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Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#824646
Don't think this has been posted yet... the new 21st Beetle teaser ad has been released.



Not bad, but how much better would it have been to Spiderbait's cover ???

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Rural Baja #tassievwpickers

1,075 posts · joined Jan 2006 ·

#824648
Looking forward to seeing this thing hit the road! Depending on what she drives like and the pricing i may end up picking something like that over an XR6 Turbo. Are they using the same powerplants as the New (Old) Beetle? 2LTurbo, yes please 😂

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#824649
I can already see the queue's forming for the first "special edition"... black with white GT stripes...

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Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#824702
No it won't have the same engines as the current New Beetle (which is based on the Golf Mk4). Those old 1.6 petrol and 2-litre diesels are ancient and not used in any other current VW model.

The new New Beetle is based on the Golf Mk6 so it will have access to the same modern engine choices - 77TSI (1.2 turbo); 90TSI (1.4 turbo) or 118 TSI (1.4 twincharger); and for diesels, 77TDI (1.6 turbo) or 103TDI (2.0 turbo). Models for the US market may get the 155 kW 2.0-litre GTI engine, but for Australia it's most unlikely.

The new New Beetle will also use the current Golf's 6-speed manuals or 7-speed DSGs.

In Australia the New Beetle has only ever been a 'niche' model. They sell a few hundred each year here, while the Golf now sells over 15,000. Even the Tiguan SUV sells over 6,000 a year now.

What's an XR6 Turbo? I can't find any mention of that model in any of my VW brochures.

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#824706
Phil74Camper wrote:What's an XR6 Turbo? I can't find any mention of that model in any of my VW brochures.
It's a cruelty inflicted on the average Aussie battler/hero by a company named Ford.

That is unless you're a bogan that's also in touch with your inner ricer... in that case it's a ute that you can make sneeze "tsssh" when you change gears.

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01 New Beetle - gf's car, but I turn the spanners