VW Minivan Returning to U.S. in 2008!
On the eve of our great roadtrip to Portland Oregon starting tomorrow I’d like to post this great news - the beloved VW minivan is returning to the U.S. market in 2008.
Its going to look like a Volkswagen and the horn will sound like a Volkswagen, but under the hood the VW minivan will be a Chrysler. VW’s contribution will be in the design and styling and have limited input in the characteristics, but aside from that they will not be involved in the engineering design in any way which is a shame. VW has promised that the new minivan isn’t just going to be a Chrysler minivan with a Volkswagen badge on it.
No doubt the new minivan will be a hell of a lot more economical to drive across countries and be better for the environment, but I’m hoping it will still retain that classic retro styling without that modern plasticy look the new Beetles have.
June 6th, 2007 at 11:28pm
ohhh, I’m curious about these, I’ve long secretly wanted a eurovan, this might be even better.
June 6th, 2007 at 11:30pm
ah, shoot, sorry, that was me.
June 12th, 2007 at 1:46pm
Yeah that sounds really interesting. I’m no mechanic, so driving a 30 year old van around the country isn’t my exact idea of ideal…
But if these prove to be rock, then I say “on!”
June 25th, 2007 at 9:02pm
The question is will it have the weekender and camper options?