It's like a faux-Kommanderwagen. The trimmed fender edge is subtle.
You were talking about the Brasilia, and then Jason Torchihnsky put up a post on Jalopnik:
Thrill To The Last Air-Cooled Car Volkswagen Ever Designed
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The Brasilia was pretty successful at a Beetle replacement, but it was really just a new, more modern suit on the bones of the Beetle. The chassis was just the slightly wider Ghia chassis, and the car was still rear-engine/rear-drive, using all the usual Beetle mechanicals.
It wasn’t quite enough for a real replacement, so VW Brazil looked to the new generation of Volkswagens for inspiration. They took the Audi 80/Audi Fox platform and shortened it a bit, turning it into what they called the BX platform.
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It started as the EA2766 concept in Germany, was implemented in Brazil; and had both air- and watercooled versions in it's life span.
Check out the cooling fan; like a Porsche except not; and the air cleaner looks like some sort of wind instrument.