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Date:         Mon, 11 Apr 94 8:01:49 PDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Schwarze <schwarze@io.nosc.mil>
Subject:      Re: Sportsvans (sic)

William Warburton writes:
> 
>  Hi,
> 	Further to my post last week about high performance versions of the
> transporter (to which I've had no replies/followups: Humff, I thought it was
> quite good! :-) 


Huh?  I don't remember any post like that, and I doubt I would have missed
it, since the subject interests me!


>		I thought some of you might be interested to hear of a new
> vehicle VW is releasing later this year. There was an article in this weeks
> Sunday Times motoring section about a new "People Carrier", seven seater one
> box design that VW are producing in collabaration with Ford (VW design, Ford
> production). Are these the cars that are called "Minivans" in the US, BTW?
> Both will sell the car with slightly different trim (eg oval grille on Ford).
> 
>  There are several engine options described: 90bhp direct injection diesel,
> 115bhp 2.0 litre (don't know if this is Ford's or VW's engine) and, of course,
> the VR6! I assume this is the 174bhp VR6 from the Golf rather than the 190bhp
> Corrado engine. Looks like VW are competing with the Espace after all.


The 115bhp 2.0 sounds like the VW engine that is in the current Eurovan...
> 
>  I presume this car is being prepped for European release, at the moment.
> Anyone keen to see it in the US should probably start enquiring now! Note that
> Ford-Europe and Ford-US are still pretty well differentiated at the moment
> which may complicate matters.


And what a shame it is, too.  I wish I could get my hands on some of the
euro-Fords (lust lust).  I would give my right arm to get my hands (er, HAND)
on an early-eighties Capri 2.8i.


See ya,
	-David


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David Schwarze			'73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat)
SAIC Comsystems, San Diego	'73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast)
schwarze@nosc.mil		'87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser?)
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