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Volkswagen

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44published models
Origins

How the company began.

The founder story explains why the later cars took the form they did.

Manufacturer history

Volkswagen through time.

Read the company as a sequence of engineering, design and business decisions.

Museum catalogue

Every model gets a plaque.

An image on the right, a concise interpretation on the left and a clear statement of why the car belongs in the chronology. Missing images fall back gracefully until you upload the WebP.

1930s

1 model

1970s

3 models

1990s

14 models
1992–1993Passenger Car

Cabriolet

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Cabriolet
1992–1994Passenger Car

Corrado

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Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Corrado
1992–1993Passenger Car

Fox

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Fox
1992–2014Passenger Car

GTI

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen GTI
1992–2024Passenger Car

Jetta

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Jetta
1993–2003Passenger Car

Eurovan

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Eurovan
1993–1995Passenger Car

Golf III

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Golf III
1993–1995Passenger Car

Jetta III

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Jetta III
1995–2002Passenger Car

Cabrio

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Cabrio
1998–2010Passenger Car

New Beetle

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen New Beetle
1999Passenger Car

Cabrio (New)

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Cabrio (New)
1999Passenger Car

Golf (New)

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Golf (New)
1999Passenger Car

GTI (New)

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen GTI (New)
1999–2005Passenger Car

Jetta (New)

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Jetta (New)

2000s

11 models
2001Passenger Car

Passat (New)

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Passat (New)
2004–2006Passenger Car

Phaeton

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Phaeton
2004–2008Passenger Car

R32

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen R32
2004–2017Passenger Car

Touareg

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Touareg
2006–2009Passenger Car

Rabbit

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Rabbit
2007–2016Passenger Car

Eos

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Eos
2008–2009Passenger Car

GLI

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen GLI
2008–2009Passenger Car

Touareg 2

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Touareg 2
2009–2017Passenger Car

CC

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen CC
2009–2014Passenger Car

Routan

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Routan
2009–2024Passenger Car

Tiguan

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Tiguan

2010s

10 models
2012–2014Passenger Car

Jetta SportWagen

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen
2015–2019Passenger Car

e-Golf

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen e-Golf
2015–2024Passenger Car

Golf GTI

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Golf GTI
2015–2024Passenger Car

Golf R

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Golf R
2015–2019Passenger Car

Golf SportWagen

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Golf SportWagen
2017–2019Passenger Car

Golf Alltrack

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Golf Alltrack
2017–2018Passenger Car

Tiguan Limited

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Tiguan Limited
2018–2024Passenger Car

Atlas

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Atlas
2019–2023Passenger Car

Arteon

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Arteon
2019–2024Passenger Car

Jetta GLI

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.
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Volkswagen Jetta GLI

2020s

5 models