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post Feb 18 2011, 05:08 PM
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So what if the the engine is at the wrong end... but I think it's cooler looking than any other minivan on the market today.

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post Feb 18 2011, 05:16 PM
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Looks almost like the hotwheels Matchbox (oops, its facing left) Concept car I bought several years ago.

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post Feb 18 2011, 05:38 PM
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that would be great with a nice 2.0L TDI and 6 speed tiptronic (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Based on the copyright not being to VW, this is an "artists deception" (artists conception) of what it could look like. The Geneva show next month may have VW's actual design study/mock-up/show car for this, as well as the new Baby Boxter/356 Redux/914 Redux or whatever for a first showing (both are talked about for 2013-15 MYs' timeframe).

IMHO - this artist's study missed the boat on what a retro concept VW Mini-Bus Redux should look like, by trying to put retangular wraparound headlights & taillights on something that would look much better with round or oval shaped lights like the original microbus had. After all, that goes better with the roundy shape.

Of course, this artist has no corner on screwing up a great retro design in that VW itself has debauched the pooch ( (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) ) with their redesign of the New Beatle to look like some hot-rodder's chopped-n-channeled Rat-Bug - again, just IMHO from a designer's eye. I think the New Bug had nice lines & to change it for the sake of change - without improving the lines & shape, is just B. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) !
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post Feb 19 2011, 06:10 AM
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Having a family, I would love to see VW reintroduce this bus. Their current minivan is so ugly. (is it even a VW? It looks like a domestic masked with a VW logo). Do a search and you will find the VW microbus concept they did a few years ago (official VW).

Oh, and I have a New Beetle. So far, from the spy shots, I don't really like the New New Beetle.
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post Feb 19 2011, 09:16 AM
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QUOTE(Tom_T @ Feb 18 2011, 04:21 PM) *

Based on the copyright not being to VW, this is an "artists deception" (artists conception) of what it could look like. The Geneva show next month may have VW's actual design study/mock-up/show car for this, as well as the new Baby Boxter/356 Redux/914 Redux or whatever for a first showing (both are talked about for 2013-15 MYs' timeframe).

IMHO - this artist's study missed the boat on what a retro concept VW Mini-Bus Redux should look like, by trying to put retangular wraparound headlights & taillights on something that would look much better with round or oval shaped lights like the original microbus had. After all, that goes better with the roundy shape.

Of course, this artist has no corner on screwing up a great retro design in that VW itself has debauched the pooch ( (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) ) with their redesign of the New Beatle to look like some hot-rodder's chopped-n-channeled Rat-Bug - again, just IMHO from a designer's eye. I think the New Bug had nice lines & to change it for the sake of change - without improving the lines & shape, is just B. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) !


The copyright name is a company that provides "spy photos" for many prominent web and print publications. They're established and relaible. That said, this concept vehicle has been around for a decade, and prior information indicates it's larger than the Eurovan. The EV is so big it won't fit on conventional lifts, and it extremely labor intensive for all but the smallest repairs.

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post Feb 19 2011, 09:41 AM
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I want 21 windows and a panoramic big-arse sunroof! Throw in AWD, and I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

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post Feb 19 2011, 10:24 AM
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I'll keep my '67 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post Feb 19 2011, 11:18 AM
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I'd like to see that in Rasta colors.
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post Feb 19 2011, 11:20 AM
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They should find a way to work the round lights into the concept.
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post Feb 19 2011, 04:39 PM
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I see this concept picture on the web for two years... or even more ...
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Well if I ever needed a mini-van, it would be that one with a set of the newly designed Fuchs wheels.
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Modified with round headlights and Fuchs rims.

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Modified with round headlights and Fuchs rims.

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I like it!
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QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Feb 19 2011, 10:16 AM) *

QUOTE(Tom_T @ Feb 18 2011, 04:21 PM) *

Based on the copyright not being to VW, this is an "artists deception" (artists conception) of what it could look like. The Geneva show next month may have VW's actual design study/mock-up/show car for this, as well as the new Baby Boxter/356 Redux/914 Redux or whatever for a first showing (both are talked about for 2013-15 MYs' timeframe).

IMHO - this artist's study missed the boat on what a retro concept VW Mini-Bus Redux should look like, by trying to put retangular wraparound headlights & taillights on something that would look much better with round or oval shaped lights like the original microbus had. After all, that goes better with the roundy shape.

Of course, this artist has no corner on screwing up a great retro design in that VW itself has debauched the pooch ( (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) ) with their redesign of the New Beatle to look like some hot-rodder's chopped-n-channeled Rat-Bug - again, just IMHO from a designer's eye. I think the New Bug had nice lines & to change it for the sake of change - without improving the lines & shape, is just B. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) !


The copyright name is a company that provides "spy photos" for many prominent web and print publications. They're established and relaible. That said, this concept vehicle has been around for a decade, and prior information indicates it's larger than the Eurovan. The EV is so big it won't fit on conventional lifts, and it extremely labor intensive for all but the smallest repairs.

The Cap'n


Come on, tell us what you really think about the awesome and reliable Eurovan.
Tows cars on trailers, one ton truck suspension (tested and true), gets 25mpg, holds 7 people with ease....

I fell in love with the TDI Eurovan while living in Germany with 4 kids....its an awesome ride that would hold 120-130 on the highway and it got 35mpg at that time...




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Yup! That is the way it should look. Sweet.
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QUOTE(poorsche914 @ Feb 19 2011, 08:00 PM) *

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the wheels need to be RSR finish....to shiny for that bus.
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QUOTE(thomasotten @ Feb 19 2011, 07:10 AM) *

Their current minivan is so ugly. (is it even a VW? It looks like a domestic masked with a VW logo).


Yes, the Routan is a badge-engineered Chrysler minivan.
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QUOTE(r_towle @ Feb 19 2011, 09:30 PM) *

QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Feb 19 2011, 10:16 AM) *

QUOTE(Tom_T @ Feb 18 2011, 04:21 PM) *

Based on the copyright not being to VW, this is an "artists deception" (artists conception) of what it could look like. The Geneva show next month may have VW's actual design study/mock-up/show car for this, as well as the new Baby Boxter/356 Redux/914 Redux or whatever for a first showing (both are talked about for 2013-15 MYs' timeframe).

IMHO - this artist's study missed the boat on what a retro concept VW Mini-Bus Redux should look like, by trying to put retangular wraparound headlights & taillights on something that would look much better with round or oval shaped lights like the original microbus had. After all, that goes better with the roundy shape.

Of course, this artist has no corner on screwing up a great retro design in that VW itself has debauched the pooch ( (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sheeplove.gif) ) with their redesign of the New Beatle to look like some hot-rodder's chopped-n-channeled Rat-Bug - again, just IMHO from a designer's eye. I think the New Bug had nice lines & to change it for the sake of change - without improving the lines & shape, is just B. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) !


The copyright name is a company that provides "spy photos" for many prominent web and print publications. They're established and relaible. That said, this concept vehicle has been around for a decade, and prior information indicates it's larger than the Eurovan. The EV is so big it won't fit on conventional lifts, and it extremely labor intensive for all but the smallest repairs.

The Cap'n




Come on, tell us what you really think about the awesome and reliable Eurovan.
Tows cars on trailers, one ton truck suspension (tested and true), gets 25mpg, holds 7 people with ease....

I fell in love with the TDI Eurovan while living in Germany with 4 kids....its an awesome ride that would hold 120-130 on the highway and it got 35mpg at that time...




Rich


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Do shops in California have small lifts? The shop that repairs and services my Eurovan works mostly on Audis and they have no problem raising my Eurovan on their lifts. And the bills for repairs to my A4 tend to be greater than the bills for the Eurovan. This is a common commercial vehicle in Europe and was designed to be relatively easy and cheap to maintain. A basic requirement of commercial vehicles. That said, this prototype is just another unnessessary attempt by VW to trade on nostalgia. A Golf has considerably more interior space for both passengers and cargo than a New Beetle- thus the NB is a toy. If a purchaser wants space and practicality, why would they buy a toy? Oops, forgot about that ugly faux-wood sided monstrosity that Chrysler installed on a Neon platform.
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