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New Scirocco Idealized
They already made such a dream car IIRC, it is the selling under the Lotus Elise name.
Cheers.
Marc
>
> De: "Karl Krupke" <kkrup62@hotmail.com>
> Date: 2007/04/26 jeu. PM 10:59:28 EDT
> ?: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet: New Scirocco Idealized
>
> Hi List,
> OK, here's my .02 worth on the Scirocco III thread (lurkers, please feel
> free to respond).
> I want a crossbreed; Italian design, German engineering (and build),
> English simplicity.
>
> Thus: copy Fiat's lead and take an existing front-drive powertrain,
> shove it behind a bulkhead behind ONLY two passengers (Fiat x-1/9). Design a
> low, sleek, crisp body to put it in (Italians do design best, hands down.
> Engineering and reliability no, but design, big yep), one big trunk in the
> front and a pizza oven in the back (hmm... 1976 Lancia Scorpion, which looks
> front-engined but isn't).
> Drivetrain is basic VW; either VR6 or 1.8T, whichever is higher output
> for weight. And damnit have some decent cutout pistons cast so it's not an
> interference engine... hate 'em hate 'em. Bad engineering judgement.
> Next follow the lead of Sir Colin Chapman of Lotus, "Simplify, then add
> lightness" (consider the Lotus Elan, Mk1. That's about 1967 to 1972 -ish).
> No power anything, no A/C, no frills or excessive comfort.
> End result in today's world, as long as the accountant's don't f--k, I
> mean mess it up: about 1700 pounds of mid-engine pretty smooth car that'll
> embarass the hell out of anything up to 5 times what it costs.
> Just a thought.
>
> Karl
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