Scott Lear
Scott Lear
6/3/21 12:49 p.m.

The Volkswagen Beetle was a tough act to follow. In 1972, after being manufactured for 34 years, the iconic Bug claimed the world record when production hit 15,007,034 units, dethroning the Ford Model T. That number only climbed as factories around the world continued to churn out more. But sales were slipping.

Back in Germany, VW’s leadership decided to present …

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noddaz
noddaz GRM+ Memberand UberDork
6/3/21 5:59 p.m.

Excellent!

I want one!  Is the engine a 9a 16 valve?  I feel like if I ask any more questions I will just be blabbering..

Scott

 

 

 

BobbyBusso
BobbyBusso
6/4/21 4:26 p.m.

Love that intake mani!

But if he's trying to save weight, why the bumpers?  That's a ton of useless weight on an autocross car!

1SlowVW
1SlowVW HalfDork
6/4/21 7:18 p.m.
noddaz said:

Excellent!

I want one!  Is the engine a 9a 16 valve?  I feel like if I ask any more questions I will just be blabbering..

Scott

 

 

 

9A is a 2.0l engine, story states his is a 1.8. Probably a PL . But who knows how stock it is? 

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