Volkswagen Type 2

Reportedly, a Volkswagen Phaeton-type vehicle is due to make a return as a 2015 or 2016 model as suggested by MotorTrend with a possible USA inclusion. According to Autoblog, the new Phaeton may share its platform with the Bentley Continental ...  

These were extraordinarily utilitarian vehicles that looked cool and were cheap to live with. I have many fond memories and so do you. I also remember they were unsafe, slow, smelly, hard to drive and noisy. So, what if you could have this van with modern guts?