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Vw BlueSport Roadster coming in 2012

tryme submitted on 1/14/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:04:09 AM

16 user comments | Category: New Cars | Source: | SOURCE: www.4wheelsnews.com

A chief engineer for VW has revealed that a mid-engined BlueSport Roadster, aimed to compete with machines in the class of Mazda MX-5 and the Lotus Elise and assembled from a combination of customized and production parts, is just three years away from production.



The production components come from Volkswagen’s latest transverse, front-engined MQB platform which is due in 2012. The parts will only be available by then and the BlueSport has to wait, although it is currently in the production-ready stage.

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Vw BlueSport Roadster coming in 2012

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_43LE

Hoo Ray! The return of a (hopefully) affordable mid-engine sports car.

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Posted on 1/14/2009 10:39:22 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Agent009

I think this is a good move for them. The Miata did wonders for bringing new blood into Mazda showrooms and this may do the same for VW.

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Posted on 1/14/2009 10:45:38 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

TurboSpyder

I hope they restyle those wheel arches before making this car.

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Posted on 1/14/2009 11:31:39 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

commander104

I am really curious to see how you would better upon the arches.

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Posted on 1/14/2009 10:06:58 PM | | Votes: 1   

joeyc

Why? They look like the R8's, which look fantastic.

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Posted on 1/14/2009 10:22:14 PM | | Votes: 1   

richardposluszny

Yeah, I think you're off-base with this one. The R8-inspired wheel arches are executed very cleanly.

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Posted on 1/15/2009 1:22:57 AM | | Votes: 1   

BSBB

That's a pretty fierce looking front "face". Looks like an evil smile.

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Posted on 1/14/2009 12:03:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

commander104

come on, it's the face of Fast from the GTI commercials.

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Posted on 1/14/2009 10:06:13 PM | | Votes: 1   

DaHarder

Very cool concept from both aesthetic and engineering standpoints, but... One has to wonder about whether VW will overprice this vehicle to the point of completely missing its target audience. - We'll See?

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Posted on 1/14/2009 1:03:25 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

09CTSVforMe

I'm sorry...when did the Miata become part of the same class as the Lotus Elise???

Regardless, I am glad to hear this news and can't wait to see this in person.

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Posted on 1/14/2009 5:54:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

investor27

The Mazda Miata is the best selling sport roadster in the world. Maybe that was what he meant by it being a "class leader!" But you can't compare a Miata to a Lotus Elise.

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Posted on 1/14/2009 7:38:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

commander104

"bluesport", they're trying really hard to make a manly convertible. this might work.

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Posted on 1/14/2009 10:09:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

richardposluszny

That's what I want to see: If VW can produce a "manly," convertible -- for the first time.

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Posted on 1/15/2009 1:20:10 AM | | Votes: 1   

Type707

I think VW hit the nail on this one. Nice design. Why 2012? Why not now so it can knock off that Mazda Miata.

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Posted on 1/15/2009 5:38:58 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

firwood6516

Great, build a coupe version and I'll buy it.

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Posted on 1/15/2009 10:07:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

gregorythegr8

DE-lighted! Bring it on! This would _finally_ be the first fun car with a diesel in the US. (I don't count the Jetta (too humdrum), I don't count the new 3-series diesel (since, unfortunately, I find it ugly and lacking class), and, of course, I don't count the (yawn) E-series.) A fun, mid-engine, affordable, diesel, convertible? You'd think someone's beginning to think out of the box they've kept us locked up in for too long in the US!

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Posted on 4/16/2009 11:41:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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