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Now we're rolling.
But we still haven't left the factory. We're out back in our test area. And this isn't just a once-in-a-while operation. We constantly pull VWs from our finished assembly lines to test them. Over all kinds of roads and under all kinds of weather conditions. (We even have a shower-bath-car-wash gizmo at |
the
factory that blasts the VW with over 2,600
gallons of water. To make sure the car is
watertight.) Over the years we've found (and other VW owners have found) the VW goes whj| other cars can't. Up steep, slippery hil Through snow and slush and mud and sand. |
Reason: the engine's in back of the car
pressing down on the drive wheels. For extra
traction.
We've tested theVW in hot, torrid deserts. It never over-heated. Even on long drives at top speed. Reason: the VW engine is air-cooled. Have you ever seen a VW with its hood lifted, cooling off along the road? |
We've tested the VW in the cold, sub-zero arctic regions. It never froze up. Because there's no water in the VW engine to freeze. You can park your VW outside on a sub-zero day or dig it out of a snowbank; it's ready to go the minute you push down the accelerator and turn the key. |