And I thought it was the other way around... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill May" <[email protected]> To: "'Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] New NEW Beetle
> And I thought that VW bought and now owns Porsche. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Mahoney > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 5:04 AM > To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] New NEW Beetle > > My understanding is that the chief of VW went to the chief of Porsche > asking > once again to be able to use the Porsche boxer motor (and yes, it's > air-cooled). VW had tried previously to get the engine but Porsche denied > the request. Now, things in the automotive business world have changed and > apparently Porsche has relented, allowing VW to use it's (Porsche's) famed > air-cooled boxer engine. I think VW recognized the resurgence of the > classic > Beetle and decided they needed to widen it's appeal from cute secretary > sled/chick-mobile to something with a little testosterone ... > > Mike > > > On Mar 16, 2010, at 7:41 PM, No Quarter wrote: > >> Did any of you guys see the latest info on VWs New Beetle? They are > planning on phasing it out in 2011 and introducing a slighter longer, > slightly flatter roofed New Beetle and calling it the New NEW Beetle. > Then > by 2017 they plan on introducing yet another beetle and this time, they > are > gonna be closer to getting it right by having a boxer style engine in it. >> >> >> NQ >> _______________________________________________ >> vintagvw site list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.436 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2752 - Release Date: 03/17/10 > 07:33:00 > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
