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Trabant cars banned from Berlin

They produce as much pollution as a small lorry
Toytown Germany > Discussion forum > North Germany > Berlin > Berlin news
Serenissima
Feb 9 2007, 5:13 pm
According to this news item today on the This Is London website the iconic Trabant:

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will be outlawed from the centre of the capital when an environmentally-friendly zone is created in ten months time to enforce new European Union rules on exhaust emissions.

In a way I find that rather sad. Not that I think the Trabbi is a great car to drive (I'm not that bonkers), but still; another icon of the former DDR wiped away. mellow.gif

They could at least give it a more eco-friendly engine whilst leaving the exterior design intact couldn't they?
Timmeh
Feb 9 2007, 5:30 pm
Bit of a shame. I love those cars, very very cool
Allershausen
Feb 9 2007, 6:29 pm
QUOTE (Serenissima @ Feb 9 2007, 5:13 pm) *
They could at least give it a more eco-friendly engine whilst leaving the exterior design intact couldn't they?

Actually the final models built, after the Wall fell, or rather was pushed, had a VW Polo engine in them instead of the smokey old 2-stroke the commies put in them, so they may still be ok. "Anorak mode off"
jtw
Feb 10 2007, 2:04 am
(Emissions) Test the Best. :-/
Deccie
Feb 13 2007, 2:05 pm
I heard that the Trabi Safari will still exist. The engines can be modified to achieve within the limits.


Trabi-safari!
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