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Volcan Army The Volcan Army was a Chadian insurgent rebel group that was active during the Chadian Civil War. The movement was founded in 1970 by the Arab insurgent leader Mohamed Baghlani, who had been expelled in June from the FROLINAT by the organization's secretary-general Abba Siddick.
Volcanic arc A volcanic arc is a chain of volcanic islands or mountains located near the edge of continents that are formed as the result of tectonic plate subduction. Subduction causes these arcs by creating magma as one tectonic plate sinks beneath another into the asthenosphere.
Volcanic cone Volcanic cones are among the simplest volcano formations in the world. They are built by fragments (called ejecta) thrown up (ejected) from a volcanic vent, piling up around the vent in the shape of a cone with a central crater.
Volcanic crater Perhaps the most conspicuous part of a volcano is the crater, a basin of a roughly circular form within which occurs a vent (or vents) from which magma erupts as gases, lava, and ejecta. A crater can be of large dimensions, and sometimes of vast depth.
Volcanic gas Volcanic gases include a variety of substances given off by active (or, at times, by dormant) volcanos. These include gases trapped in cavities (vesicles) in volcanic rocks, dissolved or dissociated gases in magma and lava, or gases emanating directly from lava or indirectly through ground water heated by volcanic action.
Volcanic Honeymoon Volcanic Honeymoon was an Australian rock band from 1996-2001. There music was "Hauntingly Romantic" in song writing and often referred to as "Non siedimentry rock", also often compaired to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Pink Floyd.
Volcanic margins Tectonically active rifts and passive-margins form a group of genetically related extensional basins which play an important role in the spectrum of basin types. A large number of major hydrocarbon provinces are associated with passive-margins.
Volcanic plug A volcanic plug, also called a volcanic neck or lava neck, is a volcanic landform created when lava hardens within a vent on an active volcano. When forming, a plug can cause an extreme build-up of pressure if volatile-charged magma is trapped beneath it, and this can sometimes lead to an explosive eruption.
Volcaniclastic Volcaniclastic rocks are those rock types of clastic origin composed solely or primarily of volcanic materials. Commonly associated with explosive volcanic activity - such as plinean or krakatoan eruption styles, or phreatomagmatic eruptions - volcaniclastic deposits are commonly formed from air-bourne ash, lapilli and bombs or blocks ejected from the volcano itself, mixed in with shattered country rock.
Volcano A volcano is an opening (or rupture) in the Earth's surface or crust, which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from deep below the surface. Volcanic activity involving the extrusion of rock tends to form mountains or features like mountains over a period of time.
Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign The Volcano and Ryūkyū Islands campaign was a series of battles and engagements between Allied forces and Imperial Japanese forces during the Pacific campaign of World War II from around January, 1945 until June, 1945. The two main land battles in the campaign were the Battle of Iwo Jima (February 16 1945 – March 26, 1945) and the Battle of Okinawa (April 1, 1945 - June 21, 1945).
Volcano Adventure Volcano Adventure is a 1956 children's book by the Canadian-born American author Willard Price featuring his "Adventure" series characters, Hal and Roger Hunt. It depicts a journey to several of the world's most dangerous volcanoes.
Volcano Girls "Volcano Girls" is a song by the alternative rock band Veruca Salt, released in 1997 on the album Eight Arms to Hold You. It was written by Nina Gordon in which she was the lead signer for the song, with Louise Post performing backup vocals.
Volcano observatory A volcano observatory is an institution that conducts research and monitoring of a volcano. Each observatory provides continuous and periodic monitoring of the seismicity, other geophysical changes, ground movements, volcanic gas chemistry, and hydrologic conditions and activity between and during eruptions.
Volcano Prediction Volcano prediction (also: volcanic activity prediction, eruption forecast) is an interdisciplinary scientific and engineering approach to natural catastrophic event forecasting. Volcano prediction has not been perfected, but significant progress has been made in recent decades.
Volcano rocks Volcano Rocks was once a candy produced in the United States by the Willy Wonka candy company throughout the 1970's through the 1980's. They were solid pieces of sugar candy resembling multi-colored rocks resembling the colorful gravel found at the bottom of many fish bowls.
Volcano The Bear Volcano The Bear are an improvisational/experimental British band formed in Leicester in 1995. They are currently comprised of Aaron Moore (drums, trumpet, vocals), Nick Mott (saxophone, guitar, vocals), Clarence Manuelo (tapes, electronics) and Daniel Padden (keyboards, guitar, clarinet, vocals).
Volcano Vaporizer The Volcano Vaporizer is a device used to vaporize substances, including eucalyptus, hops, chamomile, lavender, lemon balm, sage, thyme, cannabis as well as other herbs and liquids. It is manufactured by Storz & Bickel, a German company.
Volcanoes of Java Java is almost entirely of volcanic origin, and contains numerous volcanoes, 20 of which have been active in recent historical times. As is the case for many other Indonesian islands, volcanoes have played a vital role in the geological and human history of Java.
Volcanoes of the Deep Sea Volcanoes of the Deep Sea is a 2003 documentary film directed by Stephen Low in the IMAX format. About undersea volcanoes, the film was not shown in some US theatres because it was feared that the film's mention of evolution would provoke a negative reaction from creationist patrons.
Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit Volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposits or VMS are a type of metal sulfide ore deposit, mainly Cu-Zn which are associated with and created by volcanic-associated hydrothermal events. They are predominantly stratiform accumulations of sulfide minerals that precipitate from hydrothermal fluids at or below the seafloor, in a wide range of ancient and modern geological settings.
Volcanoless in Canada Volcanoless in Canada is an indie rock band from Yorkton, Saskatchewan, now based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Volcanoless in Canada bases it's main principal on three acoustic guitars playing different melody lines while still accompanied by bass and drums.
Volcanoless in Canada (9 song CDEP) Volcanoless - St is the first full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Volcanoless in Canada. According to interviews with the band, the album is comprised of an underlaying theme of regret to hopefullness, and breifly touches on a storyline with characters "Snake" and "Charmer".
Volcán Isluga National Park Volcán Isluga National Park is located in the Andes, in the Tarapacá Region of Chile, near Colchane and south of Lauca Biosphere Reserve. It covers 1,747 square kilometers, with elevations ranging between 2,100 and 5,600 meters.
Volcdramon Volcdramon is an Ultimate Level Dragon Digimon of the X-Antibody that inhabits the magma layer of the volcanoes dotting the Digital World. It is said that volcanic eruptions are caused by the activity of Volcdramon, and not volcanic activity, so a researcher of Digital World volcanoes investigates the activity of Volcdramon rather than the volcanic activity.
Volcom Entertainment Volcom Entertainment, officially founded in 1995, in Newport Beach, CA, and currently based in Costa Mesa, is the brainchild of theLINE's singer/guitarist Ryan Immegart and Volcom Clothing founder Richard Woolcott. Immegart being Volcom's first sponsored snowboarder and having a love for music provided the necessary components to launch the label through Volcom.
Volda Volda is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Volda's main geographical feature are two fjords, Austefjorden and Dalsfjorden, which traverse the municipality in a south-southeastern and southern direction, respectively.
Voldi Way Voldi Way (born 1 March 1970, Glenolden, Pennsylvania, USA) is a technology entrepreneur and founder of WayForward Technologies, a Valencia, California based videogame development studio. In 1980, at age 10, he starred in the film The Changeling.
Vole (magazine) Vole was a British environmentalist magazine published between 1977 and 1980. The magazine was intended to have a more light-hearted tone than the other countryside and ecology magazines of the time: the founders' working title for the magazine (shortened when it began actual publication) was "The Questing Vole", from a nature column written by the hero of Evelyn Waugh's novel Scoop - "Feather-footed through the plashy fens passes the questing vole".
Vole (Star Trek) A vole is a fictional rodent species in the Star Trek universe, known from the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It is Cardassian in origin and has been the subject of discussion in a handful of episodes where it is known for being a pest aboard the space station, infesting Quark's Bar as well as Ops where it chewed through wiring.
Vole Clock The Vole clock is a method of dating archaeological strata. Investigations at sites across Europe have allowed construction of a detailed framework of how different vole species evolved over the last million years, and where and when specific species became extinct.
Volen Siderov Volen Siderov () (born 19 April 1956) is a controversial Bulgarian politician and chairman of the far right nationalist party Attack. He is famous for his hard-line attitude towards minorities in Bulgaria, especially Roma and Turks.
Volenti non fit injuria Volenti non fit injuria (Latin: "to a willing person, no injury is done") is a common law doctrine which means that someone who knowingly and willingly puts themselves in a dangerous situation will be unable to sue for his or her resulting injuries. It is sometimes described as the plaintiff "consenting to run a risk" but should be distinguished from consent which can prevent some torts arising in the first place (for example, consent to a medical procedure preventing the procedure being a trespass to the person, or consenting to a person visiting your land preventing them being a trespasser).
Voleti Venkatesvarulu Sri Voleti Venkateswarulu (1928 - 1989) was one of the most prominent South Indian classical musicians of the 20th century. Born in Rajahmundry, he learnt music initially for 10 years from Sri Munuganti Venkata Rao Pantulu of kakinada, and later underwent exclusive training for 3 years under Dr.
Volga Bulgaria Volga Bulgaria or Volga-Kama Bolghar, is a historic state that existed between the 7th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama rivers in what is now Russia. Today, Republics of Tatarstan and Chuvashia are considered to be descendants of Volga Bulgaria in terms of territory and ethnicity.
Volga Bulgars The Volga Bulgars were a culture in southern modern Russia along the Volga River from approximately 900 to 1300 AD. They were related to the original Bulgars of Old Great Bulgaria which had existed in approximately the same region around 600 to 700.
Volga Delta The Volga Delta is the largest inland river delta in Europe, and occurs where Europe's largest river system, the Volga River, drains into the Caspian Sea in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast, north-east of the republic of Kalmykia. The delta is located in the Caspian Depression—the far eastern part of the delta lies in Kazakhstan.
Volga German The Volga Germans ( or Russlanddeutsche) were ethnic Germans living near the Volga River in the region of southern European Russia around Saratov and to the south, maintaining German culture, language, traditions and religions: Evangelical Lutheranism, Reformed and Roman Catholicism, and Mennonitism. Many Volga Germans emigrated to the American Midwest, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and other countries in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (German: Autonome Sozialistische Sowjet-Republik der Wolga-Deutschen, Russian: Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика Немцев Поволжья) was an autonomous republic established in the Soviet Union, with its capital at the Volga port of Engels (until 1931 known as Pokrovsk) in 1918 following the Russian Revolution, in the area of compact settlement of the large Volga German minority in Russia, which numbered almost 1.8 million by 1897.
Volga River The Volga, widely viewed as the national river of Russia, flows through the western part of the country. It is Europe's longest river, with a length of 3,690 km (2,293 miles), and forms the core of the largest river system in Europe.
Volga trade route In the Middle Ages, the Volga trade route connected Northern Europe and Northwestern Russia with the Caspian Sea. The Rus used this route to trade with Muslim countries on the southern shores of the Caspian Sea, sometimes penetrating as far as Baghdad.
Volga Upland The Volga Upland or Volga Uplands (Russian—Privolzhskaya Vozvyshennost) is a vast region of uplands in western Russia that lie west of the Volga River and east of the Central Russian Upland. The uplands run for approximately 500 miles (804 km) in a southwest-northeasterly direction from Volgograd to Kazan.
Volga-Baltic Waterway The Volga-Baltic Waterway, formerly known as the Mariinsk Canal System, is a series of canals and rivers in Russia which link the Volga River with the Baltic Sea. Its overall length between Cherepovets and Lake Onega is 368 km.
Volga-Dnepr Volga-Dnepr Airlines is an airline based in Ulyanovsk, Russia. It operates scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services, but specialises in outsize cargo operations using the world's largest fleet of Antonov An-124 aircraft.
Volga-Ural Military District The Volga-Ural Military District is a military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed on 1 September 2001 by the amalgamation of the Volga Military District and the Ural Military District. The headquarters of the Ural Military District, located at Yekaterinburg became the new headquarters of the merged district.
Volga-Volga Volga-Volga was a Russian comedy directed by Grigori Alexandrov in 1937. It centered around a group of amateur performers on their way to Moscow to perform in a talent contest called the Moscow Musical Olympiad.
Volgans The Volgans are the fictional fascist Russian enemy in the stories involving Bill Savage and the early adventures of the ABC Warriors. This implies that they are in the same fictional universe (or a nearly identical one) where the Volgan's invasion of Britain ground on turning into the full-blown War known as The Volgan War.
Volgograd Volgograd (), formerly called Tsaritsyn () (1598–1925) and Stalingrad () (1925–1961) is a city in and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is situated on the west bank of the Volga River.
Volgogradskiy Prospekt Volgogradskiy Prospekt (Volgograd Avenue) is a station on Moscow Metro's Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line. The station was opened on 31 December, 1966 as part of the Zhadovskiy radius and is named after the nearby Avenue that leads on from the centre of Moscow into an intercity highway all the way to the southwest of Russia, although ironically not directely to Volgograd.
Volgren Volgren is an Australian bodywork company previously owned by Volvo and the Grenda Corporation but is now entirely owned by the latter. It was established in 1977, initially supplying bodywork for Volvo buses sold in Australia, and later supplying bus bodywork on all types of chassis for both local sale and export.
Volhynia Volhynia (, , ; also called Volynia) comprises the historic region in western Ukraine located between the rivers Prypiat and Western Bug -- to the north of Galicia and of Podolia. The area has one of the oldest Slavic settlements in Europe.
Volchansk Volchansk () is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volchanka River (right tributary of the Sosva, Ob's basin), 452 km north of Yekaterinburg. Population: 11,043 (2002 Census); 14,814 (1989 Census).
Volition Records Volition Records was an Sydney, Australia based record label specialising in electronic music styles such as house, techno, synthpop and trance. It was founded by Andrew Penhallow in the late 1980s, but folded in the late 1990s.
Volker Beck Volker Beck (born 12 December, 1960 in Stuttgart) is a German politician, specifically a Green Party representative in the Bundestag first as their Speaker for Legal Affairs (1994-2002) and now as the Green Party whip. He is the member of parliament representing Cologne and was reelected as MP and whip in September 2005.
Volker Braun Volker Braun (born May 7, 1939, Dresden) is a German writer. His works include Provokation fĂĽr mich (Provocation for Me)--a collection of poems written between 1959 and 1964 and published in 1965, a play, Die Kipper (The Dumpers) (1972; written 1962-1965), and Das ungezwungne Leben Kasts (The Unrestrained Life of Kast) (1972).
Volker Fried Volker Fried (born February 1, 1961 in OsnabrĂĽck) is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who competed at four consecutive Summer Olympics for West and the reunified Germany. He won the gold medal with his team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, after capturing silver at the two previous Olympics in Los Angeles (1984) and Seoul (1988).
Volker Kauder Volker Kauder (born 3 September 1949 in Sinsheim) is a German CDU politician. Since 21 November 2005, he has been Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag after a short term as Secretary General of the CDU.
Volkert van der Graaf Volkert van der Graaf (born July 9, 1969) is the confessed murderer of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn. Although Van der Graaf is often described as supporter of animal rights, he confessed in court to murdering Fortuyn to stop him from targeting "the weak parts of society to score points" in seeking political power.
VolksbĂĽhne The VolksbĂĽhne (German for People's Theatre) is a theatre in Berlin, Germany. Located in Berlin's city center Mitte on Rosa Luxemburg Platz in what was the DDR's capital, the VolksbĂĽhne exemplifies the socialist realism style of architecture that characterized much of East Berlin.
Volksdeutsche Volksdeutsche (ethnic Germans) is a historical term which arose in the early 20th century to describe ethnic Germans living outside of the Reich. This is in contrast to Imperial Germans (Reichsdeutsche), German citizens living within Germany.
Volkseigener Betrieb The Volkseigener Betrieb (German: people-owned enterprise; abbreviation: VEB) was the legal form of industrial enterprise in East Germany. They were publicly owned and were routinely combined with other organizational units called Kombinate.
Volksgrenadier Volksgrenadier was the name given to a type of German Army division formed in the Fall of 1944 after the double loss of Army Group Center to the Soviets in Operation Bagration and the Fifth Panzer Army to the Allies in Normandy. The resulting strategic emergency and concomitant manpower shortage required the creation of infantry divisions that economized on personnel and emphasized defensive strength over offensive strength.
Volkskammer The Volkskammer ("People's Chamber") was the de jure Legislature of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). From its founding in 1949 until the first free elections on March 18, 1990, all members of the Parliament were elected on a slate controlled by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), called the National Front.
Volksmusik Volksmusik is the common umbrella designation of a number of related styles of traditional music from the Alpine regions of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol. It tends to be dialect-heavy and invokes local and regional lifestyles and traditions, particularly those of the Alpine farmers and peasants.
Volkspark Mariendorf The Volkspark Mariendorf is appropriate for local part Mariendorf in Berlin Tempelhof, and is 1924 built. There is a small hill, a well with bronze child figures and 3 lakes (Eckernpfuhl, Bluehmelteich, Karpfenpfuhl).
Volkspolizei The Volkspolizei (German for "People's Police") was the national police of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), whose officers were commonly nicknamed VoPos. Formed following the end of World War II and abolished after German reunification, Volkspolizei officers were trained like soldiers and were highly effective in enforcing the policies of the East German government.
Volksschule A Volkschule was an eighteenth century system of state-supported primary schools established in the Habsburg Austrian Empire. Attendance was supposedly compulsory, but a 1781 census reveals that only one fourth of the school-age children attended.
Volkssturm The Volkssturm (literally translated as People's Storm in the meaning of National Storm) was a German national militia of the last months of Germany's Third Reich. It was founded on Adolf Hitler's orders on October 18, 1944 and effectively conscripted all males between the ages of 16 to 60 years of age (who did not already serve in some military unit) as part of the German Home Guard.
Volkssturmmann Volkssturmmann was a paramiltiary rank of the Volkssturm, the German militia created to defend the German homeland in the last months of World War II. The rank of Volkssturmmann carried no special uniform or insignia and the title was merely held by any person who was drafted to serve in the Volkssturm.
Volkstaat Volkstaat (Afrikaans for "People's state") is a proposal for the establishment of self determination for the Afrikaner minority in South Africa according to federal principles, alluding to full independence in the form of a homeland for Afrikaners.
VolkstĂĽmliche Musik VolkstĂĽmliche Musik (German folksy music) is a modern variation on the traditional music of German-speaking countries in general and their Alpine regions in particular. It is sometimes instrumental, but usually presented by one or especially two singers and is most popular amongst older people in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and South Tyrol.
Volkstheater, Vienna The Volkstheater in Vienna (roughly translatable as "Viennese popular theatre" or "Vienna People's Theatre") was founded in 1889 by request of the citizens of Vienna, amongst them the dramatist Ludwig Anzengruber and the furniture manufacturer Thonet, in order to offer a popular counter weight to the Hofburgtheater. It was erected according to designs by Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer, who attempted to reconcile their plans with historicism.
Volksverhetzung Volksverhetzung (German: "sedition of the people") is a concept in German criminal law that bans the incitement of hatred against a minority of the population. It often applies in, though it is not limited to, trials relating to holocaust denial in Germany.
Volkswagen 1-litre car The VW 1-litre car is a two-person concept car designed to travel 100 km using just 1 litre of fuel (equivalent to 235 miles per US gallon or 282 mpg Imperial). To achieve such economy, it is made from lightweight materials; the body is streamlined; and the engine and transmission are designed and tuned for economy.
Volkswagen 181 The Volkswagen Type 181 "Kurierwagen", popularly known in the United States as the Thing and in Mexico as the Safari, was a small military vehicle produced by Volkswagen from 1969 to 1983, although civilian sales stopped in 1980. It was based in part on Volkswagen's Beetle Type I and was an evolution of the KĂĽbelwagen, which had been used by the German military during World War II.
Volkswagen 7L platform The Volkswagen 7L platform is an automobile platform shared among SUVs (4x4s in the European market) of the Volkswagen Group. It was co-developed by VWAG and Porsche AG, and is used by Volkswagen for its Audi and Volkswagen brands.
Volkswagen air cooled engine The Volkswagen air cooled engine is one of the most widely used and versatile internal combustion engines in the world. Variations of this engine were produced by Volkswagen plants around the world from 1936 until 2006.
Volkswagen A platform The Volkswagen A platform is an automobile platform shared among compact and mid-size cars of the Volkswagen Group. It was originally based on the architecture of the Volkswagen Golf and is adaptable to either front- or all wheel drive.
Volkswagen Beetle The Volkswagen Type 1, more commonly known as the Beetle, Fusca, Coccinelle or Cox, Vocho (Spanish), Bug, Volky or Käfer (German), Escarabajo (beetle in Spanish) is an economy car produced by the German automaker Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003. Although the names "Beetle" and "Bug" were quickly adopted by the public, it was not until August of 1967 that VW themselves began using the name Beetle in marketing materials.
Volkswagen collectibles The German automotive firm Volkswagen has licensed its logo and the logos and names of its automobile models onto many collectibles. In particular models of the Volkswagen Beetle and Volkswagen New Beetle have been popular with collectors, because of their cultural influence.
Volkswagen C platform The C platform is the Volkswagen Group's extended midsize Automobile platform, and has been used for near-luxury automobiles under the Audi brand. It is the group's oldest platform, having started with the Audi 100 in 1969.
Volkswagen Citi The VW Citi Golf is a car produced by Volkswagen in South Africa. Formerly known as both the CitiGolf and Citigolf (one word), it is a facelifted version of the original VW Golf MK 1 hatchback, which ceased production in Germany in 1983.
Volkswagen Concept R The Volkswagen Concept R is a concept car developed by the German automaker Volkswagen and officially unveiled at the 2003 Frankfurt Auto Show. It is a study of a sporty two-seat roadster with mid-engine and rear wheel drive.
Volkswagen Corrado The Volkswagen Corrado was a 3-door, front wheel drive, 2+2 compact hatchback developed by Volkswagen and built by Karmann in OsnabrĂĽck, Germany. It used Volkswagen's B3 platform in the rear of the car, while using the A2 platform technology up front, which it shared with the then-current Golf and Jetta (this is known as the A2m platform).
Volkswagen DCX The Volkswagen DCX will be a minivan sold in the US starting in 2009. It will be based on Chrysler's RT platform and built alongside the next generation Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country in Saint Louis, but the van itself will be designed by Volkswagen.
Volkswagen Derby The Volkswagen Derby is a saloon version of the Volkswagen Polo supermini, produced by the German automaker Volkswagen between 1977 and 1981. During 1981 Volkswagen introduced the second generation Polo and the second generation Derby, in 1984 the Derby name was dropped and the saloon version of the Polo became the Polo Classic.
Volkswagen Doublecab The VW Doublecab is a one of many variants of the VW Eurovan and its predecessor the VW Transporter, identifiable by its crew cab-style pickup truck body, typically featuring two rows of seats, a single door only to access the rear seat (usually on the curb side) and drop-sides on the pickup bed.
Volkswagen EcoRacer The Volkswagen EcoRacer is a Volkswagen concept car first shown to the public at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show. It combines the performance of a sports car with fuel-efficiency equal to the most fuel-efficient cars available in 2005.
Volkswagen Eos The Volkswagen Eos is a coupe convertible from Volkswagen produced from 2006. It is the successor of the Volkswagen Cabrio, and also Volkswagen's first production sports or coupe car since the Corrado, which ceased production in 1995.
Volkswagen Eurovan The Eurovan (US and Mexico), or Transporter (UK, Ireland & North Europe) was the first front-engined van of German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and is the successor of the famous classic VW Type 2 van. It rides on the Volkswagen T platform.
Volkswagen Gol The Volkswagen Gol is a low cost subcompact car designed in Brazil and sold by the German automaker Volkswagen since 1980. It is Volkswagen's entry-level car in the South American market, beneath the other superminis, the Fox and Polo.
Volkswagen Golf The Volkswagen Golf (Mark 1 and Mark 5 badged as Volkswagen Rabbit in North America) is a compact car / small family car manufactured by Volkswagen. The front-wheel drive Golf was Volkswagen's first successful replacement for the air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle.
Volkswagen Iltis The Volkswagen Type 183, more commonly known as the Iltis is a military vehicle built by Volkswagen for use by the German military and under license by Bombardier for the Canadian Forces and Belgian Army. Although the two vehicles were briefly offered simultaneously, the 183 effectively replaced the Type 181 "Thing".
Volkswagen Iroc The Volkswagen Iroc is a concept car to be presented at the 2006 Paris Motor Show. Featuring a three-door hatchback body style and about as large as the Golf, it is a prefiguration of the future Volkswagen Scirocco.
Volkswagen K70 The Volkswagen K70 (pronounced as "ka siebzig" in German) is a sedan automobile produced by both NSU and Volkswagen from 1969 to 1974. The K70 was the first VW to have a front-mounted watercooled engine.
Volkswagen Karmann Ghia The Karmann Ghia was a two-seater sports car marketed by Volkswagen, designed by the Italian firm Ghia, and built by German coach builder Karmann. Over 445,000 Karmann Ghias were produced between 1955 and 1974.
Volkswagen KĂĽbelwagen The Volkswagen KĂĽbelwagen (bucket/tub car) was a military vehicle designed by Ferdinand Porsche and built by Volkswagen prior to and during World War II for use by the German military. It was known internally as the Type 62, then later as the Type 82 and based heavily on the Volkswagen Beetle.
Volkswagen Microbus Concept The Volkswagen Microbus Concept Car (also known as the Volkswagen New Microbus and Volkswagen Microbus Concept) was a concept car created by Volkswagen. This concept car was supposed to be a modern version of the original Volkswagen Microbus.
Volkswagen New Beetle The Volkswagen New Beetle is a compact car introduced by Volkswagen in 1998, drawing heavily on the design cues of the original Beetle. Based on a Volkswagen Golf, the "retro" design proved to be more successful in some markets than in others.
Volkswagen Passat The Volkswagen Passat is a family car built by Volkswagen AG ("VW"), produced in various forms since 1973. It falls between the Volkswagen Golf/Jetta and Phaeton in the current Volkswagen line-up, and is currently produced in Volkswagen's plants in Emden and Zwickau, Germany.

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