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Volkswagen Caravelle
1981 – today
The Volkswagen Caravelle has been on sale since 1981. In that time it has had 9 generations or facelifts: T3 (1981), T3 restyling (1985), T4 (1990), T4 restyling (1996), T5 (2003), T5.1 (2009), T6 (2016), T6.1 (2019) and T7 (base Ford) (2024).
Move has 69 versions with full specs, with petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid and electric engines, from 50 to 232 hp. 64 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 Caravelle, you can send them to complete it.
Generation by generation
Volkswagen Caravelle T3
1981 – 1985
- 4 versions
- 50–90 hp
- Petrol
- Diesel
- 4 with service schedule
- Code T3 (Typ 2/25)
Volkswagen Caravelle T3 restyling
1985 – 1992
- 12 versions
- 50–112 hp
- Petrol
- Diesel
- 11 with service schedule
- Code T3 (Typ 2/25)
Volkswagen Caravelle T4
1990 – 1996
- 7 versions
- 61–110 hp
- Petrol
- Diesel
- 7 with service schedule
- Code Typ 70 (7D)
Volkswagen Caravelle T4 restyling
1996 – 2003
- 9 versions
- 68–151 hp
- Petrol
- Diesel
- 9 with service schedule
- Code Typ 70 (7D), GP 1996
Volkswagen Caravelle T5
2003 – 2009
- 4 versions
- 105–174 hp
- Diesel
- 4 with service schedule
Volkswagen Caravelle T5.1
2009 – 2015
- 8 versions
- 102–204 hp
- Petrol
- Diesel
- 8 with service schedule
- Code T5 GP
Volkswagen Caravelle T6
2016 – 2019
- 10 versions
- 84–204 hp
- Diesel
- 10 with service schedule
- Code SG
Volkswagen Caravelle T6.1
2019 – 2024
- 5 versions
- 110–204 hp
- Diesel
- 5 with service schedule
- Code SH
Volkswagen Caravelle T7 (base Ford)
On sale2024 – today
- 10 versions
- 110–232 hp
- Diesel
- Plug-in hybrid
- Electric
- 6 with service schedule
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