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Volkswagen Vanagon

🇩🇪 Germany ·1984–1991· van

petrol
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Vanagon 1984 US Wolfsburg Edition: Gumarko· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia -- 03-30-2012: IFCAR· Public domain
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Volkswagen Vanagon, photo 1 of 2
1/2 Gumarko· CC BY-SA 3.0

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.

spec sheet

built
1984–1991
body
van
engine
1.9 L–2.1 L
cylinders
4
turbo
no
power
—
drive
all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
—
doors
—
weight
—
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
14–17 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Vans, Vans, Passenger Type
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇺🇸 US versions (26)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–1991. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
1991Vanagon/Camper 2WD2.1 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdRWDRegular1515.7
1991Vanagon/Camper 2WD2.1 L 4 cylManual 4-spdRWDRegular1713.8
1991Vanagon Syncro 4WD2.1 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1416.8
1990Vanagon/Camper 2WD2.1 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdRWDRegular1515.7
1990Vanagon/Camper 2WD2.1 L 4 cylManual 4-spdRWDRegular1713.8
1990Vanagon Syncro 4WD2.1 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1416.8
1989Vanagon/Camper 2WD2.1 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdRWDRegular1515.7
1989Vanagon/Camper 2WD2.1 L 4 cylManual 4-spdRWDRegular1713.8
1989Vanagon Syncro 4WD2.1 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1416.8
1988Vanagon/Camper 2WD2.1 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdRWDRegular1515.7
1988Vanagon/Camper 2WD2.1 L 4 cylManual 4-spdRWDRegular1614.7
1988Vanagon Syncro 4WD2.1 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1416.8
1987Vanagon/Camper 2WD2.1 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1987Vanagon/Camper 2WD2.1 L 4 cylManual 4-spdRWDRegular1515.7
1987Vanagon Syncro 4WD2.1 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1416.8
1986Vanagon/Camper 2WD2.1 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1986Vanagon/Camper 2WD2.1 L 4 cylManual 4-spdRWDRegular1515.7
1986Vanagon Syncro 4WD2.1 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1416.8
1985Vanagon 2WD1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdRWDRegular1515.7
1985Vanagon 2WD1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdRWDRegular1614.7
1985Vanagon 2WD1.9 L 4 cylManual 4-spdRWDRegular1713.8
1985Vanagon 2WD1.9 L 4 cylManual 4-spdRWDRegular1614.7
1984Vanagon 2WD1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spd2-Wheel DriveRegular1515.7
1984Vanagon 2WD1.9 L 4 cylManual 4-spd2-Wheel DriveRegular1614.7
1984Vanagon 2WD1.9 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spd2-Wheel DriveRegular1515.7

Sources: fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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