Just in time for the 20th birthday of the Sharan, Volkswagen is establishing a new variant of the people mover. Two decades. Three generations of the multipurpose vehicle (MPV). Sold. The bestselling German MPV in its category. Used numerous times in route to schools kindergarten, sports clubs and vacation destinations. Thousands of young people that will go off to beginning or university work in 2015 or in the forthcoming years grew up with this MPV. The exceptionally adaptable MPV has done umpteen million kilometres on the road to work also to company meetings. And carried on after work of space for outdoor enthusiasts entire with their bikes . and boards 20 years of motoring life with no issues of space. Time to get a look back.

Springtime 1991

Four years in the electronic sphere Swede Linus Torvalds starts the Linux operating system; Otzi is located in the Alps and Ayrton Senna: prior to the world premiere of the Sharan becomes world champion for the 3rd time. In spring 1991, on developing the new MPV work has started. Vehicle makers call this phase the product development process. Time is flying by, even though it is 48 months before the beginning of creation. Up to now, there's still no production plant for the people mover and no accepted design. However, the theory is agreed. The program would be to expand the product portfolio of Volkswagen with the addition of a totally thought-out B-section MPV. It's 40 kilometres from Lisbon, there, that Europe's most modern MPVs - the Ford Galaxy, the SEAT Alhambra as well as the Sharan - should be constructed. For the time being, they're still being developed. Work is being done on design and the engineering. In the event of the Sharan, the latter is finalised around a couple of years prior to the beginning of total production using the so called 'layout halt'.

Autumn 1994

The primary sycamore trees on the Avenue des Champs- an autumnal shade is turning by time the Sharan's name is announced by the Volkswagen Communications team on 10th October. With the engine improved in its operation by Porsche, Volkswagen unveils a prototype of the future MPV, in once.

Spring 1995

The year of the world premiere of the Sharan: German Thomas Reiter will fly Christo wrap up the Reichstag release their last studio album, 'Made in Heaven'. On 9th March, to the general public the new Sharan is disclosed at the Geneva International Motor Show. The design, having a front section reminiscent of that of the ultramodern ICE trains that were subsequently, the engineering layout as well as the spatial theory are received. It definitely features an atmosphere of autonomy, liberty and self determination. That's exactly what the brand new people mover from Volkswagen plans - as an advanced vehicle for everyone. For trips with friends. For joie de vivre on the street. Together with the liberty in order to take everything with you which you need: an MPV, a real 'multipurpose vehicle'."

Fall 1995

When it goes on sale in fall 1995, obtainable in three variants, the newest MPV takes off. A modern-day quotation from Volkswagen: "The base model is the CL variation, which will be already completely equipped. Standard attributes include, for example, a steering wheel with tilt and height adjustment, rear headrests, central locking and an immobiliser. It continues: "The Sharan is found in the proper time within an expanding marketplace. Which is what occurred: The sales amounts only for MPVs in the Sharan's so called B section rise in 1998 to 364,000. in Europe Those - nearly 15 per cent - are accounted for by the Sharan. Since 1995, the Volkswagen MPV has become more successful and more as well as in several states is leaving behind the competition. Volkswagen takes over the shares of Ford in 'AutoEuropa Automoveis Lda' and sets the course for the long run. The next generation Sharan is long since under development. By early 2000, when the primary generation is discontinued, 249,503 Sharans. has been created by the Palmela plant The model range of Volkswagen has another bestseller.

Springtime 2000

Everything is changing; simply Michael and Potter Schumacher - world champion for the 3rd time in 2000 - appear constants in the cosmos. Volkswagen this year unveils the next generation of the MPV, featuring new front and back sections, a fresh inside and technical inventions that are numerous. Like many vehicles assembled over an extended interval, it becomes a reflection of improvement. As an alternative the MPV can also be accessible with 4MOTION all-wheel drive. This is underlined by optionally integrated child seats, as do the 'Back Seat Video', a sort of 'Media Control' 2002 design. From the time a facelift supersedes the first collection of the next generation, an additional 196,035 units sold have added to the first the of generation's 249,503

Fall 2003

Eight years following the world premiere on July 30th, Volkswagen assembles the last Beetle in Mexico. In the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Volkswagen presents a Sharan facelift in September. While efficiency sharpens new details add the style of the front and back portions and additional sharpness. Every customer that was second formerly drove another make - this high conversion speed speaks volumes for the potencies of the theory of Volkswagen. In Europe, also, the Sharan is among the three best sellers in its category." Seven years after, the last Sharan of the show II of the next generation leaves the factory. By now, along with the 445,538 units previously sold . added have been It's time to get a successor.

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