All I've heard about the upcoming platform is that VW is acutely aware that the fact that the EV has so many platform specific parts that the aim with the new platform is to have much more parts interchangeability to lower the price (hopefully dramatically). I think they were were talking 2002 for the new platform (?). Anyways, it was something I read at vwvortexforums.com It seems like VW is still committed to a van (because of it's importance in other markets as commercial vehicles, etc.) it's just a matter of making it cost-competitive with the N.A. mini vans. Now, it they'd bring the TDI Syncro Sharan here in Westfalia (or at least weekender) form..... Keith Adams Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1986 Vanagon GL Westfalia Bill Knight wrote: > What I thought was interesting was what I read in last > month's > issue of Automobile magazine which covered the VW > Colorado. > They said that it will be built on the same platform > as the > upcoming "Vanagon/Transporter". Now that got my > attention! > Does anyone have any info about that? > > Bill Knight > Raleigh, NC > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List > [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of Marshall Ruskin > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 10:20 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: The Coming 450 HP VW Colorado - NO JOKE > > Check this out: > > http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/automotive/01c > news/000517a.html > |
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