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Date:         Fri, 3 Mar 2006 09:42:20 -0800
Reply-To:     Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: QT Video of New Microbus From Germany
Comments: To: robertmstewart <robertmstewart@mac.com>
In-Reply-To:  <C02CFBC7.6589%robertmstewart@mac.com>
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None the less. Many of us Engineer types look at fluff like this and say... So what? It can't be built so it's a simple exercise in imagination masturbation. An interesting design exercise? Hardly.

tim in san jose

On 3/2/06, robertmstewart <robertmstewart@mac.com> wrote: > > Regardless of the lack of "common sense engineering" from the product > visualization animation what they propose in some cases in not far > fetched, > with the right engineering, space allocations, and design refinements some > of the key ideas they show could be created. It is an interesting design > exercise to show you nothing more than the possibilities. > > > -- > Rob > NYC/Long Beach, NY > 88 Wolfsburg, Silver > > > > >> 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" >

-- Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which case, you ain't got there yet.


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