The Brazilian Puma comes to mind.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Rule" <mikerule@UFL.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 7:31 AM Subject: no VW sports cars?
> VW never made a sports car? Scirocco (I had 2), Corrado spring > to mind immediately, not to mention GTI's... of course, we aren't > talking Testarossa-level units- but fun, nimble and quick fits my > easy-going sportscar definition! > > > On Fri May 28 06:25:28 EDT 2004, Andrew Grebneff > <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> wrote: > > >> Dont you people care about gas mileage? The new subaru's are > >> only getting > >> in the low to mid 20's, barley better than the small SUVs? I > >> have a 92 > >> legacy wagon AWD, gets over 30 mpg, gutless yet, but cheap to > >> drive and > >> bulletproof. I for one am very disappointed that subaru has > >> gone from > >> producing fuel efficent cars for the masses to satisfying the > >> needs of the > >> few with the deep pockets > > > > That's trhe exact opposite of everything I have heard. The older > > EJ > > engines were never noted for economy, and the newer ones are > > considerably better. > > > >> VW is selling overpriced made in mexico yuppy > >> cars, and overpriced SUVs and sportcars > > > > VW doesn't and never has made a sportscar. > > > >> for those with more money than > >> brains. The practical car market is going to the koreans (kia's > >> and > >> hyndai's). > > > > Koreans for some reason seem to like large cars with small > > engines. > > > >> Toyota and Honda saw the same > >> things, and created the Acura and Lexus brands to accomodate the > >> market > > trend. > > > > Acura is a name Honda chose to sell certain of its cars in the > > North > > American market. The rest of the world gets them with Honda > > badges, > > as it should be. > > > >> It's a bit ironic actually, do you remember the BRAT, the four > >> seater > >> "pickup"? I wanted one as a teen-ager. Subaru has always > >> exploited the > >> loopholes... > > > > Ah, the Leone pickup, also sold as Brumby in Australia. Still see > > the > > odd one around. > > -- > > Andrew Grebneff > > Dunedin > > New Zealand > > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> > > Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut > > > > > > > > --------- <:3~ --------- > > Michael Rule > UFL / UFSCC > Transgenic Core Facility > CB-033 > 352.392.4210 > http://transgenics.ufscc.ufl.edu > > The trick is to listen to what the experiments tell you - > and to not be fooled by the myths of authorities -- > Constantine Spyropoulos (1928-1984) |
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