The Volkswagen Group B platform is a mid-size automobile platform from the Volkswagen Group. It has been used for saloon cars/sedans, estate cars/station wagon, and coupés - under the Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT and Škoda marques over the years.
More recently, Volkswagen Group have introduced a new alphanumeric nomenclature for car platforms. The platform code is composed as follows:
- A letter, P, indicating a passenger car platform
- A letter indicating the configuration of the engine:
- Q indicates a transverse engine (Quer in German)
- L indicates a longitudinal engine (Längs in German)
- A digit indicating the platform size or class (4 corresponding to the "B" series of platforms)
- A digit indicating the generation or evolution
An additional + suffix indicates a long-wheelbase variant.
Read more about Volkswagen Group B Platform: B1, BX, B2, B3, B4, B5 (PL45), B6, B7, MLB/MLP (B8)
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