Volkswagen EA489 Basistransporter

Volkswagen EA489 Basistransporter

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 3,600 units were produced in Puebla, Mexico, between 1976 and 1977 for Mexican market.

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).

"Information sourced from book (Volkswagens of the World) by Simon Glen"

Basistransporter Specifications

Cylinder layout: 4 cylinder boxer, ohv pushrods, aircooled

Capacity: 1584 cc

Power: "37 kW/50 hp DIN" (33 kW/46 bhp DIN @ 4000 rpm)

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: Auto mm|4064|1

Height: Auto mm|1988|1

Width at cab: Auto mm|1684|1

Wheelbase: Auto mm|2395|1

Wheel size: 4.5J x 14

Unladen weight: Auto kg|1290|0

Maximum speed: Auto km/h|85|0

Payload "1000 kg"

"Italic" = Mexican Specified Hormiga


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