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REPORT: Next New Beetle will have bigger back seat

The "New Beetle" was a smash hit when it debuted in 1998, and the cutesy little Bug immediately jumped to sales of 83,434 the next year. Over the next 10 years, however, Volkswagen left the spiritual successor to the original Beetle out to dry, and sales have steadily dropped down to near nothingness. AutoWeek is reporting that Stefan Jacoby, President and CEO of VW of America, confirmed at a press event in Germany that a long overdue redesign of the New Beetle is coming in 2012, and packaging will be vastly improved. The current back ... Read more →

New VW Beetle coming in two years, Scirocco still not in cards for U.S. Sam Abuelsamid

We're in Wolfsburg, Germany right now for the launch drive of the 2010 Volkswagen Golf and we've just returned from a presentation at the company's design center with Walter de Silva. We'll have ...

Ferdinand Porsche or an unknown Jew? New book documents the father of the Volkswagen Beetle Noah Joseph

We all know the story of the Volkswagen Beetle: In his vision to motorize Germany, Adolf Hitler wanted a "People's Car" of sound design and quality to transport the subjects of his Third Reich around ...

VW's Jacoby outlines future U.S. product strategy, plans to take over the world Jeremy Korzeniewski

Volkswagen's Stefan Jacoby has his sights set on turning the German company into the largest automaker in the world. Oh, and he also plans to turn a profit in the process. Perhaps someone should ...

VIDEO: Vintage VW Bug with Subaru STI power is a hybrid we can get excited about Jeremy Korzeniewski

Somehow, we doubt this is what Dr. Ferdinand Porsche had in mind when he set out to design a horizontally-opposed four cylinder engine powering the rear wheels of his so-called "People's Car." No ...

New details emerge about 2010 VW Beetle 10 months ago on Autoblog

When designing a retro-style automobile like the revived MINI, Mustang or VW Beetle, the first generation is the easy one. The second go-round, on the other hand, is a tougher nut to crack, and the easy thing to do is to maintain the status quo. Volkswagen did just that when it revised its New ...

Build your own 1960 Beetle - with Legos 1 year ago on Autoblog

There's likely to be no shortage of VW Beetle owners who can relate to this new kit from Lego. It's a box with 1,626 parts in it that one day, after hours of work, will resemble a classic Bug. Three differences: This box of bits will only cost you $120 and a successful build is probably not above ...

2010 VW Beetle to be 'more mature' 1 year ago on Autoblog

When it was first unveiled, the Volkswagen New Beetle's only mission in life was to emulate and modernize the look of the classic air-cooled Bug that was so popular in America during the '60s and '70s. The New Beetle's first restyling was so minor that you'd be forgiven for not even knowing it had ...

Anybody want to win a Mario themed VW Beetle? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Earlier this month, it was revealed that Mario Kart would continue its succession up the ranks of Nintendo gaming systems with the Wii version appearing on April 27. As we said before, we're more interested in realistic driving simulators, but when we found out that a real car would be given away ...

Volkswagen Beetle police cruiser, the "bug-erceptor" 1 year ago on Autoblog

It's a rather undignified process, being pulled over by the police. Next time you're sitting at the side of the road with the lights flashing in your rearview mirror, just think of this: at least you weren't pulled over by a VW Beetle. Unless you reside in Blount County, Tennessee, where Archie ...

Volkswagen confident about success of next New Beetle 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Volkswagen New Beetle was first thrust upon the world in 1998. Its release was an immediate success and thus spawned an insurgence of retro inspiration in automotive design. However, after 10 years on the market the novelty of the bug's cutesy styling and flower holder have begun to wear off. ...

VW Beetle gets special red top 2 years ago on Autoblog

Apparently Volkswagen and Ford were thinking alike. Red sells. Color, however, is about the only shared character trait of the GT500 Red Stripe and the New Beetle Cabriolet Red Edition. Only for its European customers, VW dresses up the New Beetle Cabriolet Red Edition with red top, seats, door ...

VW says nein to boring design 2 years ago on Autoblog

While Volkswagen's Tiguan is more radical-looking than most small SUVs out there, the rest of VW's lineup might best be described as German. Not necessarily ugly, mind you, just not envelope-puching, cutting edge stuff. But that could change in the coming years, says VW product head Dr. Wolfgang ...

Volkswagen hoping buyers stick around for New Beetle styling gimmick 3 years ago on Autoblog

In an effort to keep British consumers interested in the New Beetle, Volkswagen has unveiled a line of vinyl graphics dubbed 'Beetle Art' to offer buyers another way to personalize their Bugs. VW is initially offering four designs of the decals, dubbed 'Mud Splats,' 'Taking Flight,' 'It's All ...






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Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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