Big Dave -
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Originally Posted by Big Dave
The revised 1L looks more like a coffin and less like a sex toy.
VW needs to go all-in for their real market for these things and go single seat with cargo space for 6-8 bags of groceries. You ain't gonna get Momma in that back seat. Not even at gunpoint.
This car is strictly for the guy who has a long road commute. They might sell 25,000 units a year if they can keep the price under $18,000 US. Its a "halo car" like the Z06 Corvette. Get the rubes in the dealership to look then sell them a Jetta that they can use.
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That's me, so I like it. Ha ha, coffin, I like that too. I could put skull and crossbone decals on it.
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Frank -
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Note some of the aero changes:
no dorsal fin
did the moving engine compartment intake vent(s) go away?
less greenhouse-less solar gain and less glare in driver's eyes
less distortion (bubble) in windshield and side glass
hubcaps might be similar but styled to look less like discs; more conventional
camera pickups in regular mirror locations (if that's what those are) eh... i think those are conventional mirrors...
i don't recall V1 having those strakes under the rear end before- shouldn't say without reviewing a pic of that tho'.
wheelwell flare appears to stick out less, with less radius on aft edge (but photos can sometimes deceive too so...)
Dang it, I might have to break my "no new cars" pledge...
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From NeilBlanchard's pix, they are cameras. I would offer conventional mirrors in the base version and the dual cameras as an option. In this way the consumer would be made *directly* aware of the MPG increase as a function of reducing frontal area. The brochure could present the "payback period" on the camera option.
CarloSW2