4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1992–2003
NAMED MODELGermanyAustria

T4 Syncro (1992–2003)

The four-wheel-drive T4: the Syncro system carried over to the front-engined Transporter and again fitted at Graz, with a viscous coupling and an optional rear differential lock.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLETransporter Syncro (T3, 1984–92)BUILT BYMagna Steyr (Steyr-Daimler-Puch), GrazIN SERVICE1992–2003PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 97″

The record

The T4 Syncro was built in far smaller numbers than the rear-drive van and, like the T3 before it, went mostly to mountain and rural operators. Later Transporters use a Haldex 4Motion system without low range and are out of the registry’s scope.

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

Specification

MANUFACTURED1992–2003
ENGINEVolkswagen 2.4 and 2.5 TDI diesel fives; Volkswagen 2.5 petrol fiveVolkswagen 2.5 TDI five
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINGermany
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINETransporter Syncro
FAMILYTransporter Syncro
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE97″
BODY STYLEvan

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. 1Syncro: VW Commercial Vehicles celebrates 40 years of all-wheel drive ↗Motor1 · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

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