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Article: Bluesport roadster concept put on ice.(Motoring)
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- Pretoria News (South Africa)
- Article date:
- May 21, 2009
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WHEN it first appeared in Detroit in January, the Bluesport roadster stirred talk of the revival of the roadster segment, and especially the Porsche 914 and 356. Unfortunately, the Porsche's rebirth was ruled out last week, and this week, Volkswagen has revealed it might not be building a version of the car either.
The news comes from VW's communications manager Christian Haacke at a Polo launch in Australia, reports Drive. 'The state we are at right now regarding Concept Bluesport is we are carefully calculating how to earn money with a niche car" said Haacke. "It is a niche product and especially in crisis times it will be a challenge to come up with a volume ...