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ChazInMT

09-27-2013 05:31 PM

Oh Yes They Did...... (VW XL-1 performance version with 190 HP)

Putting racing stripes on our Grail here, read about a 190 HP Ducati engine in the VW XL-1 Here Be sure to go to the linked Bild page for a photo.....Oh wait, here it is.

http://bilder.bild.de/fotos-skaliert...5,c=0.bild.jpg

I think it looks sweet.

UltArc

09-27-2013 06:37 PM

I agree. I would think there would be an aero help, but that may create too much downforce and friction on the front end. Cool.

spacemanspif

09-27-2013 08:46 PM

With a car that light and that aerodynamic it was only a matter of time before someone took a plasma cutter to the economy powertrain and put in a potent engine for going fast :cool:

I like it in both trims but the advertised MPG of the "sipper" version is too tempting to buy the fast version...

Cd	09-27-2013 09:30 PM

So they not only yanked the more efficient engine, but also removed the rear wheel covers, added wider wheels and then flares on all four corners ?

There goes the CdA !

To me that's like taking a Bugatti Veyron and replacing the engine with a 4 cylinder Civic engine -

Blasphemy !

http://bustedspeed.com/wp-content/up...tti-veyron.jpg

Xist	09-28-2013 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cd (Post 392955)

Did someone combine a Civic and a Veyron with Photoshop?! :)

Now, I want to see a Metro and a Bugatti! :P

freebeard

09-28-2013 03:08 PM

http://bustedspeed.com/wp-content/up...tti-veyron.jpg

I like it except for the mismatched wheels; but deep down I'll always be a Beetle fan.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/member-fr...945-veyron.jpg

StefanW25

10-06-2013 02:02 PM

Looks cool, wheres the picture from ? was it a VW conference?

freebeard

10-06-2013 03:23 PM

Who knows where I found it. Possibly on The Bugatti Veyron…Beetle Edition - Carscoops.

Quote:

If you had any doubts that Bugatti belongs to the same group as the makers of the legendary Beetle, just take a look at this, admittedly humorous, but at the same time, high-quality digital rendering, from the creative minds at RC82 Workchop.

The Polish artist(s) incorporated all the design cues of the original (or classic) Volkswagen Beetle, from the deep-dish steel wheels and bug eyes, to the window frames and exterior door hinges, on the shape of the Bugatti Veyron hypercar.

https://www.google.com/search?&q=beetle+veyron lists it dozens of times, the first example being 1200x1920 on autoevolution.com.

You could totally get a Beetle that low:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/member-fr...3-p1010010.jpg

gone-ot

10-06-2013 04:33 PM

It almost looks cute...in a humerous way. VWAG's "Super Bug" (ha,ha)

freebeard

10-06-2013 05:09 PM

It keeps it 'all in the family', but the development around the door pillar is weak. Imagine a smooshed-down Beetle roof on this:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mxVVX-SZq6...oncept-Car.jpg

https://www.google.com/search?q=david+hilton+MC-1

gone-ot

10-06-2013 09:17 PM

I believe the answer to the obviously unasked question of WHY? is: "...because they CAN...and...DID!"

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