4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1985–92
NAMED MODELGermanyAustria

T3 Syncro Doka.

The double-cab Syncro pick-up: six seats and a drop-side bed on the four-wheel-drive T3 chassis.

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Sources & evidence
T3 Syncro Doka — A Volkswagen T3 Syncro Doppelkabine Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA.Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLETransporter Syncro (T3, 1984–92)BUILT BYMagna Steyr (Steyr-Daimler-Puch), GrazIN SERVICE1985–92PRODUCTIONNot published separatelyLAYOUT4 wheels · 97″

The record

The Doka was bought by utilities, mountain rescue and forestry services across the Alps, and is the body most often converted for expedition use today.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1985–92
ENGINE1.9 and 2.1-litre Wasserboxer petrol flat-foursVolkswagen Wasserboxer
PRODUCTION RUNNot published separately
COUNTRY OF ORIGINGermany
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINETransporter Syncro
FAMILYTransporter Syncro
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE97″
BODY STYLEdoka

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Alpine White

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

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Sources

  1. 1Volkswagen Type 2 (T3) ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE
  2. 2Syncro: VW Commercial Vehicles celebrates 40 years of all-wheel drive ↗Motor1 · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: draft