Volkswagen Sharan in Munich Courtyard
Munich has many a courtyard, and they can be full of surprises.
Like this Volkswagen Sharan minivan I found in this courtyard.
The Sharan was the most car-like of the minivans, or multipurpose vehicles (MPVs) that Volkswagen offered in Europe. Unlike the futuristic first-generation model, this second-generation Sharan was more conventionally styled. Power came from either a 1.4-liter or two-liter TSI four or one of two two-liter diesels.
The first-generation Sharan was developed with Ford of Europe, and the Ford version was called the Galaxy. Volkswagen was bound to a promise not to offer the Mark 1 Sharan in North America so it wouldn't compete with Ford's minivans in Ford's home market. By 2010, when the second -generation Sharan debuted (its predecessor debuted in 1995), Ford was out of the minivan business in North America entirely save for its Transit Connect model and VW developed the Mark 2 Sharan on its own. It was still deemed unsuitable for export to the New World. VW ceased production of the Sharan in 2023.
Volkswagen Sharan in Munich Courtyard
Munich has many a courtyard, and they can be full of surprises.
Like this Volkswagen Sharan minivan I found in this courtyard.
The Sharan was the most car-like of the minivans, or multipurpose vehicles (MPVs) that Volkswagen offered in Europe. Unlike the futuristic first-generation model, this second-generation Sharan was more conventionally styled. Power came from either a 1.4-liter or two-liter TSI four or one of two two-liter diesels.
The first-generation Sharan was developed with Ford of Europe, and the Ford version was called the Galaxy. Volkswagen was bound to a promise not to offer the Mark 1 Sharan in North America so it wouldn't compete with Ford's minivans in Ford's home market. By 2010, when the second -generation Sharan debuted (its predecessor debuted in 1995), Ford was out of the minivan business in North America entirely save for its Transit Connect model and VW developed the Mark 2 Sharan on its own. It was still deemed unsuitable for export to the New World. VW ceased production of the Sharan in 2023.