Date:         Fri, 28 May 2004 09:04:42 -0700
Reply-To:     Jason Kirk <Gojira@ADELPHIA.NET>
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From:         Jason Kirk <Gojira@ADELPHIA.NET>
Subject:      Re: no VW sports cars?
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I would hardly say that "We live in the U.S." is accurate when it comes
to the list membership. And secondly, being the owner of a 914 for a
little more than 10 years now, I can tell you that although the badge
says Porsche, the drive is definitely VW.


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Bruce Nadig
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 8:36 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: no VW sports cars?

Sorry, gotta step in here. The 914, while sold in Europe as a VW, was a
Porsche in the U.S. Only Porsche dealers sold them here.

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, I know it was a joint venture with Porsche, just like
the
Cayenne thing is. It hardly makes them the same animal.

We live in the U.S. The 914 is a Porsche.

By the way, I owned a 1990 G60 Corrado that was pretty hopped up. That
was
one wild ride it you really got on it. Damn, I wish I never sold that
car.

Cheers,
Bruce
motorbruce



>From: "Chris S." <MrPolak@YAHOO.COM>
>Reply-To: "Chris S." <MrPolak@YAHOO.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: no VW sports cars?
>Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 07:34:56 -0500
>
> > VW never made a sports car?
>
>They did and it was called 914, there was the Karmann Ghia before then
>(don't laugh - that was back when an MG was considered a sports car
too),
>GTI was sporty and fun, Scirocco had you sitting on the floor like a
>sports car and it would out-handle many, and then there was the Corrado
(I
>had one nad it ran like a screaming banshee) with wonderful high-speed
>composure,  and great brakes.
>
>As for the current crop of VWs, you'd have to drive the R32 to
appreciate
>it.  I had the opportunity to sample one and it was a mind-boggling
>experience.
>
>In the future there will be the Concept C which certainly looks like a
>4-seat sports car
>http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/volkswagen_news/article_807.shtm
l
>
>
>So while VW never made a narrow-focus fire-breating monster, they
>certainly made more sensible products which could be enjoyed by a
>sports-car enthusiast.
>
>
>
>Chris S.
>'85 Wolfsburg Westy "Camel"
>http://www.knology.net/~vw/dadada.jpg