> Would you be happy to drive around in a 20 year old car design?
Er yes I’d be fine with it.
My current car is from 2009, looks and works almost the same as the same model from 1999, and I’m not planning to change it.
Er yes I’d be fine with it.
My current car is from 2009, looks and works almost the same as the same model from 1999, and I’m not planning to change it.
Lol I don’t think my 2009 Defender was - doesn’t even have airbags. Pretty sure it has zero crumble zone either. And no adaptive anything.
But I wouldn’t swap it for anything - it’s a timeless heritage piece and represents something about who I am.
One interesting thing about the Beetle is that despite retaining the same basic shape and construction over the entire run a lot changed to significantly improve relative safety: collapsible steering columns, the change to Macpherson strut suspension, door handles with the opening mechanism shielded in a roll-over and so-on.