Volkswagen Caddy

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Volkswagen Caddy
Manufacturer Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Production 1980–present
Class Commercial van and utility

The name Volkswagen Caddy has been used by the Volkswagen Group to describe four different Caddy models:

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[edit] Caddy Type 14d

A VW Caddy pickup truck.
A VW Caddy pickup truck.
Rear view of the truck.
Rear view of the truck.

Released in 1980, the first VW Caddy is a light pickup truck and van based on the Volkswagen A platform, shared with the small family car VW Golf Mk.I.

It was also known in North America as the VW Rabbit Pickup, Pickup LX, and Sportruck (the Caddy nameplate was not used in the U.S. since it was slang for Cadillacs), which competed with other mini-pickups such as the Ford Courier of that time.

From 1980 to 1992 VW Caddy Type 14d was produced in VW plant TAS in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

As of 2006, they are still produced in South Africa. The stamping equipment was shipped from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, the home of Volkswagen's only U.S. manufacturing plant, now defunct.

The 1980-1984 Caddy pickup used the following engines:

  • 1.0 petrol
  • 1.3 petrol
  • 1.5 petrol
  • 1.6 diesel

The current (post 2003) South African-spec VW Pickup (Caddy name dropped to not conflict with Caddy 2K) is only available with a 1.6 carb-fed engine producing 60kw. However during it's long production in South Africa it has been available with the following engines:

  • 1.6 petrol 63kw
  • 1.6 petrol 60kw
  • 1.6 diesel 44kw
  • 1.8 petrol 70kw

[edit] Caddy Type 9U

In 1996 VW released a rebadged Skoda Felicia Utility to help widen the Caddy range. The Type 9U was built in Skoda's Kvasiny, Czech Republic plant.

Engines

  • 1.6L MPI Petrol with 55kW / 75hp
  • 1.9L Diesel with 47kW /64hp


Features of Type 9U Caddy

  • 530kg payload rating
  • 2.0m2 loading area
  • twin airbags
  • length 4.12 m
  • width of 1.64m
  • turning circle of 11.2m
  • 3 point seatbelts
  • option of twin airbags
  • option of ABS brakes
  • option of air-conditioning standard in Petrol model.

[edit] Caddy Type 9K

Released in 1996, the Volkswagen Caddy Type 9K was a light van designed by the VW's Spanish subsidiary SEAT and derived from the SEAT Ibiza 6K/VW Polo 9N platform, Polo 9N sharing the some platform parts with the Ibiza 6K.

It was built in Spain, at the Martorell factory of SEAT. This version of the Caddy was built from 1997 to 2003 in Europe. Its twin, the SEAT Inca, was quickly phased out when SEAT started its career in the sporty branch of the VW Group.

It is still under production in Argentina for the Latin American market. It received a cosmetic facelift in 2005, similar to the Polo Mk.3 recently facelifted. It is expected to be replaced with a version of the 2007 Gol.

Features

  • length 4.2m
  • loading area 2.6m2
  • loading volume of 2.9m3
  • payload 550kg
  • two rear wing doors standard
  • partition separating loading from driving space
  • instruments with adjustable lighting
  • power steering
  • rear window heater
  • rear windshield wiper
  • dust and pollen filter
  • side impact protection
  • safety steering column with collapsable steering wheel
  • two head restraints
  • three point seatbelts
  • drivers airbag passenger optional
  • ABS with electronic differential lock (EDL)
  • air-conditioner

Note: The electronic differential lock (EDL) employed by Volkswagen is not - as the name suggests - a differential lock at all. Sensors monitor wheel speeds, and if one is rotating substantially faster than the other (i.e. slipping) the EDL system momentarily brakes it. This effectively transfers all the power to the other wheel[1].

1996-2003MY Engines

  • 1.4L Petrol 44kW / 60hp
  • 1.6L Petrol 55kW / 75hp
  • 1.9L Diesel SDI 47kW / 64hp
  • 1.9L Diesel TDI 66kW / 90hp

[edit] Caddy Type 2K

The new Caddy for sale now in Europe since 2005 is a leisure activity vehicle with VW Golf Mk 5 front suspension, resembling the compact MPV Touran, and is assembled at the Poznań factory of Volkswagen in Poland and in Changchun, China for FAW Volkswagen.

The line-up varies from a Panel Van, Window Panel Van, Kombi (spartan 7-seat version), Caddy Life (7-seat family version) and a Camping version called the Caddy Tramper or Caddy Life Camper.

Engines:

  • 1.4 — 75 hp / 55kW (petrol)
  • 1.6 — 102 hp / 74kW (petrol)
  • 2.0 SDI — 69 hp / 51kW (diesel)
  • 1.9 TDI — 105 hp / 77kW (diesel)
  • 2.0 EcoFuel — 109 hp / 80kW CNG

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Type 1980s 1990s 2000s
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
City car Lupo Fox
Supermini Polo I Polo II Polo III Polo IV
Derby I
Small family car Type 1 (Beetle)
Golf I Golf II Golf III Golf IV Golf V
Jetta I Jetta II Vento Bora Jetta V
Large family car Passat I Passat II Passat III Passat IV Passat V Passat VI
Executive car Phaeton
Coupé Scirocco I Scirocco II Scirocco III
Corrado New Beetle
Van Caddy 14 Caddy 9U / 9K Caddy 2K
Type 2 (T3) Caravelle/Multivan (T4) Caravelle/Multivan (T5)
Compact MPV Golf Plus
Touran
Large MPV Sharan
Off-roader Tiguan
Touareg


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Type 1980s 1990s 2000s
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Supermini Polo (IV) Polo (IVF)
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Apollo Logus Bora Vento / Jetta
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Santana / Carat / Quantum
Panel van Caddy III
Pickup truck Saveiro (I) Saveiro (IF) Saveiro (II) Saveiro (III) Saveiro (IV)