and my VW golf (rabbit in usa) build 1991 had 90 HP and i bet it was faster on the autobahn than your willie
and this "crap" 2.5 Beetle can go 140-150 mph. how fast is your willie?
Willies Roadster can drag that Beetle faster than it has ever gone before. Both in terms of acceleration from a stop, and top speed. It is not a production car, it is a Custom Roadster. Think about a 400+HP MG. It is only limited by its final drive gear which at 1-1 is only maybe 20% lower gear than the beetles overdrive. Now if you factor in the taller rear end for racing it it probably the same final drive ratio.
He has dusted everything on the street around here, a Viper, a z06 vette, they all fall victim to his Willies. Maybe you are just a kid that cannot grasp the concept of a 400+ HP motor in a tube chassis that weighs ~1-ton. And as far as handling, it is a go-cart. He even has slicks with the 1 grove to make them street legal.
Hillbillies can make better cars than production lines.