Just a quick thought

Kinja'd!!! "No, I don't thank you for the fish at all" (notindetroit)
05/02/2015 at 14:02 • Filed to: None

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If Renault can do the Twingo, why can’t VW replace the Up! with exactly what Torch drew?


DISCUSSION (3)


Kinja'd!!! Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
05/02/2015 at 14:10

Kinja'd!!!1

What did he draw?


Kinja'd!!! 505 - morphine not found > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
05/02/2015 at 14:12

Kinja'd!!!1

The original conept of the Up! was rear engined, just like the Twingo. The reason Renault could pull through while VW couldn’t is Smart: the Twingo will be the next Smart ForTwo, so the numbers are sufficient to make it worthwhile to produce the otherwise mostly standalone platform, while VW couldn’t rustle up a business case this strong.


Kinja'd!!! Cé hé sin > 505 - morphine not found
05/02/2015 at 14:30

Kinja'd!!!2

Yes, the rear engine design just couldn’t be made at a price that would make money. Things like the long hoses going forward to a radiator and a gear linkage going back all add up.