Well, as to the cost of designing an engine.  The BMW V-8 cost, according to
the figures the company put out at the time $500,000,000 to design and set
up.  And they figured that was cheap, they were really proud of holding down
the costs.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Heath Vogt" <RallyXer@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>

> You also have to consider the fact that VW sells alot more of any given
> engine vs. BMW, Mercedes, and Porsche.  How many engines does it take to
have
> a return on investment?  If you invest 6.5 million on an engine, and only
>