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Detroit: Volkswagen E-Bugster Concept gives sexier shape to upcoming electric drivetrain

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Filed under: Concept Cars , Detroit Auto Show , Hatchback , Volkswagen , Electric The Volkswagen E-Bugster Concept is not so much an exercise in adding even more edge to the redesigned Beetle and its more masculine retro look. Nope, it’s more about what an all-electric Beetle would be like were VW to build one. The three-inch chopped roof and 20-inch wheels are just eye candy to get us to pay attention. What’s really going on here is VW applying its Blue-e-motion electric drive unit to a sexier shape ahead of its production debut in the decidedly more plebeian Golf

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Review: 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo

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Filed under: Hatchback , Volkswagen , First Drives Learning To Love The Bug Volkswagen began building buzz for the 2012 Beetle long before we caught a glimpse of the first spy shots. The company’s executives were throwing phrases like “fun to drive,” “masculine” and ” Porsche -derived styling” toward the would-be Beetle successor as far back as the 2010 Paris Motor Show . In this business, you either learn to read through hyperbole or choke to death on it, so it goes without saying that our hackles were quivering with skepticism at the time. Volkswagen could hardly blame us.

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2012 Volkswagen Beetle

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2012 Volkswagen Beetle The Beetle is based on the Golf, a car that offers a superb balance of comfort and superior driving dynamics. The Beetle is based on the Golf, a car that offers a superb balance of comfort and superior driving dynamics. However, the base Beetle has been stripped of its multilink rear suspension and excellent electric power steering. Instead, there’s a less sophisticated torsion-beam setup in the rear and overboosted hydraulic power steering.

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2012 Volkswagen Beetle configurator bubbles up

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Filed under: Hatchback , Volkswagen If you’ve been sitting at home or work wondering how much your dream 2012 Volkswagen Beetle will cost, today is the day you can stop guessing. Volkswagen has added its new Beetle configurator to its retal website, and the new-age Bug can be had for as little as just under $20,000, all the way up to $30,000 with a full suite of options. The base Beetle, which comes with a 170-horsepower five-cylinder engine mated to a five-speed manual transmission, will set you back $20,565. That’s over $2,000 more than the 2010 New Beetle, but we’re thinking the substantial upgrades makes the extra coin worthwhile.

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Official: 2012 Volkswagen Beetle production gets underway in Mexico

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Filed under: Coupe , Volkswagen Like many a Beetle before it, Volkswagen has prepped its newest escarabajo to begin running down production facilities in Mexico. Located in Puebla, Volkswagen de M