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Date:   Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:38:50 -0700
Reply-To:   neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:   Re: new VW model has rear engine "waterboxer"
Comments:   To: BJ Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net>
In-Reply-To:   <045e01c7f48a$5ef3f920$0401a8c0@cspfr2>
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Ok, so it may be a 3 cyl, or 4, but the engine will live in the back.

Economical peeples kar aside, obviously they going for some kind of nostalgic marketing angle, but wouldn't it be a safer vehicle with the engine up front?

Are they trying to get back to their true roots of the collapsable Peeples Kar ? --- ;^)

Neil

On 9/11/07, BJ Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote: > Whoah, let me get this straight. VW is going to build a small , inexpensive > 2 door sedan with a rear engine that gets great gas mileage? A car almost > anyone can afford? > > Whooda thought.... > > Next thing you know they'll find a way to put that engine into a boxy > "truck" type body. > > Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Jake de Villiers > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 11:24 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: new VW model has rear engine "waterboxer" > > Pix available here: > http://www.germancarblog.com/2007/08/vw-city-expert-rear-engine-officially.h > tml > > On 9/11/07, Paul Guzyk <paullist@guzyk.com> wrote: > > > > VW announces today the City Expert in Frankfurt, a new car powered by > > a rear mounted boxer engine. > > > > I wonder if it will make it to North America? Could be a space > > efficient small car if they do it well.....hopefully this engine is > > designed better than the one used in Vanagons... > > > > http://tinyurl.com/237qvp > > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > www.crescentbeachguitar.com >

-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" (Bustorius)

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