A German engineer K.C. Volkhart build, V2 Sagitta, was a rare aero-body built on top of the Volkswagen KdF-Wagen Type 60, Beetle. Two were eventually built, based on the work by famous German aerodynamicist Reinhard von Koenig-Fachsenfeld. It was initially designed to be a reliable & fast postal delivery/courier car for the Luftwaffe in WW2 but was only realized post-war with the funding from industrialist Sagitta. The clean body design (very similar to the dreams; Porsche 114 and Porsche 64) allowed a 1.1 liter 24.5 hp boxer engine to top speeds over 140 km/h or 87 mph! The recently measured body had a low drag coefficient 0.21 and a respectable 2.1 frontal area. Two times more aerodynamic than its base car and very close to it's contemporary family stablemate, the soon-to-be-available VW XL 1!!!
1947 VW Beetle-Based V2 Sagitta is More Aerodynamic than New Golf, Mercedes CLA! - Carscoops
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Porsche's similar aero studies and shapes - precursors to the Porsche 356;
Type 114. Ferdinand did start with mid-engine layout!
http://www.thebestporsche.com/news.php?extend.29
Type 64. Should have stayed with the engine midship.
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