Volkswagen Group MSB platform

Volkswagen Group MSB platform
The second generation Porsche Panamera was the first vehicle to be underpinned on this platform.
Overview
ManufacturerVolkswagen Group
Production2017–present
Body and chassis
Class
Layout
Chronology
PredecessorD1 (VW Phaeton/Bentley) platform

The Volkswagen Group MSB platform (Modularer Standardantriebsbaukasten, modular standard drivetrain matrix) is the company's strategy for shared modular design construction of its longitudinal, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout (optional front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout) automobiles. It was developed by Porsche for vehicles with longitudinally mounted engines and gearboxes and four-wheel or rear-wheel drive. It has been in use since 2016 and was introduced with the second generation Porsche Panamera.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

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  2. ^ "2017 Porsche Panamera: Explaining its New MSB Platform". Motor Trend. September 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "We are redefining mobility" (PDF). Volkswagen Group. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  4. ^ "Panamera: Neue Maßstäbe in der Produktion". Porsche Newsroom. 26 October 2016.
  5. ^ First Details On Porsche’s Modular Standard Platform (MSB) – MotorAuthority.com
  6. ^ VW group's unique platform sharing architecture – F1Technical.net
  7. ^ Der Baukasten für die Zukunft Volkswagen.de