Volkswagen Group A0 platform


The Volkswagen Group A0 platform is a series of automobile platforms shared among superminis of various marques of the Volkswagen Group.
Under Volkswagen's revised platform naming system, the "A04" platform is known as the PQ24 platform, and what may have been called the A05 platform is officially the PQ25 platform. The new nomenclature is derived as follows:
  • P indicates a passenger car platform
  • Q indicates a transverse engine
  • 2 indicates the platform size or class
  • 5 indicates the ''generation''

A01

A01 platform cars:

A02

The A02 platform is a mild development of the A01 platform.
A02 platform cars:

A03

The A03 platform is derived from the larger A3 platform used in the Golf Mk3.
A03 platform cars:
The Volkswagen A00 platform is derived from the A03 platform as well, being a shortened version of it.

A04 (PQ24)

The A04 platform is derived from the larger A4 platform as used in the Golf Mk4 among others.
The Skoda Roomster goes as far as being based on both the A04 platform and A4 platform.
A04 platform cars, now officially referred to as the PQ24 platform:

A05 (PQ25)

PQ25 is a development of the PQ24 platform with the possibility of all-wheel drive, informally known as A05.
"New A05+"

A06 (PQ26)