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Posted: 8/22/2017 6:20:33 PM EDT

Sporty looking vehicle. Will be available in about two years.
https://www.slashgear.com/vw-id-buzz-microbus-ev-concept-production-in-2022-19495853/

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:23:34 PM EDT

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That thing is fugly

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:23:57 PM EDT

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Posted: 8/22/2017 6:26:24 PM EDT

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VW returning to their roots. Good to see. Hopefully it will be relatively inexpensive and basic (not too many bells & whistles in the base model).

I may have to buy one if they become available in our area.

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:26:43 PM EDT

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Make it in a diesel

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:27:51 PM EDT

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Call me when they roll out a 21 window microbus with safari windows!

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:28:27 PM EDT

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The good? Looks cool, would be cooler without grey tires.
The bad? The entire thing is now a VW electrical system.

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:30:47 PM EDT

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The concept Microbus had AWD, 369 HP, and a 111 kWh battery pack that is said to be good for close to 300 miles of range. A 150 kW fast-charging system would get it from 0- to 80-percent in 30 minutes.

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Holy shit.

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:31:13 PM EDT

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Electric can't be much worse than those old ~90hp gasoline powered vans.

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:31:28 PM EDT

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Whenever I see someone driving this on the road, I will assume they are going to the store for tampons.

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:33:40 PM EDT

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Make it self driving and I'm there! Camp out in the back while it camps out in the left lane

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:35:47 PM EDT

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The concept Microbus had AWD, 369 HP, and a 111 kWh battery pack that is said to be good for close to 300 miles of range. A 150 kW fast-charging system would get it from 0- to 80-percent in 30 minutes.

Holy shit.

Gonna be pretty funny to watch guys getting their doors blown off by a VW bus with a flat torque curve.

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:37:53 PM EDT

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Bet it still costs less than a used Syncro Westy does.

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:38:59 PM EDT

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FPNI

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:39:31 PM EDT

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Yet......so fugly......it's beautiful.

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:40:03 PM EDT

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The good? Looks cool, would be cooler without grey tires.
The bad? The entire thing is now a VW electrical system.

Electric can't be much worse than those old ~90hp gasoline powered vans.

Yes it can..... they never mastered the wiring in the old air-cooled bus.... (mine had a starter switch installed back near the starter because the 40 ft of electrical wire would not reliably start it from the steering column). and mine was 60 HP

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:41:48 PM EDT

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I like it.

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:43:52 PM EDT

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Love it. Had a 71 Campmobile back in the day. Took it to Alaska and all over the west. If those torque numbers are correct, the new version will be a beast. Kids on tricycles used to pass me going downhill in my old one.

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:44:05 PM EDT

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Domino Sugar van!

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:44:40 PM EDT

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That would effectively bar it from export to the USA.

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:46:04 PM EDT

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I'll buy it.

When I was a kid my pop used to own one.

One my earliest memories is him having to push it down a hill in order to get it started because the electric starter was broken.

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:47:06 PM EDT

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Pretty sure VW is already having enough problems with emissions....they don't need more.

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:47:45 PM EDT

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369 HP, AWD

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:48:11 PM EDT

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Perfect for delivering the kids to school!

Posted: 8/22/2017 6:54:28 PM EDT

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I agree. In fact, it's downright utilitarian. It's the Glock of vehicles.

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:00:48 PM EDT

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Good, fuck Tesla.

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:05:43 PM EDT

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That is kinda cool especially with 369hp AWD.

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:07:29 PM EDT

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Yeah... problem is VW shows some really cool concepts, like this one, a mid-engine turbo diesel roadster that would get amazing fuel economy, yet still be stupid fun to drive:

... and then they never produce 'em.

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:08:31 PM EDT

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And make it not in Mexico

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:08:58 PM EDT

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Yet......so fugly......it's beautiful.

I agree. In fact, it's downright utilitarian. It's the Glock of vehicles.

Are you vouching for its reliably, too?

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:09:05 PM EDT

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Looks like an elongated Smart Car

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:14:00 PM EDT

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90 ? The first air cooled bus my dad had was a 51 horsepower

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:16:14 PM EDT

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It won't look anything like that picture when it flops onto the market.

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:29:31 PM EDT

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boom

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:30:21 PM EDT

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Yet......so fugly......it's beautiful.

I agree. In fact, it's downright utilitarian. It's the Glock of vehicles.

Are you vouching for its reliably, too?

Umm, no, so maybe a cross between a Lorcin and a Glock?

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:33:43 PM EDT

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It pretends to be electric only during the EPA tests, but the rest of the time, a diesel smog-producing pedo bus.

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:35:18 PM EDT

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Sporty looking vehicle. Will be available in about two years.
https://www.slashgear.com/vw-id-buzz-microbus-ev-concept-production-in-2022-19495853/
https://c.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/id_buzz_concept_7396-980x620.jpg

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So in 2019 you'll be able to walk into a VW dealer in, say, Birmingham and buy one of those? Doubt it ... but hey if people want them then VW should sell them.

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:39:32 PM EDT

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How do,they make the AC work on an electric car?

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:42:37 PM EDT

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nope, not even a little

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:53:55 PM EDT

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Uh yeah, but its still a VW

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:57:35 PM EDT

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My 2011 VW Jetta can't even stop its head light from burning out every month, and my rear lights from not needing a good old kick every week to reseat it back in to its socket. My power mirrors no longer work, including my rear defrost. How do they expect to build an electric car?

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:58:13 PM EDT

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Didn't realize it was going to be electric. Saw it a while back and think it's pretty neat.

Posted: 8/22/2017 7:59:23 PM EDT

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That had a nasty habit of blowing sparkplugs out of the engine lol

Posted: 8/22/2017 8:00:21 PM EDT

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Yeah... problem is VW shows some really cool concepts, like this one, a mid-engine turbo diesel roadster that would get amazing fuel economy, yet still be stupid fun to drive:

https://www.supercars.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2005_Volkswagen_EcoRacerConcept6.jpg

... and then they never produce 'em.

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That is kinda cool especially with 369hp AWD.

Yeah... problem is VW shows some really cool concepts, like this one, a mid-engine turbo diesel roadster that would get amazing fuel economy, yet still be stupid fun to drive:

https://www.supercars.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2005_Volkswagen_EcoRacerConcept6.jpg

... and then they never produce 'em.

I'd buy that

Posted: 8/22/2017 8:06:43 PM EDT

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I'd drive it.

Posted: 8/22/2017 8:07:41 PM EDT

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The concept Microbus had AWD, 369 HP, and a 111 kWh battery pack that is said to be good for close to 300 miles of range. A 150 kW fast-charging system would get it from 0- to 80-percent in 30 minutes.

Holy shit.

No doubt ... I'm a Cummins guy but I would buy one of those in a heartbeat if those specs are correct.

Posted: 8/22/2017 8:22:29 PM EDT

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if they make a Fender version that tries even a little to look like a man's car, it could be great for gigging and beach trips.

Posted: 8/22/2017 8:27:19 PM EDT

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how the hell is that thing going to meet crash safety standards

Posted: 8/22/2017 8:33:39 PM EDT

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If the Beetle retread could make crash safety standards, so can this.

Posted: 8/22/2017 8:45:31 PM EDT

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VW returning to their roots. Good to see.

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Making dangerous, unreliable shitwagons that only stoned people thought were quality cars?

Posted: 8/22/2017 8:55:13 PM EDT

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The hippies will eat that shit up!

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