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70-803: In North America, it was also known as the Volkswagen Quantum . In Mexico, it was named the Volkswagen Corsar , while in Argentina it was sold as the Volkswagen Carat . In Brazil and other South American countries it was known as the Santana, while the Passat Variant B2 wagon was marketed as the Quantum. In Europe, the Santana name was dropped in 1985 (with the exception of Spain, where the Santana nameplate

140-522: A joint venture between SAIC Motor and Volkswagen Group . It was founded in 1984 and produces cars under the Volkswagen , Škoda and Audi marques . It is the second automobile manufacturing joint venture in China after American Motors and the first German car manufacturer to enter China. The joint venture is made up of equity from SAIC Motor (50%), Volkswagen AG (40%), Volkswagen (China) Invest (10%), with

210-489: A variable geometry turbocharger , offered initially with power outputs of 90 PS (66 kW; 89 bhp) or 110 PS (81 kW; 108 bhp). In 2001, the V5 engine was uprated with a 20v head (four valves per cylinder), boosting power to 170 PS (125 kW; 168 bhp). Later in the series, the 1.8 litre twenty valve Toledo received a turbocharger , capable of delivering 180 PS (132 kW; 178 bhp), and

280-656: A 550-litre boot expandable to 1360 litres when folding rear seats, larger in shape and size than the Volkswagen Jetta/Vento's combined with the advantage of a tailgate. As saloon versions of small family cars were rare in Europe, it was sometimes considered a large family car due to its overall length and boot size, despite having comparably less rear leg room, and pricing closer to small family cars. It went on sale in most of Europe in May 1991, though it did not arrive on

350-515: A capacity of 1.6 litres. Due to rising fuel prices, Volkswagen began introducing the Formel E models in the early 1980s. These models featured minor aerodynamic improvements and had longer gear ratios. A Formel E feature only found in the Passat and the Santana was a start-stop system which allowed the driver to push a button to switch off the engine. The engine was then started automatically when first gear

420-592: A five-speed manual transmission as standard, while the gasoline engines were also available with a three-speed automatic. The Santana was 5 mm narrower than its German counterparts, so as to avoid a massive Japanese tax on cars wider than 1690 mm. Additionally, the grille and headlights were unique to the M30 Santana. In May 1985 the Xi5 Autobahn version was added to the lineup, offering velour sports seats, electric sunroof and 14-inch alloy wheels. In January 1987

490-763: A fixed-term venture for 45 years up until 2030. It is the first of three joint ventures operated by Volkswagen in China, alongside FAW-Volkswagen with FAW Group and Volkswagen Anhui with JAC Group . The joint venture was formed in October 1984, as Shanghai Volkswagen. This was a 25-year contract to make passenger cars in Shanghai with a limit of 50 percent foreign ownership. Shanghai Volkswagen began automobile production in 1985. As car imports fell to some 34,000 in 1990, SAIC Volkswagen's production of its Santana models reached nearly 19,000 vehicles that year. By 1993 SAIC Volkswagen's output had reached 100,000 vehicles. Volkswagen

560-534: A four-speed manual transmission. This vehicle was very popular as a taxicab, having been in service dating back to 1987, along with policecars and other government services. The Santana has had a number of updated features added since the original 1983 model. Some updated features the Santana has been include with are Bosch electronic fuel injection system, a 5-speed manual, a third brake light, improved back seats, hydraulic clutch, MP3 and CD compatible radios, ABS brakes with electronic brake distribution . In 1991

630-565: A later evolution of the VW TDI engine, produced engines of 130 PS (96 kW; 128 bhp) and 150 PS (110 kW; 148 bhp). These three versions all featured a six speed manual transmission . The 130 PS TDI also featured white dials instead of the standard black dials on the 110 and 150 PS TDI models. Production of the Typ 1M Toledo ended in July 2004. In 2003, SEAT Sport introduced

700-683: A more upscale and alternative image. A large five hundred litre DIN boot is an interesting feature, while it can be increased to 1440 litres after folding rear seats. Under the bodywork, the SEAT Toledo uses the same underpinnings as the Volkswagen Golf Mk5 . All engines are identical to other Volkswagen Group units, with petrol engines ranging from 102 PS (75 kW; 101 bhp) to 150 PS (110 kW; 148 bhp) and diesel engines from 105 PS (77 kW; 104 bhp) to 140 PS (103 kW; 138 bhp). Updates include

770-645: A year later. In May 2018, the Santana - along with the Tiguan , Lavida , and Lamando - was launched in the Philippines as part of the new ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) . Production ended in 2022. Aiming at a full partnership with Volkswagen, Nissan's then President Takashi Ishihara decided that producing the Santana for the Japanese market would be a good stepping stone. Negotiations began in 1981, and by February 1984, Nissan begun knock-down kit production of

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840-565: Is a small family car produced by the Spanish manufacturer SEAT , part of Volkswagen Group . The Toledo name was first introduced to the SEAT line up in May 1991 being named after a Spanish city with the same name , with the fourth generation being introduced at the end of 2012, for the model year of 2013. Production ended in February 2019, and the nameplate is currently not in use. The initial version of

910-704: Is an EV Based on the VW Lavida. The SAIC-VW Lavida is of course technically identical to the FAW-VW Bora. So it’s no surprise that the Tantus and the Carely are exactly the same car. After some talk about production, the brand is silently killed off without any cars ever sold. To complete the model lineup for the Chinese market, the Škoda Kodiaq was officially listed in March 2017, followed by

980-558: Is part of a special edition line presented at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show . This model is equipped with Full Link Technology and a Samsung Galaxy A3 smartphone. This allows the user to connect to the car and access connectivity features of the SEAT ConnectApp right on the dashboard. The SEAT Toledo CONNECT is available in a range of exterior body colours that also allow the mirrors and wheels to be customised. Interior details, including stitching are in blue. The fourth generation of

1050-574: The BTC Racing and the Maxtreme teams. The third generation Toledo ( Typ 5P) was introduced in 2004, and as a production car made its début at the 2004 Paris Motor Show . However, a preview of it had already been revealed at the 2004 Madrid Motor Show, with the presentation of the SEAT Toledo Prototipo . Production lasted from February 2004 to May 2009. Its bodywork is completely different from

1120-639: The Opel Ascona . The Audi 80 and the VW Santana were marketed through a joint sales channel, and as a result sales remained below Volkswagen's expectations. From January 1985, the Santana name was dropped in Europe except in Spain, but the car continued to be kept on sale through a facelift and was henceforth known as the Passat notchback until the Passat B2's discontinuation in 1988. In the first year of sales, The Santana

1190-657: The Santana 2000 was put into development for China with the aid of Volkswagen do Brasil . It was introduced in 1994 and started mass production in April 1995 with a longer wheelbase and rear doors than its Brazilian counterpart. On March 2 2004, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive introduced a heavily facelifted Santana 2000, the Santana 3000 . It was the first design that the Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive joint venture designers had undertaken by themselves. The Santana 3000

1260-667: The Shanghai Tractor Automobile Corporation (STAC), predecessor of the SAIC Motor , since 1982. The first 100 cars were built from CKD kits delivered from Germany. The first Volkswagen Santana was assembled in April 1983 by a team from Shanghai Auto. Volkswagen signed a contract with STAC, along with the China National Automotive Industry Corporation (CNAIC) and the Bank of China to form

1330-465: The Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive joint venture in October 1984. Production commenced in September 1985 while the first assembly line of the Santana started a month later. In September 1986, the 10,000th Santana was built in China. The car and venture laid the ground-works for China's mass motorization. The drive to fully localize production became the impetus for the Chinese auto parts industry: In 1986,

1400-701: The Volkswagen Bora and the Škoda Octavia , being positioned as the sportiest of the three. In the interior, the dashboard was derived from that of the first generation Audi A3. It was built on the Volkswagen Golf Mk4 platform, which meant stiff springs to support the load of the large 500 litre boot increased to 830 litres when folding rear seats. The early models were built at the Volkswagen/Audi plant in Belgium, with improved build quality (compared to

1470-687: The Volkswagen Group A05+ platform, sharing the same platform as the Volkswagen New Jetta , another Chinese built Volkswagen model. The New Santana has been redesigned for more power and a sleeker design. Production for the New Santana commenced in December 2012. A hatchback variant is known as the Gran Santana and had been sold after the facelift from June 2015. The Cross Santana was launched

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1540-520: The 1995 Frankfurt Motor Show . Sales were not strong however, as has been the case for all the generations of the Toledo. The following engines were available: SEAT Toledo Marathon SEAT Toledo Class 2 This generation of the Toledo has also been produced by the Chinese manufacturer Chery , and sold under the names of Chery A11 , Chery Windcloud and Chery A15 , Chery A168 , Chery Amulet , Chery Cowin , Chery Qiyun , Chery Flagcloud . Chery acquired

1610-742: The B3. Under the terms of AutoLatina, this "new" Santana was also marketed as the Ford Versailles in Brazil and as the Ford Galaxy in Argentina. The 3-door (later 5-door) station wagon was sold as the Ford Royale . 1991 also marked the introduction of ABS brakes and catalytic converters , both firsts for the Brazilian car industry. It received a mild facelift for 1994, and another more extensive one in 1999. In 2002,

1680-625: The British market until October 1991, with the official launch at the London Motorfair . The Toledo was the first SEAT to be sold in Sweden, when it went on sale there at the turn of the year. The Toledo initially featured the then standard range of Volkswagen Group engines for the class, from a base 1.6 L 75 PS (55 kW; 74 bhp) petrol engine up to one GT version using the 2.0 L 115 PS (85 kW; 113 bhp) engine. Later,

1750-551: The Corsar was marketed only as 4-door sedan, the same European Santana body (no Passat Variant body was offered here for those first years), matching the appearance of the US's market version (badged there as VW Quantum). At the time, the Corsar and Quantum sedans shared the same front grille design, featuring four squared headlight units (two beams for the right and left sides with amber colored rectangular emergency indicators below each) rather than

1820-559: The Corsar's product range received several novelties, somewhat similar to the North-American Quantum line. First, the headlights and front grille design was updated to match the same featured by the correspondent European Passat line. New body colours and upholstery types were now offered, a new 5-speed manual gearbox replaced the previous 4-speed one. Some new features were now available as option equipment, mainly power door locks and windows and black leather upholstery. In March 1986,

1890-524: The Passat included a unique radiator grill with white indicator lenses right next to the headlight and more chrome decoration. Volkswagen wanted to position the Santana higher than the Passat, but it was also cautious of the fact that it could possibly cannibalize sales of the Audi 80 B2 . The Santana faced competition in its home market from the likes of the upmarket Audi 80 , BMW 3 Series , Mercedes-Benz 190 while also competing with mainstream competitors such as

1960-534: The Passat wagon body was now offered within the local lineup, being badged here as Corsar Variant (matching the European Passat Variant or Quantum Wagon, as known in United States and Brazil). The 1987 and 1988 Corsar lineup remained mostly unchanged, just bringing out then that the alloy wheels where now offered as part of the option package, with a set of steel-made wheels wearing full covers being now

2030-508: The Quantum was taken out of production, and then, after more than two decades and years of dropping sales, the Santana was retired from the range in June 2006. It sold 548,494 units during its 22 year production run. The Santana was launched to the Mexican car market in February 1984 as the all-new Corsar CD . Assembled at VW Mexico's Puebla factory mostly with German-sourced components, for the brand it

2100-489: The SEAT Toledo ( Typ 1L) was launched as a four-door fastback saloon , and its sales career lasted from May 1991 to March 1999. Technically it was a five-door liftback , as its boot lid opened together with the rear window. This generation of the Toledo was the first SEAT automobile developed entirely under Volkswagen Group ownership, and it was built on the Golf Mk2 Volkswagen Group A2 platform with

2170-678: The SEAT Toledo Cupra Mk2 in the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) with drivers Jordi Gené , Frank Diefenbacher and former British Touring Car Championship winner Rickard Rydell , while the 'SEAT Sport Italia' Toledo Cupra Mk2 with Gianni Morbidelli also participated as an additional team. As in 2005, the ETCC became the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC), the SEAT Toledo Cupra Mk2 competed in

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2240-517: The SEAT Toledo still ranks within the list of the United Kingdom's one hundred most reliable cars of the last decade. SEAT released an Audi A4 (B7) based large family car called the SEAT Exeo in October 2008, with both four door saloon and five door estate bodystyles . The Exeo was not intended as a direct replacement for the Toledo according to the company, although production of the Toledo

2310-479: The Santana Vista (1,595 cc, 70 kW or 95 PS) has been added to the bottom of the lineup to further boost sales. There were 3,213,710 units made since CKD production began in 1983 up until May 2009. Nonetheless, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive decided to discontinue the Santana in 2012. Production continued in China with the Santana sedan and Gran Santana hatchback until 2022. The classic Santana Vista taxi

2380-469: The Santana at its Zama plant in Kanagawa, Japan. The Santana received the internal model code M30 . The price of the Santana was considerably lower than of imported Volkswagens. Nissan's Santana was changed for Japan with a right hand drive wiper layout (parking on the passenger side) which, as well as a new linkage mechanism, also required a new bonnet pressing as there were recesses in the trailing edge for

2450-661: The Santana received a facelift, with a new fascia and new larger bumpers. The Turbodiesel was discontinued, leaving only gasoline-engined versions. The 1.8-litre Gi version was down to 91 PS (67 kW), while the Li and Gi5 equipment grades were dropped. The Xi5 Autobahn was now available with a new engine, however, as a DOHC version of the 2-litre five appeared with 140 PS (103 kW). With sales, originally aimed at 4,000-5,000 per month, only having reached 50,000 over seven years, Nissan ended production in October 1989. Sales of remaining stock continued until May 1990. Instead of renewing

2520-573: The Santana's grille design. Regarding equipment, only one trim level was available, which included: 13” alloy wheels, 185/70 tires, velour upholstery (gray or blue coloured starting in 1985), rear seat headrests, AM/FM stereo cassette Radio with 4 speakers, tachometer, power steering, anti-theft alarm. Air condition was available as an option, as well as 4-speed manual transmission or 3-speed automatic gearboxes. The following colours were available for 1984: Mars Red, Alpine White, Jade Green Metallic, Cosmos Silver Metallic and Graphite Metallic. For 1986,

2590-457: The Spanish built previous generation), although the Toledo was still presented as an economic alternative to the lower level of the D-segment , and included in the basic price a high level of equipment. One of the features most associated with the Spanish model, the tailgate was removed in favour of a more traditional four door saloon boot opening. The following year, the Toledo would be used as

2660-597: The Toledo has been a markedly reliable vehicle – more so than the Audi A3 and Volkswagen Golf, with which it shares platforms. In May 2006, Warranty Direct , a provider based in the United Kingdom of mechanical warranties for used cars, rated the Toledo with a higher reliability index compared to the Golf produced over the same period and the Audi A3. In 2010, and though out of production, the Warranty direct's Reliability index marks that

2730-421: The Toledo received generally negative reviews from critics. In October 2014, Top Gear Magazine placed the Toledo on its list of The Worst Cars You Can Buy Right Now . What Car? awarded it 2 stars out of 5, noting that the Toledo is "at odds with the sporty image SEAT likes to portray its cars as having" while also having a firm ride. Criticism was targeted towards the hard plastics in its interior as well. On

2800-474: The Toledo would see the addition of more powerful versions, including a 150 PS (110 kW; 148 bhp) 2.0 GTI 16v, and 110 PS (81 kW; 108 bhp) 1.9 TDI which, like many diesel engines built since 1996 by the Volkswagen Group , is advertised as capable of running on either mineral diesel or biodiesel . This model later received a mild facelift in September 1995, and made its début at

2870-554: The Vista can be recognized by its mesh grille, chrome accents located low on the bumpers, and redesigned taillights with circular elements whereas the taxi version had a razor blade-like grille, same taillights like the Santana 3000 and new wheels. As of May 2011 the original German designed Santana (both sedan and Variant versions) was still sold in China alongside the updated Santana Vista, which were popular with taxi and police fleets, as well as with private buyers. A 1.6-litre version of

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2940-631: The WTCC from 2005 to 2006 . Peter Terting replaced Diefenbacher, while Jason Plato also joined the team for four rounds and Marc Carol for one round. In 2004 and 2005 SEAT Sport also ran in the British Touring Car Championship with two SEAT Toledo Cupras Mk2 identical to those used in the European Touring Car Championship under the 'SEAT Sport UK' banner. Initially, the SEAT Sport UK cars were campaigned by RML Group although at

3010-425: The arrival of a 170 PS (125 kW; 168 bhp) TDI engine in 2006, as well as a tiptronic gearbox in the 2.0 FSI model. A 1.8 L turbocharged version of this engine became available in the middle of 2007. The internal combustion engines used are the same as for many other cars in the Volkswagen Group , and are all inline four cylinder engines . * only for some export markets Along with other SEATs,

3080-502: The base for a proper hatchback , the SEAT León Mark 1. Base model was now a crossflow 1.6 litre 100 PS (74 kW; 99 bhp) petrol engine, followed by a 1.8 litre twenty valve 125 PS (92 kW; 123 bhp) unit, while the top of the line was represented by the 2.3 litre 150 PS (110 kW; 148 bhp) VR5 engine (V5). Diesel engined versions used the 1.9 Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) engine, with

3150-583: The chassis of the 1993 Toledo from a Mexican dealership, after authorisation from SEAT. Chery Cowin, which is based on the SEAT Toledo, already has an authorisation to market it in Europe, along with Russia and South America. Apart from the Chery rebadged models, the first generation Toledo is also currently built by the Russian car maker TagAZ , rebranded as the Vortex Corda . The second generation Toledo ( Typ 1M)

3220-471: The end of 2012, and the rest of Europe and Mexico in the beginning of 2013, with the all new Toledo sitting in between the smaller Ibiza supermini and the larger León small family car . The Toledo received a five star rating in the Euro NCAP . The Toledo was pulled from UK sales lineup due to poor sales in November 2018. In February 2019, the Toledo ended production although sales in selected markets continued well into 2020. The SEAT Toledo CONNECT

3290-424: The end of the year the partnership was dissolved as RML entered the WTCC with Chevrolet and the team was run by Northern South since 2005. At the wheel were Jason Plato , Rob Huff , James Pickford and Luke Hines . However, there were also independent teams running with SEAT Toledo Cupras Mk2 till the 2009 British Touring Car Championship season , like the Motorbase Performance , the Team Air Cool/GR Asia ,

3360-402: The following table. SAIC Volkswagen 31°17′45″N 121°10′40″E  /  31.29583°N 121.17778°E  / 31.29583; 121.17778  ( Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive (SVW) ) SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. , formerly known as Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Anting, Shanghai , China and

3430-617: The matching parts came from, and rather started producing the next gen Passat Mk3). Also, the local assembly lines were needed by VW to increase the production run of the Mk2 Golf/Jetta for United States and Canada exports. In Mexico, the Corsar is still well remembered as a sleek design, good reputation vehicle. The Santana 4-door sedan started production in Argentina in June, 1987 as the Carat , manufactured by Volkswagen Argentina S.A. (San Justo/ General Pacheco , Buenos Aires Province ). No 2-door or estate versions were produced. Production ended in 1991. SEAT Toledo The SEAT Toledo

3500-399: The positive side, they've praised the Toledo's big boot, rear legroom and frugality. Autocar was slightly more positive, awarding it 3 stars out of 5, calling it a "no-nonsense family car", but criticised its driver appeal and bland design. 1,019,636 SEAT Toledos have been produced during 4 generations. The total production per year of SEAT Toledo cars, manufactured in SEAT is shown in

3570-427: The previous two generations: abandoning the traditional three box saloon format, the Toledo Mk3 has a five-door hatchback sedan design penned by Walter de'Silva , although now closer to a compact MPV with the Altea 's front section, a high roof, and a rear end inspired by Renault Vel Satis , paying homage to the original Toledo's hatchback/saloon rear. All pretense of a sporty identity was thrown out, in favour of

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3640-461: The production license, they began selling the new, third-generation Volkswagen Passat through their dealer network. As Volkswagen and Toyota began cooperating in 1991, sales of Volkswagens through Nissan dealers came to a halt. The Santana entered production in Brazil in June, 1984. It was originally sold as a 4-door and 2-door sedan , with the station wagon Santana Quantum (later simply Quantum ) being launched in July 1985. The 2-door coupe

3710-416: The quota of made-in-China parts was below six percent. In 1995, the local content quota stood at 89 percent. The last Santana was assembled on January 15 2013. Initially launched with a 1.6-litre petrol engine , the Santana was updated with a 1.8-litre petrol in 1987, first available in the Santana Variant station wagon introduced by Shanghai in April 1992. The first Santanas were all originally equipped with

3780-408: The standard ones. By mid-1988, a limited edition Corsar was released (both sedan and Variant version). It was distinguished for its Black and Silver double-tone paintwork, black leather upholstery and full equipment. Finally, by the end of 1988, the Corsar was discontinued from Volkswagen Mexico lineup, since production of its German counterpart -the Santana/Passat Mk2- stopped in Europe (where most of

3850-399: The term of cooperation for another 20 years. Chinese Communist Party former general secretary Jiang Zemin attended the signature ceremony. Shanghai Volkswagen Sales Co. Ltd, established on 19 October 2000, as the first joint venture in vehicle sales in China. On 11 April 2005, the Czech automotive brand Škoda Auto was introduced after signing a contract. The first model for the brand

3920-421: The top line CD (later GLS) a 3-speed automatic. In 1991, Volkswagen do Brasil then engaged in a joint venture with Ford called AutoLatina , decided to retain the Passat (B2) shaped sedan and wagon instead of building the newer third-generation Passat (B3). Thorough changes to the bodyshell, boot line, front and rear guards, meant it looked considerably more modern than its predecessor, if not quite at par with

3990-470: The wiper pivots. VW-built cars, in common with some of the maker's other models at this time, such as the MKII Golf, had the same LHD wiper pattern regardless of steering wheel location. At introduction, the Santana was available with three different engines: A 100 PS (74 kW) 1781 cc four (Li, Gi), a 110 PS (81 kW) 1,994 cc five (Gi5, Xi5) and a 72 PS (53 kW) 1,588 cc turbodiesel four (Lt, Gt Diesel Turbo). All came with

4060-675: Was aided by some Shanghai municipal efforts. Various restrictions on engine size, as well as incentives to city taxi companies, helped ensure a safe market in the company's relatively wealthy home arena. The Shanghai plant was by far the winner among all new JVs, as it produced cars that could function as taxis, vehicles for government officials and transport for the newly emerging business elite. Volkswagen also encouraged its foreign parts suppliers to create joint ventures in China, and their resulting product helped SAIC Volkswagen achieve an 85 per cent local content rate by 1993. On 12 April 2002, SAIC Motor renewed its contract with Volkswagen and extended

4130-544: Was also the first in the Chinese developed Santana series to be available with optional ABS brakes with electronic brake distribution, electronic differential system, a multi function display system, and a sunroof designed by the German Webasto company. The 2.0-litre engine was added to the range in June 2006. On January 6 2008, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive released the Santana Vista (Zhijun) and Santana Vista (Changda) (Taxi model), featuring front and rear visual updates and minor chassis modifications. The passenger version of

4200-417: Was ended in May 2009, due to low sales. A concept car based on the Toledo Mk4 production model was presented at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show . This vehicle is closely related to the Škoda Rapid as a five-door liftback , both are based on an adaptation of the A05+ (PQ25) platform and are assembled in the same Škoda factory in Mladá Boleslav . The Toledo commenced sales in Spain and Portugal towards

4270-417: Was engaged. From September 1984 catalytic converters were also introduced on the Santana and on request, lambda control could also be ordered on fuel injected petrol engines. In total, 198,505 examples were produced in Europe, with 174,900 petrol examples and 23,600 diesel examples made. The Santana's biggest success was in China. The Santana (B2) had been built in China on a small scale trial basis by

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4340-423: Was exclusive to Brazil. The engine range consisted of two versions of the familiar 1.8-litre Volkswagen EA827 engine , running on ethanol or petrol. In May 1988 it gained the option of a 2.0-litre engine (petrol or ethanol). Thus equipped they were known as Santana/Quantum 2000. Transmissions included a 4-speed manual (for the first two years), 5-speed manual (first as an option but made standard in 1987), and for

4410-460: Was intended to be the top-of-range offer for the domestic car market at the time, a mechanically reliable while slightly luxurious medium sedan. The 1.8-litre 85 hp (63 kW) carbureted engine was the only drive choice for the whole Corsar lineup through its lifetime. It was definitely a high fuel-saving option toward its local medium-luxury competitors: Chrysler LeBaron "K", Chevrolet Celebrity, Ford Grand Marquis, Renault 18. In 1984 and 1985,

4480-525: Was introduced in 1998, and made its début at the 1998 Paris Motor Show as a four-door notchback saloon . Sales commenced in October 1998. It went on sale there in March 1999. It was more rounded than the previous first generation shape and had a much more fluid design, although both were products of Giorgetto Giugiaro 's Italdesign studio, with the latest generation being influenced by SEAT's chief of exterior design Steve Lewis. It shared components with its Volkswagen and Škoda PQ34 platform mates,

4550-421: Was only offered in the higher-quality CL and GL versions. To emphasize the model's independence, these were changed to LX and GX from August 1982 onwards and from 1984 a more basic CX version was also introduced. The GX5 was the top of the range and came with alloy wheels, leather upholstery, deep pile carpet and central locking as standard as well as a sporty 1.9 inline five engine from the Audi Coupe . This engine

4620-543: Was originally sold in Europe as a four-door sedan based on the Volkswagen Passat B2 from 1981 to 1984. In Europe the Santana was marketed towards the upper middle class. It was only available as a four-door sedan, although Volkswagen did build five two-door, pre-series sedans in 1981. The name "Santana" was derived from the Santa Ana winds . The Santana was also technically identical to the Passat while being positioned more upmarket, consisting of higher quality equipment and better interior materials. Distinguishing features from

4690-409: Was phased out in October 2018 in favour of 100 new electric cabs for Shanghai's taxi fleet as well as the Volkswagen Touran , which offered greater comfort for passengers. On October 29, 2012, the new Santana was introduced in Wolfsburg , Germany as a subcompact B-segment car. It was built to fulfill the Chinese market demand. The new Santana is built in Anting and Ürümqi in China and its basis uses

4760-412: Was retained) and the car was sold as a Passat. European test production ended in 1988 while Latin American production continued until 2006. Chinese production of the three box sedan continued until January 2013. The final Chinese versions were named Santana Vista , and the name Santana was used on a new 2013 model, slightly smaller and based on the Škoda Rapid and SEAT Toledo . The Volkswagen Santana

4830-408: Was the Škoda Octavia built by Shanghai Volkswagen and commenced production on June 6, 2007. This followed with the Škoda Fabia in December 2008, the Superb in August 2009, the Škoda Rapid in April 2013 and the long wheelbase Škoda Yeti seven months later. In September 2011 SAIC-VW announced the new Tantus brand (Tianyue in Chinese). The Tantus EV which appeared in a few low-resolution images

4900-455: Was upgraded to a 2.0 litre in the last year of production (1984). The range of engines on the Santana was similar to the Passat, 1.3 petrol, 1.6 petrol, 1.8 petrol which were all inline-four with a top of the range 1.9-litre petrol straight-five which was upgraded to a 2.0-litre unit in 1984. Diesels were also offered in Europe, a naturally aspirated diesel producing 54 horsepower and a turbocharged diesel producing 70 horsepower. Both diesels have

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