Bypassing the world premiere of the Tiguan SUV and six new “Bluemotion” eco-friendly models, the really important news in VW’s Frankfurt Show press release is the announcement of a prototype dubbed “City Expert”. Don’t let the lackluster name fool you since this maybe one of the most important concepts to wear the VW badge in years.
In VW’s own words, “the heart of this sensationally flexible City Expert will beat where the flat-four "Boxer" engine once did, in the Beetle”, thus meaning we’re talking about a rear-engined city car that revives the concept of the original Beetle. As you can see in the press release after the jump, the Germans are being quite secretive about their concept, but word has it that the City Expert forecasts a future global model priced well under 9,000 EUR ($12,000) in Europe and under 7,000 EUR ($9.000) in the developing markets
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