THE VOLKSWAGEN BLUESPORT story is shaping up to be an on-again-off-again affair. Recently the car was believed to have been mothballed thanks to the global financial crisis.

Now, reports out of Europe suggest that Volkswagen is still considering the Bluesport for production. The concept’s project leader, Marco Fabiano, told German magazine Auto Motor und Sport that [...]

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FIRST IT WAS ON, then it was off. Now it appears that a low-cost lightweight Porsche model could be back on the cards again, with German media outlet Automobilwoche reporting that the marque is still considering a ‘cheap n’ cheerful’ (well, relatively) entry-level model to sit beneath the Boxster.

Rumblings of such a car have existed [...]

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Following  the recent rumours that Audi is preparing an ‘R2′ version of the VW Concept Bluesport roadster, comes whispers that Porsche is eyeing a version for itself. Taking cues from the original 356 Speedster, the new car would sit on the mid-engined Bluesport architecture.
VW’s parent company Porsche would seem to want to get the best [...]

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