In April 2007 we’ve bought a brand new VW Transporter!

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The Volkswagen Eurovan (US, Brazil and Mexico) or Transporter (UK, Ireland, Australia, and North Europe) was the first front-engined van produced by German automaker Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and is the successor of the Volkswagen Type 2 van. It is built on the Volkswagen T platform.

The T platform is Volkswagen Group’s van platform, and has been used for the Volkswagen Transporter range for over 55 years. Though not technically a platform until recently (enthusiasts retroactively named the T1-T3), it is still an official VW platform.

The fifth generation of the VW Transporter hit the market in Europe late in 2003. It’s a direct successor to the T4 in its looks and utility value, unlike the Microbus concept car that VW had been showing around several years prior to the T5′s introduction. The Microbus concept was almost produced, but Volkswagen scuttled plans for building it due to cost problems.

The T5 Transporter is not available in the United States and Canada in any form. Instead, Volkswagen is working with DaimlerChrysler to create a minivan specifically for the North American market. VW’s version of this van should be out by 2008.