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Two New VW Beetles Motoring Your Way
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The original VW Beetle started out as a war related vehicle. Later, it became known in Germany as the “People’s Car.” The Beetle was first imported to the United States in 1949. It had a simple design including a horizontally- opposed 4-cylinder air-cooled engine located at the rear. Because the weight of the engine was over the rear wheels, the car went well through mud and snow like few other cars.  The First Beetle - Rear Wheel Drive A new Beetle, based on the Golf platform, came on the automotive scene in 1998. Initially, Volkswagen was not going to build the car, however, in 1994, the public gave an explosive thumbs-up to the concept Beetle and the company moved forward. This car has a water-cooled 4-cylinder engine located at the front of the car powering the front wheels. With the weight of the engine over the front wheels, this car motors through snow and poor weather conditions.  The Current Beetle - Front Wheel Drive In 2009 Volkswagen will provide a model update for the current Beetle. In 2010/2011 VW will likely also introduce a smaller Beetle that resembles the iconic original but in a modern format. The car will again have a rear engine powering the rear wheels. It will be equipped with a 750 cc 2-cylinder engine and also 1-liter 3-cylinder gas and diesel engines. The car will have inexpensive front and rear independent suspension and other hardware.  A Future Beetle - Rear Wheel Drive Again Like the original, the new smaller Beetle will represent a simple and pure driving experience. This is welcome given an increasingly complicated age that includes among other things, high fuel prices. In one way this new Beetle will be very modern however, it will get 50-70 mpg on the highway. I welcome your comments or car questions at my auto web site: www.DriveTheBestBook.com.
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Kyle Busch
Kyle is an auto enthusiast and consumer advocate with over 30 years of experience. Author of “Drive the Best for the Price…” He welcomes your comments and car questions on his website www.DriveTheBestBook.com . Kyle’s car has over 490,000 miles and he even has the same name as the #18 NASCAR driver.
Kyle is an auto enthusiast and consumer advocate with over 30 years of experience. Author of “Drive the Best for the Price…” He welcomes your comments and car questions on his website www.DriveTheBestBook.com . Kyle’s car has over 490,000 miles and he even has the same name as the #18 NASCAR driver.
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