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2013 Cadillac ATS, Hyundai Veloster Turbo, VW Bugster EV, Dumbass Tuesday, & More

Rocky — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:17:29 +0000

The 2012 Detroit Auto Show is underway! So we’re going to talk about some cars. They are, the 2013 Caddy ATS, the 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo, Chevy is speaking in Code, and VW’s has an electric bug! And of course it’s Tuesday, so it’s you’re favorite Dumbass Tuesday segment! All that today on Fast Lane Daily, hosted by Derek D.
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Porsche Based VW Bugster, Quattro Concept for Production, BMW X1M, 2012 VW Bug

Rocky — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:22:32 +0000

An Austrian mechanic builds a 1974 Bug with a Porsche Boxster drivetrain, Audi is close to deciding the fait on the new Quattro Concept for production, BMW may soon build an M version of the X1 SUV, and the 2012 VW Beatle is set for it’s reveal on April 18. Fast Lane Daily hosted by Derek DeAngelis.
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Porsche Boxster + vintage Volkswagen Bug = Bugster

Rocky — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:21:24 +0000

Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Europe, Porsche, Volkswagen, Specialty

1973 Volkswagen Bugster – Click above for high-res image gallery

This is a melding of two seemingly very different cars we can get behind. The melding of one car’s running gear and another’s body isn’t a new practice, but so often it turns out terribly. Need an example? Check out the dozens of F-Body Chevrolet Camaro coupes with 4×4 running gear that haunt the depths of the world’s internet forums.

This isn’t a hack job, this is is the sort of hybrid we can throw our enthusiastic support behind. The body started life atop a humble 1973 Volkswagen Beetle chassis, while the running gear saw duty under a 2000 Porsche Boxster convertible’s skin. The car was created by Siegfried Rudolf, who owns CarMaxx, an Austrian company that restores and customizes Porsche and Volkswagen cars.

Rudolf apparently got the idea after parking his restored Beetle next to his wife’s Boxster and noted a striking similarity in their wheelbases. After countless hours with a measuring tape, a Sawzall and a welder, Rudolf had the Bugster, a mid-engined 270-horsepower 1973 VW Beetle.

From off, the car looks like a nicely restored, slightly modified Bug. Up close, though, the enormous side vents, 18-inch wheels and Porsche dashboard start to hint at this thing’s dirty little secret. The car sports custom fenders to properly cover its wider track and wheels, and the whole set up rides on a fully-adjustable suspension. Delicious. Thanks for the tip, Rui!

Gallery: 1973 Volkswagen Bugster

[Source: Bugster via FirstSuperCars]

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