In 1988 was was involved in a head-on car crash. It was a bad deal, I was driving a 1982 VW Rabbit and it held up pretty well.
I was lucky, VW’s are a solid car. It crumpled where it should and held up where I was sitting.
Anyway – I saw this video a while back and was talking to some people about it this weekend and couldn’t find it. But I did. Pretty wild how far we’ve come.
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This has to be the 10th time I’ve had to say awesome for VW – but I really hope this isn’t one of those times when I have to say…but the VW said no. (VW Will Sell a 200 MPG Car in 2010)
So you’re excited about the 2010 Prius, with its modest mileage gains. Or maybe you really want a Chevy Volt, with a 40 mile all-electric range. 2010, as we’ve noted, is going to be a good year for green cars. But, well, this is ridiculous.
So – save your money and let hope this one makes it!
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You know I love my volkswagens. And I really do not like minivan. But I may be convinced to get one of these seriously ugly vehicles. The little grocery getter hauls 7 and gets upper 30’s for MPG. Now I know it’s using a diesel, but seriously…can someone in Detroit at one of the major automakers take a peek at what is happening in Europe with cars?
Sure diesel is 12%-55% higher per gallon, but this van gets 30%-50% better mileage than compareable – still nets 5%-25% savings.
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Image by Alessio.zz via FlickrI have posted about my love of Volkswagens before – but I had to spread the love here. Sure – you can buy a Lexus and have push button parking…but why not buy a Dub and park remotely.
The automatic parking system from Lexus is pretty impressive already, but Volkswagen is doing them one better. Under the VW system, the driver doesn’t even need to be in the car. Furthermore, the VW Park Assist Vision (PAV) parking system can park in perpendicular spots (like in a parking lot) as well as parallel spots on the street.
