This minivan started as a corporate secret: VW and Ford developed it jointly from 1987 in a project known only to each company's top executives — and the winning design that became the Sharan was actually Ford's.
Lead trim: 2.0 8V ATM (116 PS) · up to 201 hp
Volkswagen Sharan7M · 1995–2010
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FactThis minivan started as a corporate secret: VW and Ford developed it jointly from 1987 in a project known only to each company's top executives — and the winning design that became the Sharan was actually Ford's.
A seven-seat minivan shown at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1995 and built at the AutoEuropa plant in Palmela, Portugal, as a joint project with Ford (the Ford Galaxy, in most respects identical) and SEAT (the Alhambra), on the Volkswagen Group B-VX62 platform, designed by Greg M Greeson (1990). Ford independently introduced a new Galaxy in 2006 (the last first-generation Galaxy left the line at the end of 2005), while the Sharan and Alhambra continued until August 2010. A cosmetic facelift at the September 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show for the 2004 model year changed the grille and round tail lights and added air conditioning and curtain airbags. Engines were the 1.8 turbo and 2.0 petrols, the 2.8 VR6, and 1.9 and 2.0 TDI diesels, with a 4motion all-wheel-drive option on the 1.9 TDI 90 PS, five- and six-speed manuals or a five-speed Tiptronic. A BlueMotion arrived in 2008 with 159 g/km CO2, and PrinceGas and Volkswagen launched a petrol/LPG 2.0 in June 2006.
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Trims & Figures
9 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8T 20V turbo AWC (150 PS) | 2000–2005 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 162 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI 8V ANU (90 PS, optional 4motion) | 2000–2003 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 89 hp | 177 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI 8V ASZ (131 PS) | 2003–2007 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 129 hp | 229 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI 8V AUY (116 PS) | 2000–2005 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 114 hp | 229 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI 8V BTB (150 PS) | 2003–2009 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 236 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.9 TDI 8V BVK (116 PS) | 2006–2010 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 114 hp | 229 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 8V ATM (116 PS) | 2000–2007 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 114 hp | 125 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TDI 8V BRT (140 PS) | 2006–2010 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 138 hp | 229 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.8 VR6 24V AYL (204 PS) | 2000–2008 | 2.8 L V6 | 201 hp | 195 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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This Sharan grew longer, wider and lower than the van it replaced — and somehow still came out 30kg lighter.
This minivan started as a corporate secret: VW and Ford developed it jointly from 1987 in a project known only to each company's top executives — and the winning design that became the Sharan was actually Ford's.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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