DTO: S8 Powered: 1990 Volkswagen Type2 (T3) Panel Van
For all the complaining we do about overpriced classic VW Vans, you’d think we would pass on a $50k Panel Van with crummy photos. Except…this one is powered by a 360 horsepower V8 from an Audi S8…so it gets a pass for being totally bonkers. Find this 1990 Volkswagen Type2 (T3) Panel Van offered for €39,000 ($53,835 USD) via suchen.mobile.de somewhere in Germany.
For those of you who think we are trying to stretch our April Fools pranks a bit too far…well…that just isn’t the case and we’ll be the first to admit the asking price in this one is way crack pipe. But, for the price of a new Audi S4 you are getting an S8 engine, transmission and brakes in a VW camper panel van.
Expect 360 horsepower from the 4.2 liter 40 valve (as many valves as 2.5 Corvettes!) V8 engine mated to a tiptronic automatic transmission. It will be the fastest VW Van you have ever been in and completely insane.
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Originally seen on oppositelock.
The location is listed in the ad (Bonn) up in the right hand corner with the seller's name and phone number.
Looks like the V8 is mid-mounted; the shot of the transaxle is looking through the hatch where the original VW engine once lived, atop/behind the rear axle line.
Runs on LPG or gasoline, top speed 200 kph (125 mph), and tested on the Nurburgring Nordschleife? Sounds like a slightly more sane version of the earlier 993 turbo Porsche-powered Type 2 Ring Taxi, which has 4 racing seats installed so you can scare the crap out of the whole family.
speedhunters.com/2013/05/race-taxi-the-porsche-bi-turbo-bus/
CFlo – if you're in SoCal and incredibly bored, post up around 28th st in Santa Monica next to the VW/Audi Design Studio (Santa Monica Airport – north of the Runway) on a weekday. Once in a blue moon I see this beastly Vanagon driving around. Not sure if they're an employee, enthusiast, or unrelated and based at an FBO down the street. Either way, it makes my week when I see this thing blast by.
Ryan – He's an employee of the studio. He also has (had?) a 964 speedster with a 993TT engine swap. One hell of a nice guy, to boot.
Awesome, that's really cool to know. My office is at the corner of 28th and Ocean Park and every now and then I catch a glimpse of the Vanagon and a red 356 (replica?). Glad to hear he's a good guy… so many people with the means to build / afford these awesome cars are absolute douche bags.
And be first to arrive at the accident scene.
I really admire the conversion but would hate to own anything with an oil leaking, over engineered 4.2 boat anchor.
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