The Beetle Replacement that Wasn't: The EA226

[whc03grady]

Interesting read about a car I'd been vaguely aware of beforehand:
http://jalopnik.com/you-want-to-develop ... 1676099090

[Amskeptic]

Interesting read about a car I'd been vaguely aware of beforehand:
http://jalopnik.com/you-want-to-develop ... 1676099090

Very appealing to look at from the front.
Good performance parameters according to the people who drove it at the time.

I am very glad they did not produce it. There is no way that thing would have executed well as an economy car that people/paid mechanics could work on happily. The heat and noise issues were right there with an engine under the seat. And I am glad I never had to work on one, while I was happy to work on our Rabbit engines.
imo
Colin