A certain four-letter word — cute — must be a dirty one for Volkswagen designers who spent time preparing the new Beetle. (Not the New Beetle; the new Beetle.) Volkswagen’s modern, second-generation interpretation of the original Beetle was designed to be less cute and more masculine, in an attempt to attract male buyers who might otherwise consider a Scion tC, Ford Mustang V-6, or Mini Cooper. It’s styling that distinguishes the VW Beetle from those cars.
Earlier this summer, Motor Trend wasted no time to make the most of the new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle’s wild popularity. In addition to republishing an article on Motor Trend’s 1999 Import Car of the Year — the Volkswagen New Beetle — we wrote a ‘You’re Buying WOT’ blog soon after Volkswagen released pricing information on the 2012 Beetle. If you had…
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A mere $1305 is all that separates the five-passenger 2011 Volkswagen Touareg from the seven-passenger Audi Q7. So who is really going to purchase a Volkswagen over a similarly priced Audi?
