VW Golf based on Austin 1100!
VW Golf based on Austin 1100!
I read these comments on a site commenting on the revised Fiesta:
One needs to remember, of course, that that Golf platform came out of VW's c1966 strip down of Europe's then best selling car, the Austin 11/1300.
They were desperate to develop a viable base for a new front drive range to replace the stalwart rear engine Beetle-based stuff that was then fading in the market.
Astonishingly their BMC 1100 serially re-developed range is still with us.
One needs to remember, of course, that that Golf platform came out of VW's c1966 strip down of Europe's then best selling car, the Austin 11/1300.
They were desperate to develop a viable base for a new front drive range to replace the stalwart rear engine Beetle-based stuff that was then fading in the market.
Astonishingly their BMC 1100 serially re-developed range is still with us.
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Alex certainly has had an impact on car design for a long time!
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Re: VW Golf based on Austin 1100!
But VW got it right ... bet a Golf out handles an Austin!Paulc wrote: One needs to remember, of course, that that Golf platform came out of VW's c1966 strip down of Europe's then best selling car, the Austin 11/1300.
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Virtually all major manufacturers use competitors' cars for drive appraisals, strip down and analysis. Some even donate their new models to competitors on a reciprocal basis. Good to discover what the opposition is doing but even then, you are at least 3 years behind latest developments on the next cycle plan...
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Now they just share in the early days of product development ..
"If you're driving on the edge ... you're leaving too much room!"
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So many examples of shared platforms and powertrains across different manufacturers. Both have very expensive development and tooling costs...
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Big Daddy wrote:Virtually all major manufacturers use competitors' cars for drive appraisals, strip down and analysis. Some even donate their new models to competitors on a reciprocal basis. Good to discover what the opposition is doing but even then, you are at least 3 years behind latest developments on the next cycle plan...
I went to a secret place in Gaydon about five years ago
JLR had a C class and an A4 completely dismantled
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was it a scrap yard??Countryboy wrote:Big Daddy wrote:Virtually all major manufacturers use competitors' cars for drive appraisals, strip down and analysis. Some even donate their new models to competitors on a reciprocal basis. Good to discover what the opposition is doing but even then, you are at least 3 years behind latest developments on the next cycle plan...
I went to a secret place in Gaydon about five years ago
JLR had a C class and an A4 completely dismantled
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Your name vill also go on ze listA40FARINAGURU wrote:was it a scrap yard??
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don't tell him PikeBig Daddy wrote:Your name vill also go on ze listA40FARINAGURU wrote:was it a scrap yard??
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