What is this Volkswagen truck?

We had a 77 rabbit, without the truck. Just the rabbit. Nimble and quite a spirited hot hatch. Couldn’t keep oil in it even after several dealer visits - bad valve seals. Interior started coming apart early in life. But dad didn’t care - AC blew *ice cold* and he regularly pulled off the 3-wheel turns these were known for (lifting the inner rear tire with no upset to the suspension geometry mid-turn). It was a loud, buzzy penalty box above 50 mph. Ours was baby blue with orange interior. I think the diesel would have been a NEAT car!
The 4 door version of this is what I learned to drive on. 1.5 liter 4 speed stick. buzzy, but fun. same color.
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Just guessing…Looks like a Ford Explorer Sportrac rebadged as a VW.
As Chrysler rebadged a T&C or Caravan as a VW Routan.
Designed and conceived in Germany and Australia, it is built by Ford at its South African assembly plant in Silverton, and shares the new Ford Ranger's platform as part of the 2019 Ford-VW global alliance cooperation agreement. A four-door double cab and two-door single cab body styles are available in this generation
 
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