Volkswagen Group Keys

The Volkswagen Group operates a lot of car companies. Always looking toward the bottom line, the cars from the various makes share many components together. A recent article in Automobile magazine quoted the head of Bentley (a VW subsidiary) as saying that Bentley will never be on the cutting edge of technology, but will jump aboard as soon as someone else perfects a new technology. He even speculated that a turbocharged Audi (another VW sub) engine may one day power a Bentley.

The key is a good example of component sharing. Here is the key you get with a VW. On one side, you have lock, trunk, and unlock. The round button in the corner unlatches the spring-loaded key.

Here is a Skoda key:
A SEAT key:


The other side of the same SEAT key:


An Audi key:


A key to a Lamborghini:


A Bentley key:
Even a Bugatti key looks similar:


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