Eco VW Microbus

[arcadian]

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/01/verdier-reinven.html



Canadian designer Alexandre Verdier has given the cult-classic VW Microbus an eco-overhaul that tastefully updates the iconic breadbox on wheels. The result is a slammed diesel hybrid sure to make hippies swoon and make car camping a whole lot cooler.

The van, dubbed, appropriately enough, the Verdier, packages the latest green-tech in a retro body that harkens back to the glory days of the VW bus and packs it full of high-tech gadgetry.


"The philosophy of this car is great," says Verdier. "It's a new way to use technology. I want to build a car that's low impact and makes the most out of nature."

Verdier claims to have a manufacturer lined up to build the van, and he hopes to have a prototype on the road by summer time.

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[coffeenap]

1. My daughter will swoon...

[madrchsod]

2. put in a VW diesel racing engines and it would fly......

nice idea...great for traveling around the country on the cheap

[Richard D]

3. $ 129,000????

Out of my range.