> The link shows a quick time video movie which describes the new
> Vanagon/Microbus (what ever they are calling it).
>
> It visually shows all the ideas they had at the time, camping system,
> foldout walls, folding seats that become stairs to go the upper bunk,
> creative storage and more. Check it out, worth the video download.
>

This is actually a "design concept" by a french canadian group, I believe it
was their entry to a competition-- in 2004. VW had nothing to do with the
entry, though. Clearly it was conceived by a bunch of non-engineers. The
design is unworkable in the extreme. Everything from not having enough room
anywhere for an engine, transmission, and radiator (or batteries and
drive-motors, even); to "magic" tables, awnings, and pop top that seem to
unfold endlessly out of thin air, having extreme strength and taking up no
volume when stowed; to a segmented windshield that'd never pass visibility
regulations in ANY country; to a blunt front end that would likely be
aerodynamically WORSE than the Vanagon. No VW engineer would ever approve
such a fantasy, even as a simple marketing preview.
--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"