THIS IS MY FAVORITE CAR, AT LEAST FOR TODAY.
A replica 356 is the only thing attainable these days.
This is fiberglass with an aluminium tonneau and wind split.
The shift knob is Balsa wood! The foot pedals are dimple died. The weight is ~1300 LB
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4:11 .... the Porsche
4:14 philosophy is if you make it a third
4:15 lighter and a third smaller it should go
4:17 a third faster and pretty much holds
4:19 true yeah I think you're absolutely right
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It's mostly interview, they never show the engine or even talk about the sway bars, so one is free to speculate.
I'd want a 3/4 tonneau and since it's fiberglass, a slot in the cowl so the windshield would roll down. With skirts instead of flares, the frontal area would be approximately the rectangle around the front tires -- but shaped like a half-bar of hand soap.
This would take a 25-50 MPG Beetle to 100 MPG. And that's before the electric front axle between Rabbit axles (Superbeetle struts and 75 or later rack and pinion?) in front to make a through-the-road hybrid.
*(cube vs square)