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Volkswagen Ambulance – emergency-vehicle conversions on the VW Transporter with a 2.5-litre TDI five-cylinder, 75 to 111 kW, 2,010 to 2,570 kg unladen weight, up to 2,800 kg gross weight

Volkswagen 4D AMBULANCE PROFILE-TR-AA-01-2.5TDI-Z16-7DB/332
Pictured: Volkswagen 4D AMBULANCE PROFILE-TR-AA-01-2.5TDI-Z16-7DB/332

This collective page gathers ambulance conversions on the Volkswagen Transporter recorded in the register as Ambulance. The model names 4D AMBULANCE PROFILE-TR-AA-01-2,5TDI-Z15-7DB-2/332 and the other versions show that the base is throughout a Transporter with the 2.5-litre five-cylinder TDI engine, which in the 1990s and 2000s was the base for many body builders of ambulances and emergency vehicles; various conversion firms chose the spacious Transporter panel van, available with a raised roof, to house the patient compartment, medical equipment and driver's cab.

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The register lists here five versions with 75 to 111 kW from a 2.5-litre five-cylinder engine, unladen weights from 2,010 to 2,570 kg, gross weights from 2,700 to 2,800 kg, lengths from 5,100 to 5,200 mm and a width of 1,840 mm.

Alongside the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Ford Transit, the VW Transporter was one of the common bases for ambulance and patient-transport vehicles in Europe, valued for its mature chassis and wide parts availability in service operation.

On a used ambulance, what particularly matters is the operating-hours and mileage history from emergency service, the condition of special equipment such as the light bar and patient compartment, wear on suspension and brakes from intensive use, and proper maintenance of the TDI engine; parts run through the VW network and specialist emergency-vehicle equippers.

Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Volkswagen Ambulance, Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge (manufacturer)

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4D AMBULANCE PROFILE-TR-AA-01-2,5TDI-Z15-7DB-2/3321998 4D AMBULANCE PROFILE-TR-AA-01-2.5TDI-Z15-7DB-2-4x42001 4D AMBULANCE PROFILE-TR-AA-01-2.5TDI-Z15-7DC/3322001 4D AMBULANCE PROFILE-TR-AA-01-2.5TDI-Z16-7DB/3322002 4D AMBULANCE PROFILE-TR-AA-03-2.5TDI-Z15-7DB/3322000
Power 75 kW 75 kW 111 kW 75 kW 75 kW
Displacement 2,460 cm³ 2,460 cm³ 2,460 cm³ 2,460 cm³ 2,460 cm³
Length 5,100 mm – 5,190 mm 5,190 mm 5,200 mm
Width 1,840 mm 1,840 mm 1,840 mm 1,840 mm 1,840 mm
Unladen weight 2,010 kg 2,570 kg 2,100 kg 2,290 kg 2,260 kg
Gross vehicle weight 2,700 kg 2,800 kg 2,800 kg 2,800 kg 2,800 kg

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