VW Busy Building Uglier, Breezier Bugs

Robert Farago
by Robert Farago

Not to mention less practical.


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  • Stewart Dean Stewart Dean on May 24, 2009

    My vote goes to RogerB34, for his elegant, yet powerful, answer. There beats an engineer's heart in the truest American spirit, much as the WWII Sherman was powered by Chevy (and Cadillac) engines. One might even say that the Bug would be one in the same with its BugSwatter: once the the J79 had spooled up, it would be but seconds before it went splat.

  • Ohsnapback Ohsnapback on May 25, 2009

    Saying this is "uglier" is like saying Donald Trump used to be wealthier... ...the understatement of the year. It's absolutely hideous and for those who must have extraordinarily small genitalia.

  • Ted “the model is going to be almost 4 inches longer and 2 inches wider than its predecessor”Size matters. In this case there is 6” too much.
  • JMII Despite our past experience with Volvo my wife wants an EX30 badly. Small, upscale, minimalist EV hatch is basically her perfect vehicle.
  • Dukeisduke Is the Volvo EX30 even on sale yet? It was pulled from the NACTOY awards because they were having software problems with the vehicle.
  • Wjtinfwb If you've only got 5k to spend on transportation, I cannot imagine a worse way to spend it than on a GM orphan from Sweden that's 15 years old with 150k on the clock and limited plus expensive parts availability and dwindling techs who'd even want to work on it. Go find a similar vintage Camry or Accord with 150k miles or even a Ford or a Chevy, whatever. Hell, even an old Jaguar is less of a crapshoot than a Saab. At least you can still get parts.
  • Kwik_Shift Brands that were considered from China include BYD, Dayun, Great Wall Motors, Maxus, Nio, Omoda/Chery, Seres, XPeng, and Zeekr. KG Mobility from South Korea also made the list of candidates.That's a lot of car companies from there ready to head here.
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