Austrian Builder Combines Volkswagen Beetle with Porsche Boxster for One Amazing Car

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Nowadays we can't toss the term hybrid around without people thinking electric-first rather than one vehicle's powertrain in another vehicle's body. Back before Prii and Insights were all the rage, the term hybrids was used to describe a vehicle that received an engine transplant from another vehicle.

While these engine swaps date back to the early days of the automobile, most recently it became almost a mainstream trend for Hondas with larger B-Series or even K-Series powerplants, or in the case of the Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift, a 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 with a Nissan RB26 motor.

But this combination is possibly one of the most awesome marriages we've ever seen. Siegfried Rudolf, owner of CarMaxx out in Austria (not to be mistaken for Carmax in America), combined a 1973 Volkswagen Beetle with a 2000 Porsche Boxster convertible. The result is a slick looking car, despite its age, sporting 18-inch mesh wheels and custom fenders.

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[Raab_Himself]

as a previous owner of multiple classic beetles, i think that car looks stupid.

[2004NBTURBOS]

I like the front end, but the back half looks like an afterthought.

[Raab_Himself]

my main problems with it are the length and the fact that it is a super beetle

[procupine14]

Overall....I love this car. The back end looks wierd because of the wide stance.

[jason m]

Originally Posted by Raab_Himself

as a previous owner of multiple classic beetles, i think that car looks stupid.

To each his own, you a**. What happened to if you can't say something nice keeep youre trap shut.

And to that note I like the number 3

[scarabY2k]

I'm diggin it

With all the clamoring i've heard over the New Beetle years about making a beetle rear engined again, this dude nailed it! And it looks hawt even for a Super Beetle!!!

The only thing i don't like is.... The article didn't mention anything about the dude taking orders for production