{"id":30318,"date":"2018-12-03T17:48:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T23:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=30318"},"modified":"2018-12-03T17:48:21","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T23:48:21","slug":"aluminum-chassis-kit-for-running-an-audi-v8-in-a-vw-beetle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=30318","title":{"rendered":"Aluminum Chassis Kit for Running an Audi V8 in a VW Beetle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30325\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=30325\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V8StealthBeetle VW Beetle aluminum chassis kit 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;V8StealthBeetle VW Beetle aluminum chassis kit&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-01.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"V8StealthBeetle VW Beetle aluminum chassis kit\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-01.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-01.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-01.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-01.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-01.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-01.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jean Fourie and his company 3L Engineering in Cape Town, South Africa spent three years developing their <a href=\"https:\/\/v8stealthbeetle.com\/\">V8 Stealth Beetle<\/a>. The finished project featured an aluminum chassis and Audi V8 we <a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=24132\">shared earlier this year<\/a>. Now the company is offered a limited number of kits that allow owners to build their mid-engine V8 powered Beetle\/Bug with full independent suspension in either RHD or LHD. The kit is made to work with the Audi V8 (3.8 L or 4.2 L) and Getrag\/Audi six-speed manual transmission. They are selling the kit for $18,500 until Dec 25, 2018 and you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/v8stealthbeetle.com\/order-yours\/\">more details or order here<\/a>. Listen as Jean explains the kit below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Rf6G5OYyl8I\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30326\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=30326\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-02.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V8StealthBeetle VW Beetle aluminum chassis kit 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;V8StealthBeetle VW Beetle aluminum chassis kit&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-02.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"V8StealthBeetle VW Beetle aluminum chassis kit\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-02.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-02.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-02.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-02.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-02.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-02.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-03.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30327\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=30327\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-03.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V8StealthBeetle VW Beetle aluminum chassis kit 03\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;V8StealthBeetle VW Beetle aluminum chassis kit&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-03.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-03.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"V8StealthBeetle VW Beetle aluminum chassis kit\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-03.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-03.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-03.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-03.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-03.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-03.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-03.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-04.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30328\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=30328\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-04.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"V8StealthBeetle VW Beetle aluminum chassis kit 04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;V8StealthBeetle VW Beetle aluminum chassis kit&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-04.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-04.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"V8StealthBeetle VW Beetle aluminum chassis kit\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-04.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-04.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-04.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-04.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-04.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-04.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-04.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCrbeF1wSJOxFnxImM2JRc1Q\">V8stealthbeetle<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jean Fourie and his company 3L Engineering in Cape Town, South Africa spent three years developing their V8 Stealth Beetle. The finished project featured an aluminum chassis and Audi V8 we shared earlier this year. Now the company is offered a limited number of kits that allow owners to build their mid-engine V8 powered Beetle\/Bug&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=30318\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Aluminum Chassis Kit for Running an Audi V8 in a VW Beetle<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":30325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[352,84],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beetle","category-bug"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/V8StealthBeetle-VW-Beetle-aluminum-chassis-kit-01.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24132,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=24132","url_meta":{"origin":30318,"position":0},"title":"Custom Beetle with a Twin-Turbo Audi V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Jean Fourie has spent the three years designing and building the V8 Stealth Beetle at his company 3L Engineering in Cape Town, South Africa. Jean started with a 1965 Beetle body that sits over a custom aluminum chassis cut and bent out of five and six mm sheets by Vulcan\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Beetle&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Beetle","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=352"},"img":{"alt_text":"Stealth Beetle with a Twin-Turbo Audi V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Stealth-Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C483&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Stealth-Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C483&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Stealth-Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C483&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Stealth-Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-01.jpg?fit=960%2C483&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":93959,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=93959","url_meta":{"origin":30318,"position":1},"title":"Custom Beetle with a Twin-Turbo Audi V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 21, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Jean Fourie and his company 3L Engineering spent several years designing the V8 Stealth Beetle. At the heart of the project is a custom aluminum chassis that allows a VW Beetle to run a mid-engine twin-turbo Audi V8 and six-speed manual transaxle. The team at V8 Stealth Beetle put together\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Beetle&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Beetle","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=352"},"img":{"alt_text":"VW Beetle with a Twin-Turbo Audi V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/VW-Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-09.jpg?fit=1200%2C669&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/VW-Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-09.jpg?fit=1200%2C669&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/VW-Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-09.jpg?fit=1200%2C669&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/VW-Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-09.jpg?fit=1200%2C669&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/VW-Beetle-with-a-Twin-Turbo-Audi-V8-09.jpg?fit=1200%2C669&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":85413,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=85413","url_meta":{"origin":30318,"position":2},"title":"VW Beetle with a Twin-Turbo Audi V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"V8 Stealth Beetle is a company in Cape Town, South Africa known for building unique Beetles. The company is currently completing work on one bound for a lucky owner in America. The Beetle is powered by a twin-turbo 4.2 L Audi V8 mated to a Getrag six-speed manual transaxle. 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