The four-wheel-drive Transporter: the T3 Syncro of 1984–92, converted by Steyr-Daimler-Puch at Graz with a viscous coupling to the front axle and locking differentials, on a 2,455–2,480 mm wheelbase. 45,478 were built.
MODEL LINETransporter SyncroBUILT BYMagna Steyr (Steyr-Daimler-Puch), GrazPRODUCED1984–92PRODUCTION45,478LAYOUT4 wheels · 97″
The record
The first Syncros used the 78 PS 1.9-litre Wasserboxer and a ‘4+G’ gearbox with a crawler first. Most rode on the 14-inch wheels of the rear-drive van; from 1987 a 16-inch version with reworked chassis and body, bigger brakes and a rear differential lock as standard raised ground clearance to 246 mm and off-road payload to a tonne — 2,138 of those left Graz by 1992. Only the four-wheel-drive Transporters are in the registry; the later Haldex 4Motion vans have no low range and are out of scope.
ENGINE1.9 and 2.1-litre Wasserboxer petrol flat-fours; later diesel foursVolkswagen Wasserboxer
PRODUCTION RUN45,478 (2,138 of them the 16-inch heavy-duty version)
COUNTRY OF ORIGINGermany
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINETransporter Syncro
FAMILYTransporter Syncro
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE97″
BODY STYLEVan
VARIANTS3
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.
Body styles & colours
Body style
Factory colours
Alpine White
Gelboliv
Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.
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