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  • 2012 Volkswagen Beetle walkaround

    We hope you like the new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle as much as we do because we have a new video of the car featuring our own editor Marty Padgett conducting a quick walkaround at recent 2011 New York Auto Show. Sharper handling, refined styling and a much more premium interior are the main improvements implemented in the new Beetle, though there’s also a healthy dose of testosterone added to lure more male buyers this time ‘round. Yes, you can say goodbye to the flower bud vase of the previous model. For our detailed write-up on the new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle, click here.

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    2012 Volkswagen Beetle: 2011 New York Auto Show Live Photos

    For better or worse, the new Beetle is here, trading some of its "chick car" rep for a more masculine appearance. Whether that will convince more men to buy the car--or simply serve to drive off the women that flocked to the last generation--remains to be seen, but whatever the eventualities, it's...

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    Volkswagen Updates ‘Black Betty’ Beetle Super Bowl Ad: Video

    Remember the funny ad run by Volkswagen for its new Beetle during Super Bowl XLV, the one with the actual six-legged Beetle scampering through the forest and pushing all of the other bugs out of its way. Well, it’s back, this time with a full reveal of the new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle at the...

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    Volkswagen Beetle Convertible And Beetle R Coming Next Year: Report

    The wraps have only just come off the brand new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle but already there’s word that the convertible version and a new high-performance model from Volkswagen’s R division are set for a debut next year. Most likely coming in as 2013 models, the new Beetle Convertible and...

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    2012 Volkswagen Beetle: New, Retro, Tech-Laden

    The Volkswagen New Beetle has had a good life - launched in 1998, it's carried on for the past thirteen years virtually unchanged. Okay, so that's not quite as impressive as the original, known variously as the Volkswagen, Type 1, Beetle, Bug, Käfer and many more names throughout the world...

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    2012 Volkswagen Beetle: 2011 New York Auto Show

    After more than a decade a replacement for the ‘New Beetle’ has finally arrived, making its world debut initially at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show and then again at the 2011 New York Auto Show just a couple of days later. The latest car drops its New tag and is just called the Beetle, or...

  • 2012 Volkswagen New Beetle spy shots

    After testing for the past year in front of spy cameras around the world, the next generation of Volkswagen's iconic New Beetle will be unveiled April 18th at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. VW will also be showing the car simultaneously in Berlin, New York City, and live on MTV. According to VW's director of marketing, Luca de Meo, the car is assured success: "We are certain that the car’s one-of-a-kind styling combined with the latest technology will be very well received by customers." That's a bold statement, especially considering the somewhat funky looks of the 2012 New Beetle...

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    2012 Volkswagen New Beetle Set For Shanghai And New York Auto Show Debuts

    We were treated with a teaser of the upcoming 2012 Volkswagen New Beetle during the recent Super Bowl XLV, and we’ve been seeing barely disguised spy shots of the car for the past several months, but now a new report claims the car will finally be revealed next month. Of course, next month...

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    Video: Volkswagen Teases New New Beetle

    Have you ever wanted to drive a gigantic black beetle through a temperate rain forest? Volkswagen may just have you covered with the next New Beetle if this teaser video is any indication. Of course, the actual car won't look much like a six-legged insect at all, eschewing the arched top for a more...

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    2012 Volkswagen Passat And Beetle To Feature In Super Bowl XLV Ad

    Volkswagen announced today it will premiere two 30 second ads during the 2nd and 4th quarters of Super Bowl XLV, which will air on Sunday the 6th of next month. The separate ads will be for the new 2012 Volkswagen Passat, which made its debut earlier this month in U.S. trim at the 2011 Detroit Auto...

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    Volkswagen Partners With Rock Legend Fender For Premium Audio Systems

    Volkswagen has announced that it has joined forces with a legend in the audio industry, Fender, with which it plans to launch a premium audio system for select 2012 models. The first model to be equipped with the Fender audio system will be the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta in GLI trim, and will be...

  • 2012 Volkswagen New Beetle spy shots
    Spy Shots: 2012 Volkswagen New Beetle

    Volkswagen’s New Beetle has been on the market now for more than ten years and has enjoyed relatively strong sales despite the lack of significant upgrades during its life. More than one million New Beetles have been built at Volkswagen’s Puebla plant in Mexico and it looks like...

  • 2012 Volkswagen New Beetle rendering

    Volkswagen’s New Beetle has been on the market now for more than ten years and has enjoyed relatively strong sales despite the lack of significant upgrades during its life. More than one million New Beetles have been built at Volkswagen’s Puebla plant in Mexico and it looks like developers have even more ambitious plans for the next-gen model, which is expected to arrive sometime in 2011 for the 2012 model year. Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn has previously confirmed that a successor is being developed and would likely be manufactured once again in Mexico, although he...

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    2012 VW Beetle Rendered: Still Bug-Shaped, Less Girly

    Although the re-born Volkswagen Beetle is nearing it's last year of production, we will apparently be presented with another new one in 2012.  The current "bug" has quite successfully captured the unmistakable look of the original "people's car", while appealing to the modern masses. Designer...

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    New Volkswagen New Beetle Coming In 2011, Eying MINI, Hybrids

    The 2011 Volkswagen New Beetle will be more focused on sporty driving than retro looks.

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    Volkswagen’s Next Beetle To Be More Masculine?

    The Newest Beetle Might Be Built On the Jetta Platform

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    Volkswagen Rolls Out Final Edition New Beetle Coupe & Convertible

    The 2010 Volkswagen New Beetle Coupe and New Beetle Convertible Final Editions will be available for $20,240 and $27,170 respectively.

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    Toni Collette Is Grooving On The Bumper Of A VW Beetle, Man

    Is she crazy, or is she just taking advantage of the fact that she's Toni Collette?

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    The Robert's family's grip on Hollywood grows a little stronger

  • VW up! could spawn second Beetle model for U.S.
    VW up! could spawn second Beetle model for U.S.

    Volkswagen may end up converting the New Beetle into a family of cars with a new report claiming a second, smaller Beetle based on last year’s up! concept car could be developed for the U.S. market. The second-generation New Beetle is expected to arrive in 2011 and will take over from the...

  • Preview: 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
    Preview: 2012 Volkswagen Beetle

    Volkswagen’s new Beetle has been on the market now for just on ten years and has enjoyed relatively strong sales despite the lack of significant changes during its life. More than one million new Beetles have been built at VW’s Puebla plant in Mexico and it looks like developers have...

  • VW boss hints at next-gen Beetle
    VW boss hints at next-gen Beetle

    Volkswagen’s new Beetle has been on the market now for just on ten years and has enjoyed relatively strong sales despite the lack of significant changes during its life. More than one million new Beetles have been built at VW’s Puebla plant in Mexico and it looks like developers have...

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