> The link shows a quick time video movie which describes the new > Vanagon/Microbus (what ever they are calling it). > > It visually shows all the ideas they had at the time, camping system, > foldout walls, folding seats that become stairs to go the upper bunk, > creative storage and more. Check it out, worth the video download. > This is actually a "design concept" by a french canadian group, I believe it was their entry to a competition-- in 2004. VW had nothing to do with the entry, though. Clearly it was conceived by a bunch of non-engineers. The design is unworkable in the extreme. Everything from not having enough room anywhere for an engine, transmission, and radiator (or batteries and drive-motors, even); to "magic" tables, awnings, and pop top that seem to unfold endlessly out of thin air, having extreme strength and taking up no volume when stowed; to a segmented windshield that'd never pass visibility regulations in ANY country; to a blunt front end that would likely be aerodynamically WORSE than the Vanagon. No VW engineer would ever approve such a fantasy, even as a simple marketing preview. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" |
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