7 October 2010

New Beetle next spring

A brand new VW Beetle is expected to debut at the Los Angeles Motor Show in November, headed for European sales in the second quarter of next year.

The car is said to be more macho looking than the rather fancy current version, and will offer more room in the rear. The picture above of the Ragster concept shows how the designers were thinking.

Power will be from the new generation VW engines in 1.2, 1.4 and 2.0 petrols and 1.6 and 2.0 diesels. A hybrid version of the 1.4 petrol TSI is expected.