a bigger fuel tank, and an optional locking rear differential (Image courtesy of Bring a Trailer). The Syncro's engine was also 200 cubic centimeters larger than the base Vanagon's, lopping five ...

But that September we drove a Vanagon with a feature that impressed us mightily: Syncro all-wheel drive ... a larger 18.4-gal fuel tank, and splash guards at the rear of the wheelwells.

And it's not just any run-of-the-mill van but an iconic one. Meet Riley and his 1986 Volkswagen Vanagon Syncro transformed into a tiny home on wheels. People typically prefer newer vehicles for ...

One day I wondered whether VW had ever made a higher clearance van, went online and found the Syncro. The Vanagon Syncro was the pet project of two VW engineers who wanted to be able to take their ...

The van is a 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon T3 Syncro 16″, the the four-wheel-drive version of the Synchro developed by VW and Steyr-Puch. The van’s original owner was Volkswagen AG itself, who had it ...

Subscribe today. If (somehow) you need more proof that the Vanagon Syncro 4WD makes one of the greatest adventuremobiles of all time, look no further than Greg and Katie Blachon's van.