IIRC, this isn't the first Dune Beetle but it is the coolest, IMO. I wonder if someone - assuming it reaches production - will adapt it to make a Baja Bug like the ones in the past? It looks like it is part way there in this design.

Apparently suspension is not something they design for.
I never understood the notion of automotive designers putting low-profile tires, huge wheels, and no-suspension on every darn concept sketch they do.
for a dune buggy I would want:
large profile tires. small rims. lots of suspension.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the new beetles front wheel drive? How would that work in a dune buggy?

he is right you know, it is all for the eye and not for the dune

I am quite excited to see how it would look. The sketch just gives an idea. And I' m sure that it would look more like a suv than on the sketch. Big wheels make the sketch look better. Apparently the car would be 2 inches higher than a beetle. Wich is not that bad . But I wish one day they make one even higher. It's probably all a question about market and investment to adapt the wheelbase. With the new system of modular wheelbase, I can imagine to put proper 4wd suspension, that would be great, it's gonna come one day I guess, we'll see.

This looks like a fun car

I''m probably not the first to wonder how hard it would be to change the "E" in DUNE to a "G". A 3000 lb. front wheel drive probably isn't going to be very nimble on the sand. Hopefully, there is a built in roll bar. Don't need those skis in the sand but snow boards are popular.

@sk8dad They'd probably import some Audi technology and make it AWD.
Not sure how different the new Beetle's floorpan differentiates that much from say, an Audi TT, but with some meatier tires, it should be pretty cool.

The Dune is a pure poser.

The Volkswagon Dune is doomed. Who the heck would pay the price to put this thing in the sand. Sand vehicles take a lot of punishment and therefore are normally owner built with cost very much in mind. Rebuilding a 1960 Beetle motor or transmission used to be quite cheap and easy. Rebuilding a modern VW engine or transmission would bankrupt most people. the wheels are wrong. The paint is wrong as well in that tube frames with a bit of Rustoleum are more like real world and chrome would be at a minimum as well. All in all it is a lousy design and not worth building.