonews.com/article/20080512/ANE03/805322889
5. Volkswagen Polo And Audi A1 Will Share New AWD Platform http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/volkswagen-polo-and-audi-a1-will-share-new-awd-platform-ar57033.html
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.

• "Im Fokus: Volkswagen" (PDF). Automobil-Produktion (in German). March 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
• Fulthorpe, Mark (April 2002). "Europe's slight rise & anticipated decline - Auto by the Numbers - car sales, production in Western Europe - Illustration - Statistical Data Included". CBS Interactive Business UK. Retrieved 1 October 2009.

External links

• Volkswagen Group corporate website