2012 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo It doesn’t take much time behind the wheel to appreciate VW’s spunky 2.0-liter turbo four. I didn’t spend much time in the Beetle Turbo but it doesn’t take much time behind the wheel to appreciate VW’s spunky 2.0-liter turbo four. The turbo spools up quickly — all 207 lb-ft of torque are available at an insanely low 1700 rpm — but progressively so acceleration is instantaneous but easily controllable.
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2012 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo
Filed under: Classics , Auctions Most, if not all, know the story of the 1948 Tucker sedan. Yes, there was a movie, and it’s well worth watching. But even if you’ve never seen or heard of a the machine, one look at Preston Tucker’s Torpedo is all it takes for you to realize it’s something special.
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Auctions: Barrett-Jackson 2012: 1948 Tucker Torpedo bid up to over $2.6 million [w/video]
Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Chrysler , Luxury Imported From Detroit And Then Some To the average driver, the term “horsepower” has, for all intents and purposes, no meaning whatsoever. Not surprising, really, as there isn’t any single established explanation, at least not a good one, as to how today’s piston-powered engines became so intertwined with the output of a horse. Think, for a moment: Can you really quantify how much power 200 horses produce? Regardless, and though not all engines have been measured with the same methods of certification, enthusiasts of the four-wheeled kind have well over a century of automobiles and their attendant horsepower ratings with which to occupy themselves.
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Review: 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 [w/video]
Filed under: Classics , Government/Legal , Videos We certainly understand the need to scrap older vehicles. Not only is it impractical to preserve every car that’s ever been built, but why would you want to? That said, decisions to destroy old cars, whether under the auspices of a government program like Cash For Clunkers or by profit motive at an automotive recycler, should be made by informed individuals. That way, vehicles that may have potential as collectibles don’t unnecessarily vanish
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Report: Hundreds of vintage VWs scrapped over Florida zoning [w/video]
Tuning company B&B from Siegen, Germany has developed several engine upgrade kits for the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle.
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2012 Volkswagen Beetle TFSI with 320 HP by B&B
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Volkswagen Volkswagen knows how to get attention through advertising, as its latest teaser spot shows. Start with the Star Wars Imperial March to make the tighty-whities of every 40-year-old geek just a little bit tighter, and add dogs for the rest of the nation. That’s how you get the undivided attention of the United States of America.
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