Volkswagen Type 4, 411 and 412 Cranswick Marc
Volkswagen Type 4, 411 and 412 Cranswick Marc What kind of car is that? If ever there was a car in search of a context and market, it was the VW Type 4. It looks like a big Beetle! It also tried to…
Specifikacia Volkswagen Type 4, 411 and 412 Cranswick Marc
Volkswagen Type 4, 411 and 412 Cranswick Marc
What kind of car is that? If ever there was a car in search of a context and market, it was the VW Type 4. It looks like a big Beetle!
It also tried to convince worldwide buyers that VW still had the right stuff. Volkswagen's first foray into the upscale sector brought engineering innovation to Wolfsburg. With design origins in the Porsche consultancy, the signs were hopeful.
However, globally, the automarket was rapidly changing.The VW Type 4's portfolio ran to unitary construction and fuel injection, but had to face fancy competition from Detroit's European subsidiaries. All the while, VW was searching for its future road, and faced challenging developments. The fuel crisis and Japanese competition in North America kept the pressure on at Wolfsburg.Could the VW 411 and 412's solid traditional virtues carry the day?
Then and now the Type 4's unbreakable VW quality, and flat