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I don't think it would pass emissions.

Interestingly (?), Dr. Porsche 'borrowed' the design. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatra_97

It wouldn't pass the crash testing, either. Bugs fared poorly in crashes. The idea was that it was nimbler, and better able to avoid accidents to make up for that.

Bugs also were relatively high maintenance. Few would care for that these days.

James may did an interesting show about classic cars recently and drove one the surviving beetle protypes.

The first Porsche was basically a clone of the Type III fastback: http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/957632.jpg

The first Porsche predates the Type III by quite a few years. Also, Ferdinand Porsche designed the original Beetle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche#Relationship_with_Volk...

There is the New Beetle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_New_Beetle

The Tesla Beetle, if they made that it might beat out the Model T sales count!