Took my drivers test in one of these. On any serious hill it struggled to do 30-45mph. The engine had so much blow by dad ran a hose to the rear bumper to keep the oil from undercoating the car. People didn't tailgait for long... they passed or dropped back. That thing worn out got 40mpg. Lawnmower carb Maverick and diesel rabbit would be compelling drag race. Car and Driver says the VW 0-60 was 21.3sec with a 22.2sec 1/4 mile.
