Why doesn Volkswagen still build Air Cooled?
Good question. Maybe you should ask Volkswagen AG or the US highway traffic and safety administration (NHTSA) that question! They consider your VW as unsafe. Also thank one Ralph Nader for that, while you are at it! I submit, its not the vehicle, stupid, its the drivers! If all drivers paid more attention to the road, less accidents, and safer roads. Just look at the Autobahn! If you look at the way vehicle safety testing is done it make one wonder if any car is safe. Every vehicle is safe, if driven in a safe and defensive manner. Yes, your beetle will explode if launched from a catapult at 100 MPH! But one only has to look at the Ford Crown Victoria, Pinto, and Chevy Vega for real explosive vehicles! And the Crown Vic is STILL on the road!!!! Thanks NHTSA, you’re really looking out for our safety! Another reason is that SUPPOSEDLY Air cooled engines are environmentally unhealthy. The VW will not pass an emissions test. Why? It is very difficult to keep the emissions level on any air
