Looking forward to what the American automotive market has to offer in terms of redesigned models in 2012? Well, lucky for you, we’ve put together a list of all the redesigned models you’ll see on the roads in 2012. You may have seen 2 or 3 of these vehicles on the road already (BMW 6-Series, [...]
The Volkswagen Beetle is perhaps the most iconic car in motoring history. Through various exposures to an ever-changing society, the Beetle however has gained as many haters as it has lovers. History tells us that the Volkswagen Beetle was such a simple and crude car, that it was absolutely woeful to drive. But because it [...]
Volkswagen is aiming for a whole new market appeal with the all new 2012 Beetle. Sales regions and demographics are expected to change, and VW is anticipating moving more units than with the previous generation’s body style. A tougher looking exterior and a 20-hp gain in engine power are aimed at gaining the attention of [...]
Many of us are stuck wondering how successful the new Volkswagen Beetle will be. Many think it will be a tough sell since it does have a significant image problem. Others say it will do fine succeeding on its already preexisting interest and customer base. But to give us some consolation as to how the [...]
The upcoming 2012 Volkswagen Beetle already has a tune in development by Abt Sportsline called the “Speedy Beetle”. The tuner released some teasers for us to check out. Speed isn’t usually the first association with a Beetle, however, the exterior of this one is, and the make over is oddly pleasing to look at. The [...]
Us enthusiasts can always rely on some entertaining reads from the Top Gear crew, especially Jeremy Clarkson. And although he can be rather brash, biased and extreme with some of his opinions, he can make some valid points. For example, Mr. Clarkson decided to share his piece of mind on the new and upcoming 2012 Volkswagen [...]
Volkswagen has been lagging behind with hybrid technology as they’ve been keeping up with their efforts in expanding their infamous diesel powerplants throughout the North American markets. However, the “People’s Car” make has announced that it will be offering hybrid variants on every model they produce. Despite this announcement, VW’s CEO Martin Winterkorn isn’t a [...]
Yesterday, Volkswagen announced that it is launching its new Vehicle Pre-Order Program with 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Black Turbo Launch Edition kicking things off. The Volkswagen Beetle Black Turbo Launch Edition is based on the 2.0L TSI Beetle, which is powered by a 2.0 4-cylinder turbo making 200-hp and 207 lb-ft of torque. But what if [...]
Volkswagen announced today that it has launched a new Vehicle Pre-Order program, an online reservation process for consumers looking to get into a new special V-dub. The pre-order system is designed to allow customers to be the first in line to reserve one of a limited quantity of certain Volkswagen cars, starting with the the 2012 [...]
Any of you out there ever look at the Porsche 911 and wonder why it somewhat resembles the Volkswagen Beetle in some way? Yeah, we’ve wondered that before too. Well, the folks at VWVortex.com, who were given access to the new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle decided to take our imagination another step and have introduced their new [...]
