August 27, 2002
But it's still a Minivan
As had been widely suspected if one reads as many car mags as I do, VW annouced that the Microbus is coming back. I think it's pretty cool VW finally annouced they are putting the new bus into production, but I'd still never driving a minivan, even if it's a neo-hippie van.
I'm really waiting for a new Karmann-Ghia! How cool would that be! I'd trade in my Jetta in an instant for one if they ever made one. or what about a neo-Thing!
Anthony comments on the continuing trend in the auto industry of relying on retro designs to sell cars (but fails to mention the new Mini). I like the retro cars in general but think that it only works in small doses, ie. the new T-Bird is one, fairly limited production car within the Ford line.
There does seem to be a real lack of good new design in the car industry. I mean, the Aztek somehow passed a design review! And the others I can think of might look ok now but could quickly look dated as design tastes change, such as the Cadillac CTS. How long can the hard-edged designs stay fresh?
Posted by blipsman at August 27, 2002 04:51 PM