Volkswagen Bus Explained

Volkswagen Bus or Volkswagen Van is a type of vehicle produced by Volkswagen/Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.

There have been a number of notable versions of it produced.

Volkswagen Bus light commercial vehicles

Six generations of Volkswagen Transporter (aka Microbus) vans:

• Volkswagen Type 2
  • Volkswagen Type 2 (T1, 1950), generation T1 (Microbus, or Split-screen bus)
  • Volkswagen Type 2 (T2, 1967), generation T2 ("Bay window" bus)
• Volkswagen Type 2 (T3, 1979), generation T3 (Vanagon)
• Volkswagen Transporter (T4, 1990), generation T4 (EuroVan)
• Volkswagen Transporter (T5, 2003), generation T5 (EuroVan)
• Volkswagen Transporter (T6 2016), generation T6
• Volkswagen ID. Buzz the electric version started in 2022, derived from the I.D. Buzz (Electric Microbus) and ID. Buzz Cargo concept vehicles.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Heavy commercial vehicles

• Volkswagen Volksbus, built by Brazilian company Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus

Also see

• Westfalia VW bus campers
• Vanagon VW bus campers
• Volkswagen ID. Buzz the electric version of 2020s
• Devon Conversion VW bus campers

Notes and References

1. Web site: It's official: The VW Bus is back, and it's electric. 2021-11-12. Newsroom. en-US.
2. Web site: Kindy. David. How the Volkswagen Bus Became a Symbol of Counterculture. 2021-11-12. Smithsonian Magazine. en.
3. Web site: Keegan. Matthew. History of the Volkswagen Bus. 2021-11-12. Auto Trends Magazine. 26 July 2019 . en-US.