As per tradition, I’ll start with a warm welcome to our newest follower, Burnmay. Enjoy your stay here! Fifteen years after the Beetle’s introduction, Volkswagen’s little car has never been so popular. After its native Germany, it had penetrated most European markets, then become the first widely successful import on American soil. Its replacement wasn’t seriously considered yet, but Volkswagen was already willing to diversify its range. Therefore, the Typ 3 was introduced as a “super-Beetle” of sorts in August 1961 during the Frankfurt motor show. Though initially available as the sole “1500” two-door saloon, the Typ 3 was soon supplemented by new models. If you read carefully you noticed that I mentioned an estate version. Quite unusual for a rear-engined car, isn’t it? Volkswagen engineers made a wonderful job with the Typ 3, the boxer architecture of the engine and a revised air-cooling system allowing the very slim block to fit under the rear cargo compartment of all models, saloons and coupes included.
This guaranteed an unusually large volume available for luggage and cargo, even if Volkswagen felt necessary to increase it further thanks to a 1970 facelift that saw the car’s nose greatly extended. The Typ 3 proved successful, though without any possible comparison with the Beetle. The car was everywhere on German roads and was quite appreciated in America but, to be frank, I almost never saw any of them in France. Nevertheless, this was enough to justify a similar approach for Volkswagen’s next model, the slightly larger Typ 4, known as the “411”. Also available as a four-door, unlike the 1500/1600, the 411 was introduced in 1968, but the older Typ 3 remained in production. Both cars were finally withdrawn between 1973 and 1974, when they were replaced by the brand new Passat and, to some extent, the upper models of the Golf. These two new cars were water-cooled front-engine, front-wheel-drive saloons, the traditional Volkswagen architecture seeming more and more dated at the time. A nice and accurate model. As usual, and as often mentioned here, the plastic wipers look too thick but the wheels fitted with hubcaps seem great to me. Equally good as the previous die-cast, though my copy seems very sensitive to corrosion (actually my fastback model has the same problem, which is unfortunately common with Minichamps models). I’ll give a 12/20 rating to this model.
What is the base engine size of the 2010 Volkswagen Touareg? The 2010 Volkswagen Touareg has a 3.6 L base engine size. What is the base engine size of the 2014 Volkswagen GTI? The 2014 Volkswagen GTI has a 2.0 L base engine size. What is the base engine size of the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle? The 2013 Volkswagen Beetle has a 2.5 L base engine size. What is the base engine size of the 2013 Volkswagen Passat? The 2013 Volkswagen Passat has a 2.5 L base engine size. What is the base engine size of the 2014 Volkswagen Beetle? The 2014 Volkswagen Beetle has a 2.5 L base engine size. What is the base engine size of the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta? The 2004 Volkswagen Jetta has a 2.0 L base engine size. What is the base engine size of the 2010 Volkswagen GTI? The 2010 Volkswagen GTI has a 2.0 L base engine size. What is the base engine size of the 2012 Volkswagen Eos? The 2012 Volkswagen Eos has a 2.0 L base engine size. What is the base engine size of the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta? The 2001 Volkswagen Jetta has a 2.0 L base engine size. What is the base engine size of the 2004 Volkswagen Passat? The 2004 Volkswagen Passat has a 1.8 L base engine size. What is the base engine size of the 2002 Volkswagen Passat? The 2002 Volkswagen Passat has a 1.8 L base engine size. What is the base engine size of the 2009 Volkswagen CC? The 2009 Volkswagen CC has a 2.0 L base engine size. What is the base engine size of the 2003 Volkswagen Jetta? The 2003 Volkswagen Jetta has a 2.0 L base engine size. What is the base engine size of the 2007 Volkswagen Touareg? The 2007 Volkswagen Touareg has a 3.6 L base engine size.
Affordability, practicality and suitability have always guided the rational car buyer, but those with a sixth sense will look much deeper, considering awards won and sales volumes. For example, Volkswagen Golf has performed very well, having won this award in 2009 as well as being in second place in 1975 and 1998 for the European Car of the Year award. It was in third place for the same award in 1984, 2004 and 2009, not forgetting it was the winner back in 1992. Another great performer is the Opel Astra with regard to European Car of the Year awards. It was the award winner in 1985 and came up second in 1992 and 1999, while in 2010 it finished in third position. This therefore gives guaranteed assurance about such cars and others with similar achievements, such as Lexus for reliability and BMW for engine superiority. Credit is given where it's due, and on this list you will certainly find it.
Mike Keiser hit a unique trifecta of sorts after announcing that the team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw would be designing the third course at the Bandon Dunes Resort. Coore and Crenshaw are very well known for their thoughtful and methodical approach to finding golf holes and ultimately routing a course. At Sand Hills, they found over 130 natural golf holes and were meticulous about going through every possible routing before coming up with the best one for that particular site. It was no different at Bandon Trails. The site was very rugged and unlike the first two courses at the resort, the Trails course would feature no holes on the ocean. In the end, the preferred routing would sprawl across over 350 acres of land, about the same as Bandon Dunes and Pacific Dunes combined and it would meander through three distinct environments: dunes, meadow and forest. The forest holes would end up being the last ones built and there was some worry that those holes wouldn't capture the golfer's imagination like the ones in the dunes and in the meadow.
