Did you know....

• the 411 was the first monocoque chassis Volkswagen?
• the 411 was the first Volkswagen with MacPherson struts, which is now used in most modern cars.
• the 411 was the first Volkswagen with rear coil springs with trailing wishbones instead of torsion bars and springplates.
• the 411 was the first 5 seat Volkswagen sedan.
• the 4-door 411 was the first 4-door Volkswagen sedan.
• the Type 4 influenced the ESVW-1, a safety concept car that is still safer to this day then modern cars.
• 367,728 Type 4s were built from August 1968 to March 1975.
• Karmann made one 2-door cabriolet prototype.
• a 5-door station wagon only made it to the planning phase.
• the Type 4 engine was used in the '72-'79 VW Transporters, '80-'83 VW Vanagons, the '69-'76 VW/Porsche 914, and the '76 Porshce 912E.
• the Type 4 engine outlived the Type 4 car by almost 10 years.
• the 411 was the first Volkswagen to not use a clutch cable; it was hydraulically actuated.