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fanatics aficionados when we opined that perhaps the little rear-engined vans were on the sluggish side. Today we're going to regruntle our Type 2-loving friends by sharing this VW ad that demonstrates- in fact, encourages- off-road hoonage of the sort you'd normally associate with a Warlord Edition 4x4 Hilux. In South Africa, you could get a four-wheel-drive, Audi-5-banger-powered VW Transporter Syncro until 2002. Yes, 2002!
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911-Powered VW Vans Are Everywhere!
The 911-powered '74 VW Transporter was the big winner in yesterday's Favorite PCH poll, but when was the last time you saw a Vanagon with a 911 engine? Outside of Germany, that is. Chris Hull over at Autofiends shot what we hope is such a Vanagon in SoCal; if it's for real, we approve strongly. [Autofiends]
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Transporter 3 Trailer Gives Us Second Weekend Dose Of Jason Statham
Friday we showed you the Death Race trailer which, for the most part, saw a fairly positive reaction from the Jalopnik commentariat rather than the savaging with reckless abandon we expected. But we're a fickle bunch round these parts so we should have expected nothing less than going against the grain. But we thought we'd reward the most discriminating readership in the automotive webosphere with some real Jason Statham-flavored red meat for the Jalopnik grille, by way of the always authentically automotive Transporter series. Yes friends, here's the Transporter 3 trailer — and from what we can tell from the few seconds of glimpsing the W12-powered Audi A8 in this Iggy Pop-soundtracked 55 seconds of crank-ed up action, the final installation in the epic trilogy will be more in line with the unrealism of the second movie than the awesomeness of the first. Pity. [Allocine.fr via First Showing]
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Nobody will argue that the Volvo XC90 is a pretty decent SUV. It's stylish, comfortable, and even comes with a V8 now. But all that doesn't explain why it won "Russian SUV of The Year"...for the third time. Considering the soft nature of the big Volvo, we would have thought the hardened fist of Russian nationalism would have pushed for a more domestic entry. But if they won't, we will: Thus, Jalopnik's "No Bolshevik" nominations for Russian SUV of the Year.
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Volvo XC90 Wins Russian "SUV of The Year," We Offer Alternatives
Nobody will argue that the Volvo XC90 is a pretty decent SUV. It's stylish, comfortable, and even comes with a V8 now. But all that doesn't explain why it won "Russian SUV of The Year"...for the third time. Considering the soft nature of the big Volvo, we would have thought the hardened fist of Russian nationalism would have pushed for a more domestic entry. But if they won't, we will: Thus, Jalopnik's "No Bolshevik" nominations for Russian SUV of the Year.
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11:20 AM on Wed Jun 11 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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Latest by Maymar - now with 37% less anonymity: @BlackIce_GTS: I fail at skimming articles - that makes me a sad panda. On the other hand, any chance to say or write monocoque redeems just about any car (or pushes it into stratospherically cool in this case). more »
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Vityaz Transporter, The Final Word In Post-Apocalyptic Transport
Let's say you need to drive through the remnants of a thermonuclear apocalypse — you know, dystopian nightmare type of stuff. Sure, you could hop into a GAZ 59037A, or any of the others included in our top ten list of the best post-apocalyptic survival vehicles, but would it really be able to pull out an errant tank mired in snow? Probably not. Because that's the point where you'll wish you'd decided on the Vityaz Transporter. Capable of going basically anywhere under basically any condition, the DT-30 is capable of carrying thirty-ton payloads and remain afloat while doing it. Do we even have to mention the zombie-crushing capabilities? [Youtube]
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21-Window Volkswagen Transporter Braves Downtown San Francisco
After I was caught in a camera-challenged condition when spotting the '70 Fiat 500 near my office in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood and was forced to use the 640x480 so-called camera in my cellphone, I resolved to start carrying a real camera at all times. Naturally, I totally spaced on the camera thing when I caught sight of this 21-window Transporter while out for some Bánh mì on my lunch break last week, and once again we all get to look at blurry, wide-angle cellphone shots. These things didn't fare too well around here, because the sun and smog tend to eat up the seals around all those windows, which lets rust gain a toehold it generally never relinquishes. But here's a very original black-plate example that (if the window stickers are to be believed) has been damn near everywhere.
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One thing that's hard about this series is the glut of air-cooled Volkswagens on the island; I could easily do nothing but 60s Beetles and Transporters for a month straight and still not run out. These VWs are survivors and fully deserving of recognition, of course, but it wouldn't do to have them shove aside all the other cool machinery in this series. Rationing has been necessary, but it's been a while since our last Transporter (so far we've seen a '56, a '57, a '62, a '63, a '67, and a '70), so let's look at a very nice 48-year-old example today. And, what the heck- let's have a poll!
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1960 Volkswagen Transporter
One thing that's hard about this series is the glut of air-cooled Volkswagens on the island; I could easily do nothing but 60s Beetles and Transporters for a month straight and still not run out. These VWs are survivors and fully deserving of recognition, of course, but it wouldn't do to have them shove aside all the other cool machinery in this series. Rationing has been necessary, but it's been a while since our last Transporter (so far we've seen a '56, a '57, a '62, a '63, a '67, and a '70), so let's look at a very nice 48-year-old example today. And, what the heck- let's have a poll!More »
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Porsche Powered VW Transporter
What has four doors, a pick up bed, and a Porsche 911 engine? This heavily modified VW Transporter. We really wish we could call this a full blooded camino (or Straße, or Weg... whatever) but we have a sneaky suspicion this started out as the four door transporter chassis cab and a very nice bed was crafted over the frame. That minor detail does not take away from the flat six 911 heart thumping unter the wooden floored truck bed. So now we're torn. Camino's by nature are burnout machines; light in the back, heavy in the front, with menace in their hearts. But this one offers the possibility of some kind of *gasp* control?More »
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OK, this VW Transporter isn't quite as low as this insane machine, nor is it quite as old. However, it makes up for those shortcomings by having such a great Survivor Patina, and by parking on one of the busiest streets in town. It's hard to tell how many donor vehicles contributed body parts for this bus, but it's got to be at least four. And, once again, I'm unable to provide an exact year for an older German vehicle; I'm pretty sure it's from the 1963-1967 period, but- as always- clarifications from VWology PhDs are welcomed.
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Another Low Volkswagen Transporter
OK, this VW Transporter isn't quite as low as this insane machine, nor is it quite as old. However, it makes up for those shortcomings by having such a great Survivor Patina, and by parking on one of the busiest streets in town. It's hard to tell how many donor vehicles contributed body parts for this bus, but it's got to be at least four. And, once again, I'm unable to provide an exact year for an older German vehicle; I'm pretty sure it's from the 1963-1967 period, but- as always- clarifications from VWology PhDs are welcomed.More »
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Lynch Mob After Your Hide? Volkswagen Transporter!
Forgive us for thinking that we'd maybe choose something with a bit more power and ground clearance than a VW T2 Transporter, were a howling, torch-wielding mob of European peasants battering down the doors of our castle. Say, a Unimog, for example. Still, for the mad scientist on a tight budget, the Transporter will get the job done!
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Ach du Lieber Harry! T3 Transporter Crash Test
How good were T3-generation VW Transporters at preserving life and limb at high speed into a flat wall? Let's just say the last thing to go through the mind of whatever dummy was behind the wheel of this doppeltkabin was about a quarter-ton of gravel. But c'mon, it's wall-on-wall action; what'd you think would happen? [Thanks to Jeremy for the tip.]
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Einen VW-Transporter Muß Man Haben!
When it drives through your typical quaint German village, the early Transporter inhales crowds of pedestrians, construction equipment, stacks of boxes, whatever you got! Of course, with 36 horses clattering around in the back, it wasn't going to move all that stuff very quickly, but odds are you'd reach your destination.
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The Lowest Daily-Driven VW Transporter You Could Possibly Imagine
Now, most of the time when I tell people I see a Type 2 driving around town with maybe two inches of ground clearance (if that), they assume the old bus has some sort of airbag suspension and can be raised up to clear driveways, speed bumps, lines painted on the road, etc. Nein! The utter madman who drives this Transporter- and drive it he does; I see it on the move all the time- has it set up to be this low at all times! Yes, you've seen Type 2s even lower than this... at car shows. East Bay readers who have seen this machine leaving showers of sparks on routine road imperfections, back me up here. More »
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Frankfurt Auto Show: Volkswagen Caddy Maxi to Transport European Passengers, Luggage
The ketchup-obsessed Finns over at World Car Fans report the coming of a newer and slightly larger Volkswagen transporter. The Caddy Maxi lands in between the T5 and the standard Caddy, with choice of 1.9L and 2.0L diesel TDI or 100hp gasoline engine. The Caddy Maxi will house seven passengers, all their luggage, and comes complete with stoic yet personable doorman, as shown here. [Volkswagen Caddy Maxi via World Car Fans]
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The Jalopnik readers have spoken, and it seems that yesterday's Project Car Hell poll resulted in a the Maserati Merak administering quite the beat-down to the TVR 280i. It's probably not fair to stack a British machine up against the one-two coolness/madness punch of a Franco-Italian car, though. And, speaking of things that aren't fair, we've got a couple of Frankensteins for today's poll that oughta raise some hackles among the German-car purists out there... More »
Project Car Hell: VW Bus With 911 Engine or 911 With VW Bus Engine?
The Jalopnik readers have spoken, and it seems that yesterday's Project Car Hell poll resulted in a the Maserati Merak administering quite the beat-down to the TVR 280i. It's probably not fair to stack a British machine up against the one-two coolness/madness punch of a Franco-Italian car, though. And, speaking of things that aren't fair, we've got a couple of Frankensteins for today's poll that oughta raise some hackles among the German-car purists out there... More »
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We can't tell who's really pulling at the end of this video, but it looks like the Transporter. But with the stylish hood scoop and generally hooptyesque, quite-possibly-meth-addled demeanor, the Euro-spec Ford Granada takes the style trophy for sure.
Granada vs. Microbus
We can't tell who's really pulling at the end of this video, but it looks like the Transporter. But with the stylish hood scoop and generally hooptyesque, quite-possibly-meth-addled demeanor, the Euro-spec Ford Granada takes the style trophy for sure.
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Syncronicity!
A passel of Benelux VW Syncro-heads (or at least ones from the Bene bit) got together for some good crawlin', Euro style. Hashish and Chimay undoubtedly followed. Volkswagen bahn-less slow hoons of the Low Countries for the win! [Thanks to eltonito for the tip.] More »
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