New Scirocco Idealized

[vwsportruck at yahoo.com (Mark Bednarz)]

Hi Group,
   
  Much to my suprise, I just received a phone call from VWoA regarding my comments to them about not bringing the Scirocco to the US. I got the feel they wanted to make sure I wasn't going to go postal at a dealership or something the WAY the girl was asking me questions, wanting to know if I was happy with their products, what VW's I owned, etc. I did let her know that there were many people who were disappointed with this news and she said she'd forward it along to the right people. If you never hear from me again you'll know that VWoA pulled up to in a panel van version of the Eurovan, threw me in and took me to their secret dungeon lair trying to convince me that they have it all figured out 
   
  -=Mark
  '80 Scirocco
  '81 Rabbit Sportruck
  '00 Dasher Estate

Karl Krupke <kkrup62@hotmail.com> wrote:
  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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