We don’t think this VW bus is aging gracefully, it is going badass with age. Perhaps a desperate attempt by the old timer to stay relevant long past its time. The bus sits atop tank treads that would trace their origin to World War II, and is currently on sale at Vehicle Liquidation.
Via: Ridelust, Neatorama
Volkswagen’s “Transparent Factory” in Dresden, Germany is like the wonderland of factories. This place would fit a million adjectives like brilliant and mind blowing. Parts are delivered to the factory via mass transit and robots take them to the production floor. The floors themselves are made of Canadian maple, but manage to power rolling workstations cordlessly, via induction. Cranes suspend cars at appropriate heights and angles corresponding to the workers, and the power tools used count the number of bolts so workers know exactly where they are in the build. In fact, the process is so safe and well managed that even car consumers can try their hand at the assembly line and build their car.
Via: Core77
Volkswagen’s upcoming commercial for the Passat at Super Bowl has a kid Darth Vader training to use the force. Guess where the Passat fits in? Checkout the video, it is worth every second of its playtime, and “The Imperial March” playing in the background only makes it better.
Via: Gearlog
Volkswagen has been building some pretty cool stuff. Earlier, the Piano Stairs made people quit the escalator in favor of stairs, and now the “Fast Lane” will probably make us quit the stairs as well. An installation at the Alexanderplatz subway station in Berlin, the Fast Lane is a slide placed adjacent to the stairs, and offers the option of sliding down rather than taking the stairs. We guess it must be very popular.