The last story of VW legend's

Not only in Germany, but in some countries, including Indonesia, the Volkswagen Type 2 or better known as the VW Kombi is a legendary Volkswagen's car. The car was first produced in September 2, 1957 and became the most successful models for the Brazilian market and etched in the world's automotive history. However, Volkswagen finally decided to end it. The VW Kombi Last Edition became the ending of the VW legend's story.

2013 Volkswagen Kombi Last Edition. (Picture from: http://www.autoblog.com/)

VW do Brazil announced a VW Kombi Last Edition only produced as much as 600 units. This car will be featured in two tones with a distinctive design plus white roof and blue body. Headlights use crystal glass with a blue ring, matching the color of the car body. The car's front grille given black color and the box shaped. With the white colored on the wall tires and rims to make it look consistent with all exterior appearance.

The VW Kombi Last Edition's dashboard view. (Picture from: http://www.autoblog.com/)

For the interior's, where all seats are made of two-tones shades of vinyl material such as its exterior and also equiped with a modern MP3 sound system with USB inputs. And at the rear and side windows there is a curtain with a Kombi logo like the car's in 1960-1970 era.

The VW Kombi Last Edition's interior view. (Picture from: http://www.autoblog.com/)

On the back-side, there is a logo "56 Anos Kombi Last Edition". This car was also given a special identity, i.e the special plaque numbered 000-600 affixed on the dashboard. In the last edition of Kombi cars is fitted with a 1.4-liter water-cooled petrol engine capable of producing power 78 hp to drive its rear wheels through the manual transmission system. If it using ethanol fuel, the car's power will be increase to 80 hp.

The VW Kombi Last Edition's special plaque numbered 000-600 affixed on the dashboard. (Picture from: http://www.autoblog.com/)

The van that became an icon of the Volkswagen is spelled a lot of fans that spread all over the world. And the special edition car is expected to be hounded by its fans. For the item collector's edition, VW will sell it starting with the cheapest price U.S. $ 38,000 or more than Rp.380 million.

The VW Kombi Last Edition's "56 Anos Kombi Last Edition" logo in the back. (Picture from: http://www.autoblog.com/)

The car's assembly process is still done in Sao Bernando do Campo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, which is the only VW's factory that still produces microbus since 1957. Products from the plant have been exported to several countries, namely Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Venezuela since 1970.

The VW Kombi Last Edition's rear view. (Picture from: http://www.autoblog.com/)

The Kombi production is stopped because of Brazil issued the new safety law that went into effect on January 1, 2014, which contains mandatory rules all cars equipped with safety devices a minimum, including ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) and dual airbags. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | VOLKSWAGEN | AUTOBLOG | DIDIH HUDAYA | PIKIRAN RAKYAT 23082013]
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