Will the Scout be cool again?

[Mopar151]

12. Wishing does'nt make it so.

It's not the "frills" that cost big money! If you want that "5 star safety rating", gotta have multiple airbags, and a lot of planned "crush" in the structure. The old "Bug" is pretty good on structure, especially compared to it's peers (If you rolled one into snow, it might not break a window, and the doors could still work!), but it's not up to modern standards for frontal impact (especially the interior). If you're going to make it electric, where does the battery mount? What will the battery weigh?
I spent enough of my (NH) childhood shivering in the "Heat" of aircooled VW's to know that that they don't defrost worth a shit, and idling the engine won't warm up the interior significantly.
The "modern engineering" of the powertrain, to make a significantly heavier "bug" able to keep up with freeway trafffic, will not be cheap, simple, or aircooled. A "40 horse" "bug" (60-66) tops out at 65 mph. My friends liken the current "micro trucks" to an old "beetle", in terms of acceleration and ability to stay with traffic. Their buddy who sells "micros", states: "I will not sell you one for a first car! In fact, I hate to sell them to anyone under 25, or for primary transportation, due to their limited performance".
Sorry to bust a bubble.....