New Volkswagen SP2 in the Works?
October 27, 2008 – 10:32 am by Dan Volkens
Filed under Concepts, Featured
This one slipped past us a few days ago. Looks like the nostalgia brought on by the redesigned Scirocco has bitten designer Marcelo Rosa to create a new version of a not-so-well-known 70’s Volkswagen coupe called the SP2. Renderings inside!
More can be learned about the fabled Volkswagen SP2, or “Project X” as it was called by Volkswagen’s Brazilian subsidiary, on its Wikipedia page. Suffice it to say, the hot little slope-backed coupe never really made it off the ground due to very poor performance. Brazilians even equated the “SP” in the name to “Sem Potência”, translated to “Without Power”.
But enter this smokin’ hot little gem by Marcelo Rosa. I don’t know what you think about it, but I loved it from the very first glance I had at the renderings. One of my own little rules about whether I truly like a car’s design or not is my absolute first glancing impression of its lines, and this concept doesn’t disappoint. What do you think?
The original SP2:
Concept Renderings:
* Images courtesy SeriousWheels.com and carscoop.blogspot.com
New Volkswagen SP2 in the Works?
October 27, 2008 – 10:32 am by Dan Volkens
Not a fan of this concept. Reminds me of a remake of an american muscle car.
I like the lines and flow more than those of the new Scirocco. I’m a bit of a diesel perv, so I’d love it running a 2.0 TDI (168hp).