Its 2.8-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel came from Brazil, supplied by MWM, and gained common-rail injection and 158 PS in 2002.
Median 104 hp across 64 similar cars
Lead trim: 2.8 TDI (158 PS)
Volkswagen LT second generation1996–2006
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FactIts 2.8-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel came from Brazil, supplied by MWM, and gained common-rail injection and 158 PS in 2002.
The second-generation Volkswagen LT was introduced in 1996 by a joint venture of Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz Commercial, sharing its body shell with the new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter while using Volkswagen Group engines and transmissions. It has a longitudinal engine under a short hood driving the rear wheels, and ranged from 2.6 to 4.6 tonnes gross vehicle weight in panel van, platform and crew cab forms with three wheelbases. Built in Hanover from May 1996 to July 2006, it was succeeded by the Volkswagen Crafter.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 TDI | 1996–2006 | 2.5 L Inline-5 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| 2.8 TDI (158 PS) | 2002–2006 | 2.8 L Inline-4 | 156 hp | 244 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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Its 2.8-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel came from Brazil, supplied by MWM, and gained common-rail injection and 158 PS in 2002.
The LT's own 2.4-litre six-cylinder diesel caught Volvo's eye: it went into the Volvo 240 D6, the first car with a six-cylinder diesel.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
Chevy pitched the Astro as the anti-minivan, telling buyers life was too big for one, while it rode on a rear-wheel-drive truck frame.
The IIHS rated the Astro Poor in a 1996 crash test, yet 2001–2004 Astros later had the lowest driver death rate of any US passenger vehicle.
The boxy, unglamorous Astro quietly posted one of the best real-world safety records in America: IIHS found 2001-2004 models had the fewest driver deaths per million vehicles of any passenger vehicle on US roads.
The third-generation Tourneo Connect, released in Europe in October 2021, is a rebadged fourth-generation Volkswagen Caddy, assembled by Volkswagen in Poland.
Ford beat the 25% "chicken tax" by importing the Transit Connect as a passenger van — rear windows and seats included, then stripped out and recycled once it landed in the US.
Ford spent years in federal court over the second-gen Transit Connect: in June 2019 the US won its appeal, and judges ruled the van was cargo-only — ending Ford's workaround for the 'chicken tax.'
GM sold a rebadged Nissan NV200 as the Chevy City Express for four years, then killed it in 2018, citing weak sales and the fact that its parts weren't even compatible with GM's own parts catalog.
Its name is a pun: "S-Cargo" means "Small Cargo" but sounds just like escargot — French for snail, the shape the whole van was built to resemble.