Volkswagen EA489 Basistransporter
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[edit] History
The Volkswagen Basistransporter is perhaps one of the rarest Volkswagens in the world due to the fact it was never sold in a 1st World Country, it is a small FWD front engined truck about the size of a modern day VW Polo.
It was built between 1975-79 with only 2600 units produced in completely knocked down kits in Hanover, Germany and in Mexico.
It was evaluated for production in the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkey and Mexico. It was built in and sold as: Turkey as the EA489, Indonesia as the Mitra and Mexico as the Hormiga (meaning Ant in Spanish).
It was built between 1975-79 with only 2600 units produced in completely knocked down kits in Hanover, Germany and 3,600 units were produced in Mexico between 1976 and 1977 for Mexican market.
Information sourced from book (Volkswagens of the World) by Simon Glen
[edit] Basistransporter Specifications
Cylinder layout: 4 cylinder boxer, ohv pushrods, aircooled
Capacity: 1584cc
Power: 37kW/50hp DIN (33kW/46bhp DIN @ 4000rpm)
Transmission: 4-speed synchromesh
Drive: Front-wheel drive
Suspension: FRONT independent, longitudinal torsion bars & wishbones REAR rigid lazy axle and leaf springs
Chassis: Simple ladder frame
Length: 4064mm
Height: 1988mm
Width at cab: 1684mm
Wheelbase: 2395mm
Wheel size: 4.5J x 14
Unladen weight: 1290kg
Maximum speed: 85km/h
Payload 1000kg
Italic = Mexican Specified Hormiga
