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freebeard · 11-09-2012, 12:45 AM

Here's another way to mod the New Beetle. Ignore the roof rack and spotlight:

If you hold a straight-edge on the line of the bottom of the window, you can see the 'power bulge' necessary to clear the front engine. IMHO that's the biggest problem with the shape of the New Beetle, the nose needs to rotate forward and down about 5° around the front axle line. It's a result of putting the engine at the *other* end.

11-09-2012, 12:45 AM	#48 (permalink)
freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,581 Thanks: 8,101 Thanked 8,893 Times in 7,338 Posts	Here's another way to mod the New Beetle. Ignore the roof rack and spotlight: If you hold a straight-edge on the line of the bottom of the window, you can see the 'power bulge' necessary to clear the front engine. IMHO that's the biggest problem with the shape of the New Beetle, the nose needs to rotate forward and down about 5° around the front axle line. It's a result of putting the engine at the other end.