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Posted by: machina Jul 21 2008, 03:01 PM

The last line of the article..

"And with Porsche's stake in V-Dub, that means a 914 successor is just a badge and prayer away."

Pure speculation but seems possible.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/21/volkswagen-unveiling-two-door-elise-fighter-in-la-new-sports-ca/

Posted by: ericread Jul 21 2008, 04:00 PM

Pretty Damn Cool!!!

Posted by: Zundfolge Jul 21 2008, 04:09 PM

Posted by: Todd Enlund Jul 21 2008, 04:38 PM

They need to take the bling down a notch, tho.

Posted by: Marty Yeoman Jul 21 2008, 07:03 PM

That car only has two pedals!!

Posted by: Sleepin Jul 21 2008, 07:57 PM

...a gas pedal and a clutch pedal....who needs to stop?

Posted by: scrz914 Jul 21 2008, 08:51 PM

Yeh, but it would only be a Volkswagen...not a real Porsche

Posted by: KELTY360 Jul 21 2008, 09:24 PM

Funny looking little car.........would fit right in.

Love that retractable wind screen.

Posted by: jaminM3 Jul 21 2008, 10:37 PM

The two galleries they listed in the article are past show cars, right? If I understand the article correctly they don't have pictures of the new car yet...

The first gallery is the Concept R from 2003 and the yellow one is the Eco-Racer from 2005.

Posted by: roadster fan Jul 22 2008, 03:50 AM

Ummm.........for the money that VW is gonna cost I will buy a Boxster S at ridiculously low prices and make a few mods.

Jim

Posted by: jleblanc Jul 22 2008, 04:22 AM

Pretty much. I always thought that a light Porsche/VW mid-engine car with a 200+ HP 2.0 or 1.8L Turbo would be awesome, but with Boxster prices what they are, if I want a modern mid-engine convertible, I think I'll just pick up a 986.

Of course, if they can put out something that weighs close to 2000lbs and actually competes with the Elise, then I might be convinced to pay $45k for one over the Lotus.

Posted by: zymurgist Jul 22 2008, 07:02 AM

Promises, promises.
Chrysler showed the Plymouth Pronto Spyder back in the '90s. Mid-engine, 2.0 drivetrain from the Neon, target price low $20s. Never made it beyond the show car stage.

Posted by: RJMII Jul 22 2008, 11:57 AM

They should have built it... and had the 2.4T option out of the SRT4/PT-GT. that could have been a contender.

Posted by: KaptKaos Jul 23 2008, 01:19 AM

I'd prefer they build something like this:

Posted by: 70Sixter Jul 30 2008, 03:08 PM

AutoWeek of 28 July (pg 7) reports same possibility. Basically said VW plans a lightweight, affordable mid-engine roadster and coup for sale in 2011. Majority stockholder Porsche reportedly interested "opening the way for possible resurrection of the 914."

Posted by: turboman808 Jul 30 2008, 03:12 PM

Whatever they build it will be ugly as fuck. Hasn't been a pretty car out of Germany in years.

Posted by: zymurgist Jul 30 2008, 03:20 PM

Don't care for the Audi TT coupe? I think that is the best looking car to come out of Germany in a long time.

Posted by: Sleepin Jul 30 2008, 03:36 PM

My next German new car:





I fell in love with this after seeing it on Top Gear the other night! :drool:

Posted by: Root_Werks Jul 30 2008, 03:42 PM

I have a 225hp Quattro, cool little car. Average 30.5mpg all the time.


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Posted by: 6freak Jul 30 2008, 03:44 PM

I would buy one of those today..right now! where do i sign up ..I love it

Posted by: zymurgist Jul 30 2008, 04:49 PM

Not bad. Asian Fury only gets 29 mpg...

Posted by: TonyAKAVW Jul 30 2008, 04:53 PM

I need to learn your tricks. My wife's '01 225 Quattro TT does more like 25 mpg on highway, a little less on streets.

-Tony

Posted by: So.Cal.914 Jul 30 2008, 05:40 PM

If I was doing it...

Posted by: SGB Jul 30 2008, 06:32 PM

MUCH better.

Posted by: SLITS Jul 30 2008, 07:41 PM

It's a freakin' Austin Healy Roadster ferchriiizsakes

Posted by: So.Cal.914 Jul 31 2008, 12:33 AM

Posted by: Sleepin Jul 31 2008, 02:46 AM

It is a handbuilt German car using an M3 powerplant and drivetrain. .....and what is wrong with an Austin Healy....besides the English thing?

hmmmm....damn Limeys! Gotta go and ruin a perfectly good car with lights that only want to work in the daytime, horns that will only honk when an ugly chick is walking by, horns that seem to stick only when hot chicks are walking by, and wipers that will only work when it is sunny...man I miss my Midget (yeah right!)

Posted by: So.Cal.914 Jul 31 2008, 04:30 AM

Gulf anyone

Posted by: rhodyguy Jul 31 2008, 08:55 AM

who's going to manufacture the new healy 3000?

k

Posted by: rick 918-S Jul 31 2008, 09:21 AM

Tell me more about this ride! Where did the drawing come from? The Targa bar needs a little work from the rear view, but the concept is retro cool!

Posted by: So.Cal.914 Jul 31 2008, 09:33 AM

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/21/volkswagen-unveiling-two-door-elise-fighter-in-la-new-sports-ca/




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Posted by: 70Sixter Jul 31 2008, 02:24 PM

Just as I was planning a "lose the flip-lights" posting.... That nails it.!

Posted by: So.Cal.914 Jul 31 2008, 09:16 PM

Posted by: 1970 Neun vierzehn Jul 31 2008, 09:48 PM

Couldn't they have put just a few more individual lights on the rear end.

Paul

Posted by: LarryR Jul 31 2008, 10:50 PM

but a SWEET modern version

Posted by: So.Cal.914 Aug 1 2008, 11:52 AM

Just could not leave it alone

It needed some mod's...Ok, ok I'll stop now...

Posted by: SLITS Aug 1 2008, 07:03 PM

You need to:

1.) Uncolor the aerodynamics so it is unpainted fiberglass

2.) Add a 10 lb Fart Can Exhaust

3.) Run blue neon lights underneath

4.) Mount a big Tach in the driver view

5.) Affix a fire bottle to the "A" pillar

Posted by: So.Cal.914 Aug 2 2008, 12:59 PM

My version has a flat 8 so it needed 4 trashcans...Fartcans...Mufflers.

And the 'Shift Light' blinks with the music. T-Shirt?