VW BeeTTle

[Jouko Haapanen]

To see how take two cars that are decent in their perspective segments
and make one that fits in no segment:

http://www.beettle.com/

I'm embarrased to admit they are Canadian...

Jouko Haapanen




----- Original Message -----
From: "Nate Stuart" <nathan.stuart at maine.edu>
To: "Festively Jolly" <Audi_Audio at webtv.net>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: VW BeeTTle


> On Monday 18 June 2001 15:00, Festively Jolly wrote:
> > hey folks!  i was looking at some car mags and saw on the cover of
VW
> > Power a green  new beetle with the Audi rings on front.  i looked
into
> > it and i THINK they put an Audi tt engine in it (im not sure, im
not
> > familiar with the TT engine).  they also put the gas cap and
lights on
> > the car. along with a bunch of other parts.  kinda cool looking
with the
> > rings on it.  but i think it kinda degrades Audi as a luxury car
maker.
>
> That was actually the fornt end of a TT they grafted onto the beetle
for some
> reason. They were just too lazy to swap the badges over afterwards.
I think
> the thing is hideous, personally. Just doesn't look right....
>
> Later!
> -Nate
> '89 90q