{"id":448352,"date":"2010-03-19T11:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-19T15:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/19\/report-next-generation-volkswagen-beetle-coming-next-year\/"},"modified":"2010-03-19T11:29:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-19T15:29:00","slug":"report-next-generation-volkswagen-beetle-coming-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/448352","title":{"rendered":"Report: Next generation Volkswagen Beetle coming next year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Volkswagen<\/a>, Rumormill<\/a>, Design\/Style<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>3rd verse, same as the first. Not entirely, of course, but when the subject is the Volkswagen New Beetle<\/a>, the looks of the car are largely a foregone conclusion. Just like the current New Beetle evokes the original Type 1 with its roundy-round fat-fenderedness, the next version, expected to go on sale in May 2011, will continue paying homage to the classic form. The outward differences will be a less-arched roofline that’s more like the Ragster concept<\/a>, and reportedly more surface detailing to break up the current car’s vast expanses of featureless sheetmetal. <\/p>\n

The new roofline and a stretch in wheelbase, plus a bump in width, will allow more logical interior packaging. Underneath all the retro, the next Beetle will again be running hardware shared with the Jetta. The UK’s Autocar<\/em><\/a> reports that its sources indicate the Beetle’s dynamics will improve, with the ride becoming more supple. The familiar strut front suspension and beam rear axle layout will return, though a multi-link rear suspension will go into top-zoot models for sportier reflexes. Powertrain combinations in North America will likely be only two or three choices, possibly a 2.0T at the top, a TDI for the economy conscious, and the Jetta’s 2.5-liter inline five-cylinder standard otherwise. A hybrid powertrain may also be in the works. <\/p>\n

While the concept of a “new” Beetle conjures visions of more of the same, Autocar’s<\/em> rendering looks fresh, and even within the constraints of a 70-year-old design brief, there’s room for new expression. <\/p>\n

[Source: Autocar<\/a> | Rendering: Autocar]<\/p>\n

Report: Next generation Volkswagen Beetle coming next year<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Filed under: Volkswagen, Rumormill, Design\/Style 3rd verse, same as the first. Not entirely, of course, but when the subject is the Volkswagen New Beetle, the looks of the car are largely a foregone conclusion. Just like the current New Beetle evokes the original Type 1 with its roundy-round fat-fenderedness, the next version, expected to go […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-448352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=448352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/448352\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=448352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=448352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=448352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}