New Beetles are finally on the road. Like them?
02-06-2012, 07:57 PM
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New Beetles are finally on the road. Like them?
I finally saw one in the flesh, but I couldn't get a picture. It had the old style wheels which was actually pretty cool. They start for under $20k, base model of course. The superbowl ad was pretty good (the one with the fat dog). The picture below shows the wheels on the one I saw.
Here are some other pictures:
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Here are some other pictures:
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VW polished a turd as best they could, but in the end. It's just a shiny turd.
02-06-2012, 09:46 PM
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02-07-2012, 04:07 AM
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Re: New Beetles are finally on the road. Like them?
It's not my cup of tea, but it's certainly not a "turd".
It certainly looks better than the last one, which I found well too cartoonish.
It takes all types of cars to make the world go 'round, and I can see why some people might like it. The new one looks good compared to the last one.
But again, it's not something I'd choose to drive.
It certainly looks better than the last one, which I found well too cartoonish.
It takes all types of cars to make the world go 'round, and I can see why some people might like it. The new one looks good compared to the last one.
But again, it's not something I'd choose to drive.
02-07-2012, 05:55 AM
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Re: New Beetles are finally on the road. Like them?
I think it looks damn good, and 1000x better than the first "New Beetle". It also looks more true to the original. The first retro Beetle was sort of a cartoonish take on the original; this one actually looks similar in profile, and much more aggressive.
02-07-2012, 11:09 AM
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Re: New Beetles are finally on the road. Like them?
You mean the New New Beetle.
I think they made it look a bit more masculine. That is relative of course. The commercial they had with the guy driving around getting high fives from everyone was quite ironic.
I think they made it look a bit more masculine. That is relative of course. The commercial they had with the guy driving around getting high fives from everyone was quite ironic.
02-07-2012, 12:39 PM
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02-07-2012, 01:05 PM
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Re: New Beetles are finally on the road. Like them?
Much better than the last one, still don't think I want one. I own a Mini, so I'm not biased against the 'type'. If they made one truly like the original with a rear(not-mid) engine, then I'd definitely want one. Like a 911-lite 
02-07-2012, 05:41 PM
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Re: New Beetles are finally on the road. Like them?
I think if you were to park a new one nose to tail with an old one, then snap a picture of the two cars from the side, you'd see how different the 2 cars are.
