They could modernize the underlying structure to keep the same body shape while massively improving safety like they did in the 2000s. It already has a curved hood for pedestrians, and the main issue with the originals was the front end collapsing like tin foil in an accident.
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zakobjoa@lemmy.world 2 months agoOh yeah, these things are deathtraps.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 months ago
wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Yeah it’s not like the WV Westfalia that had you sit over the front wheel where the only choice for crumple zones was your legs.
When they made the new beattle it had a very similar shape as well. I see no reasons why it couldn’t be made with modern safety standards with very minimal changes to the exterior body. Obviously, I’m not a member of the SAE.
garbagebagel@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Not even just in crashes. Think of all the physical assaults and sore arms that would ensue if these took back to the streets en masse.
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
100% the reason VW hasn’t done an electric version yet.