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Superbug SupercoolHave you got a wing for a 1. Physics Lab Manual. My Turbo Wasserboxer Superbug. VW to end Beetle production this year. Beetle production ends with the Ultima Edition. Porsche 3. 56. SC Meets VW Superbug LFrom Sports Car World, 1. June 1. 98. 7Its funny whenever we tell anyone weve just done a comparison between a 1. VW Superbug and a 1. Porsche 3. 56. SC, they assume weve done it to discredit one or the other of them. They realise the two cars are now vaguely similar, and assume were going to compare them directly and unfeelingly entirely on a costs basis. VW enthusiasts bristle because they think were going to imply that their cars are ten years out of date. Porsche pundits would simply prefer to forget that the other two door 1. So lets get it right from the start. Our idea for a comparison grew out of our respect for both cars. The Superbug has an old, old body, but its suspension and brakes are first class and its reliability is legendary. The Porsche was a brisk but not sensationally fast car in its day. Its main plus features were a fine cruising ability, reliability and the satisfying, accurate way it could be driven. Our test Porsche belonged to a young systems analyst who has carefully righted the wrongs of several previous owners and was maintaining it in mint condition. The Porsche was so good, we found it difficult to believe that it was used in peak hour traffic every day and raced at club events on weekends. Its solitary non standard feature was an Arbarth exhaust system that projected four elegant pipes under the rear bumper, but reduced ground clearance quite a lot. The VW was one of VW Australias test fleet a Superbug with radials. Thats the sportiest Beetle made. The mechanical similarity of the cars is obvious. Their engines are the same size and related, though the Porsche is in a much higher state of tune. Both had the same whirring, muffled mechanical noise coming through the rear panel of the cabin and the whine of the cooling fan as the revs rose. Here was one of the main dividers between the two cars. The VWs revs rose, but not too far. It tended to run out of breath well before valve bounce and revving out beyond a certain point became noisy, laborious and slow. By contrast, the Porsche wasnt all that strong down low, but it really sang up to its redline of 6. The gearbox had a similar feel, though the Porsche change was quite sloppy by todays standards. The synchro was just as quick as ever, though. The VW had, if anything, a worse change than previous models have had. There seemed quite a wide gap between the gear planes and its action seemed a bit loose too. Its synchromesh was fine. The Porsche had far and away the more aristocratic exhaust note a deep, smooth throb. The VWs exhaust was almost completely overshadowed by mechanical and fan noise. Both cars had a robust, unmistakeable Germanness, though in the ten years between them vehicle builders had graduated from mainly metal appointments to first quality plastic and leatherette as used in the Superbug. The same quality was evident in both. Both cars had floor pivoting pedals and firm, wide bucket seats with rather upright backrests. There were similarities in the way the cars handled, too. Both had very little understeer, but this could be converted to mild oversteer by applying the power on exit. The Volkswagens graduation to oversteer was much more predictable than the Porsches. It gave quite a lot more warning, showing off ten years of suspension application. The Porsche, of course, had a swing axle set up, and this particular one had a camber compensator. Make no mistake about it, the Porsche was a quicker cornering car than the Beetle. Its cornering limits were impressively high, but we werent keen to approach them in confined spaces. Wwe Volume 8 on this page. The VW was much more of a hang the tail and get it back machine. But it had more body roll and a softer suspension than the Porsche and tended to lurch a bit through the S bends. Steering systems felt related. Both cars had fairly large, slightly offset wheels set close to the dashboard, and they were both quite high geared and light, as you would expect from rear engined cars. The Porsche steering didnt seem to be ten years old it was very accurate and transmitted a great deal of road feel. The VW was perhaps a bit rubbery, particularly close to the straight ahead position, but still very good. Things were very different under brakes. The VW, with its discdrum set up, had much more initial bite than the Porsche. Its whole braking behaviour was strong, stable and fade free. The Porsche brakes felt rather dead by todays standards, though they were perfectly safe and progressive. The position wasnt helped by the poor pedal layout, however. The Porsche surprised us with its good ride. It wasnt that level, but it was quiet and the bumps were absorbed in an imperturbable way. Wheel control was fine no skittering about over bumps, even though the suspension settings were definitely sporting. And there was an accuracy about the cars behaviour which we loved. We found out that the Porsche still wasnt disgraced in todays company it had maintained its viability as sporting transport and still had an adequate turn of speed. The VW proved far better than we thought it might. It was an enjoyable car to drive even though it has no sporting pretensions and we liked its overriding strength and robustness. We havent any illusions about the body design its about ten years out of date but we will still regret it when the Bug finally does leave the market because therell probably never be such a robust, reliable car again for so little money. For the Beetle we feel affection for the Porsche, admiration. Neither feeling affects the other. Top. JR 1. 83. 5 My 1. Beetle. By John Roberts. September 1. 98. 7My name is John Roberts. I work for Lanock Motors at St Leonards, and this is my first article for the magazine. Its about a 1. 97. Beetle that I have owned for about two and a half years. The car was originally purchased from Provincial Motors in Liverpool by Douglas Taylor on 2. September 1. 97. 0, and registered BKJ 6. I bought the car in May 1. Miss Jean Syme for 1,2. It was still in standard form, apart from extractors. The car remained in the garage for almost a year, as I did not have a licence to drive. Nord E Sud Ita. So, I took that opportunity to clean up the car, inspect and repair the body as required. The paint was still in good condition and came up well with a good, hard rub. The first additions were a set of 1. Globe Bathurst wheels with Dunlop Grand Prix tyres, sports steering wheel, stereo system and Golf GLS seats. By July 1. 98. 6 I was driving my Beetle daily and preparing for my first journey to Valla Park. The weekend before I ran into trouble on Tom Uglys Bridge and was sandwiched between two cars.