Volkswagen California
1988 – today
The Volkswagen California has been on sale since 1988. In that time it has had 8 generations or facelifts: T3 restyling (1988), T4 (1991), T4 restyling (1996), T5 (2004), T5.1 (2009), T6 (2016), T6.1 (2020) and T7 (2024).
Move has 33 versions with full specs, with petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid engines, from 70 to 245 hp. 32 of them come with the manufacturer’s service schedule, so Move can remind you of every service.
Below is the timeline with every generation, its years and its photos. If you have photos of a Volkswagen California, you can send them to complete it.
Generation by generation
Volkswagen California T3 restyling
1988 – 1990
- 5 versions
- 70–112 hp
- Petrol
- Diesel
- 4 with service schedule
- Code T3 (Typ 2/25)
Volkswagen California T4
1991 – 1996
- 0 versions
- Code Typ 70 (7D)
Volkswagen California T4 restyling
1996 – 2003
- 5 versions
- 88–151 hp
- Diesel
- 5 with service schedule
- Code Typ 70 (7D), GP 1996
Volkswagen California T5
2004 – 2009
- 4 versions
- 102–174 hp
- Diesel
- 4 with service schedule
Volkswagen California T5.1
2009 – 2015
- 6 versions
- 102–180 hp
- Diesel
- 6 with service schedule
- Code T5 GP
Volkswagen California T6
2016 – 2020
- 5 versions
- 102–204 hp
- Diesel
- 5 with service schedule
- Code SG
Volkswagen California T6.1
2020 – 2024
- 5 versions
- 150–204 hp
- Diesel
- 5 with service schedule
- Code SH
Volkswagen California T7
On sale2024 – today
- 3 versions
- 150–245 hp
- Diesel
- Plug-in hybrid
- 3 with service schedule
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