Didyounoticethattheheadlightsareverticalnowinsteadofleaningbackabit? Thatdoesntmakethecarlookanybetter. Butitmakestheroadlookbetterbymakingthelightsalittlebrighter.
Andthatlittlehumpintheback? Wedidthattoholdthelicenseplateupstraightsothepolicecanreaditbetter. (Sorry.) Whatyouwontnoticewithoutdrivingthenewmodelarethebigimprovements.
Theenginehasbeenenlargedtoaferocious53horsepower. Thatonlyadds3m.p.h. tothetopspeed. Becauseweputmostoftheadditionalpowerwhereitwouldmaketheengineacceleratefaster, turnslowerandlastevenlonger.
NowthattheVWisgettingtobesuchahotcar, weputinacoupleofthingstoslowitdown. Dualbrakes.
Thefrontwheelbrakesarecompletelyindependentoftherearwheelbrakes, youcouldstillstopthebackofthecar. (Whichautomaticallystopsthefrontofthecartoo.)
ThenewVWalsohasseatbelts, back-uplightsandrecesseddoorhandlesasstandardequipment. Infact, thisyearwemadesomanychangesontheVolkswagenthatwethoughtwedbettermakeonemore.
Wewrote “Volkswagen” onthebackofthecartobesureeverybodywouldknowwhatwas.
