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VW de Luxe 1961 - more performance and comfort with unchanged high quality

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Created on May 11, 1961

Reading time 17min

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - neuer Inhalt alte Form - im Laufe des Jahres ist der VW völlig geändert worden

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - Seitenansicht

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - Blick in den Kofferraum

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - Alles am gewohnten Ort beim VW Käfer

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - Gegen Aufpreis erhältlich das solide Faltdach

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - Beim 1961-er-Modell neu sind der Vergaser mit automatischem Starter und eine leicht zugängliche Benzinpumpe

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - Gut ausgenutzter Bug - unter dem Reserverad liegt der Wagenheber und der Plastikbehälter für Scheibendusche und Bremsöl

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - Gutes Finish - sorgfältige Sattlerarbeit an Sitzen und Türverkleidungen

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VW 1200 de Luxe 1961 - Im Interieur neu ist der Haltegriff über dem Handschuhkasten

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Summary

The VW 1200 was thoroughly revised in 1961. Many details had been improved without calling the basic concept into question. Many of the improvements were commented on favorably by the testers. At the same time, however, shortcomings were also pointed out. The conclusion of the test: If you want maximum reliability and operational safety and need a car that is agile and adequately powerful in traffic, but are prepared to accept the inherent disadvantages of the VW, then even today (1961) you can't make a better choice.

This article contains the following chapters

The VW as part of a complex
More power and comfort
The new engine
Not a souped-up machine
The fully synchronized gearbox
On the steering wheel
The instruments
VW driving characteristics in the test
Temperament and effortless top speed
The body: respectable and solid
Quality characteristics
A secure future

Estimated reading time: 17min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Last year, around 15,000 new Volkswagens were registered in Switzerland. The rise of this car, whose export success in our country some ten years ago formed the basis for the unique expansion of the manufacturing plant, has continued ever since, and at present, as has happened repeatedly, the VW is not immediately available in our country. Obviously, the changes announced in the late summer of 1960 have once again fueled demand to such an extent that it exceeds the plant's delivery capacity. This is all the more surprising as the information published in recent weeks about the larger VW 1500 scheduled for presentation in the fall of 1961 could have been expected to have a slowing effect. In reality, the opposite seems to be the case.

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