Production chronology1970–1975
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
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Volkswagen / Model record
VolkswagenK70
Production1970–1975
Recorded originGermany
ClassFamily car
Also known asVW K70
Background
The Volkswagen K70 is a four-door sedan developed by NSU and marketed from 1970–1975 by Volkswagen after its 1969 acquisition of NSU — as the first water-cooled, front-engine, front drive vehicle from a company, to that point, synonymous with air-cooled, rear-engined, rear drive vehicles.
Text adapted from “Volkswagen K70” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1972–1974
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗3 years