28 June 2005

Beetle gets restyling



by Brian Byrne. Volkswagen has subtly restyled its Beetle in tandem with the realease of a new 'Herbie' movie by Walt Disney Pictures.

The latest Herbie movie stars Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton and Matt Dillon, and is due for release on this side of the Atlantic in August.

The mildly facelifted New Beetle goes on sale in September.

The new model features revised bumpers and wheelarches, with sharper edges than before, plus subtly restyled headlights and front indicators, and tail lights with white circles inside the red circles. The ‘VW’ emblems have also been modified at the front and rear.