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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#806345
yeah it does look meaner.

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

Barnabie Officially Full-On Dubber

257 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#806375
I'm not convinced. It does look slightly more masculine than the earlier one, but its starting to look like any number of other small cars and definitely doesn't have the character of its air cooled ancestors (in my opinion).

Having said that I'm sure you could do worse for a daily driver 😉

jjwebb123 Wolfsburg Wizard

617 posts · joined Aug 2009 ·

#806379
looks more like a sedan type business car now.
interesting to say the least.👍
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show

jsheppard64 Officially Full-On Dubber

323 posts · joined Mar 2008 ·

#806381
it's like they just stretch it out which altho improve the visual rating on my scale
side windows kinda looks cool but:
BOOO engine still in the wrong place
FF instead of RR has left me in despair

wolfgang54 Officially Full-On Dubber

238 posts · joined May 2010 ·

#806395
its modern, looks like a beetle and goes like a golf, what's not to like. We will buy one 👍
1954 Beetle
2003 Beetle 2.0
2004 Turbo Beetle 1.8
2007 Touareg tdi (retired)
2009 Pajero Tdi Shorty (retired)
2011 FJ Crusier
1973 P76

Wish list:

Porsche 550
zooey deschanel

Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#806438
The roof line has been inspired by the Ragster concept from 2005. A little lower and more angular.

The whole thing is not as 'cutesy' as the Mk1 New Beetle, so it may find more buyers in the US, the market for which it was designed. It's based on the latest Golf Mk6 platform, so it's rather bigger than the old NB that used a 1997 Mk4 Golf platform.

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Barnabie Officially Full-On Dubber

257 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#806442
Well that looks way better than it does in the other photos I've seen, but in my opinion it still lacks character 😢

But hey, each to their own I guess.

jeremyluke Seriously Crusin Dubber

126 posts · joined Mar 2010 ·

#806447
beetleboy88 wrote:Just got sent this link from my local newspaper editor. I reckon it still looks like crap but not as crap as the current model. Looks a bit more masculine with the chopped roof line. Can't wait to see it with my own eyes. Only gotta wait 1yr +

http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/first-pictures-vws-new-new-beetle-20101007-168v9.html
Haha if you squint whilst looking at photo number 3 it almost looks like a beetle, i really dont lyk the flat stumpy bonnet tho or the crappy bumbers,
From the side view the bonnet seems to look longer than the current beetle and the flatter/longer roof does do alot for the car, makes the window look alot more upright like the original and takes away that rubbish look of the new beetle where its just to circular (completely made up of perfect semi circles)

AUSSIE_MICK Officially Full-On Dubber

205 posts · joined Jan 2009 ·

#806487
The rear guards are sweet! I think the whole car is a huge improvement over the older one, now i would consider owning one.

rose doin it for d girls

2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·

#806540
It don't look gay like the old new beetle would look good in red