{"id":917,"date":"2007-12-14T01:27:01","date_gmt":"2007-12-14T01:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2007\/12\/14\/volkswagen-to-u\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T14:06:15","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T14:06:15","slug":"volkswagen-to-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2007\/12\/14\/volkswagen-to-u\/","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen to unveil a roadster at Detroit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/db2003au01853_small1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Db2003au01853_small\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/db2003au01853_small.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"320\"  style=\"float: left;margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a><br \/> This might be the biggest and most unexpected surprise at Detroit: according to rumours, Volkswagen might unveil a roadster concept car that previews a future production model whose release date remains unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed Rayra, the concept car would be Volkwagen&#8217;s serious attempt to move its brand image upmarket on the American market, but it might also be a mistake. Indeed, it is said that the concept car share shares its platform with the Audi R8 and features a similar layout with a mid-engine and all-wheel drive. The car would be powered by the same 4.2-litre V8 which produces 414bhp at 7,800 rpm. The concept car would comes with an innovative anti-theft vehicle alarm system and a speed warning device.<\/p>\n<p>Volkswagen doesn&#8217;t need another car derived from an Audi to build its brand image and increase its sales. The market doesn&#8217;t need another V8-powered roadster with a price starting at \u00a375,000. At a time when regulations are stricter, Volkswagen needs to learn that power doesn&#8217;t mean fun. There is a Japanese car maker who understood it, it&#8217;s Mazda. Its Mazda MX-5 sells more and more every new-generation but no European car makes had the guts to launch a model that could compete with the small roadster. Bring the 2003 Concept R (pictured) or the 2005 EcoRacer concept car to production but don&#8217;t put roll off an umpteeth supercar.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond this rumour, if Volkswagen brings the Rarya at the Detroit Motor Show, will Audi unveil the R8 roadster? Or is the Rayra the rumoured R8 roadster? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This might be the biggest and most unexpected surprise at Detroit: according to rumours, Volkswagen might unveil a roadster concept car that previews a future production model whose release date remains unknown. 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