2012 VW Beetle Revealed with More Retro Look

[BUGSTUFF]

Here's a pic of the headlight bucket release. 1/4 turn of the screw and you slide the bucket out. Way less complicated than the previous version.

Also, I'm wondering if there will be two headlight options: standard halogen reflectors (which this car had) and the bi-xenons with the LED running lights that we have seen the pictures of.

[SMG]

Wow that's just beautiful... I HATE the original setup.

[bikerdawg]

side views not bad, but god is it ugly from the back

[bikerdawg]

side view and interior are great.


but the back end? yeeesh looks like they hired some unemployed designer from Chrysler

[interna]

New Beetle Cabriolet, caught on camera:


German magazine AutoBild:
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VW Beetle Cabrio 2012: Foto

Offener Beetle braucht länger

Mit viel Pomp und Glamour präsentierte VW im April 2011 den neuen Beetle. Auch das Cabrio liebt es offenbar spannend. Es kommt nämlich später als geplant. Ein Foto gibt es trotzdem schon.

Volkswagen wird den Beetle wieder als Cabriolet anbieten. Allerdings lässt die offene Version länger auf sich warten als zunächst gedacht. Während die Limousine, die im April auf der Auto Shanghai 2011 offiziell vorgestellt wurde, bereits in diesem Sommer auf den Markt kommt, wird das Cabrio erst Ende 2012 an den Start gehen. Erste Fotos zeigen: Gegenüber dem Vorgänger faltet sich das Stoffdach deutlich flacher ins Heck. Die Motoren mit bis zu 200 PS stammen aus dem Beetle. Die Preise stehen noch nicht fest.
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[scarabY2k]

HERE IT IS IN ENGLISH.....
via Google Translate- a close facsimile



VW Beetle Convertible 2012 Photo

Open Beetle takes longer

With much pomp and glamor VW presented in April 2011 the new Beetle. Even the convertible loves obviously exciting. It matters little later than planned. A photo is already there anyway.

Volkswagen will offer the Beetle back as a convertible. However, the open version can be longer in coming than originally thought. While the sedan, which was in April at the Auto Shanghai 2011 officially presented, is already on the market this summer, the convertible is only the end of 2012 to the start. First photos show: Compared to its predecessor, the soft top folds flat into the rear well. The engines with up to 200 hp are from the Beetle. The prices are not fixed yet.

[miffmole]

Alright...now we're talkin'!
As an "Open Beetle" owner, this is what I'll eventually wind up with.

[marvins_dad]

Is it me or does it look like kind of a stadium seating setup (slightly higher in the back seat than the front)?
Are the current versions back seats like that?

Just thought that was interesting. When the translated version said that the top retracts flush, I was hoping to see that it had a hard cover over the retracted top, but I guess it doesn't all go into the trunk area.

[miffmole]

Originally Posted by marvins_dad

Is it me or does it look like kind of a stadium seating setup (slightly higher in the back seat than the front)?
Are the current versions back seats like that?

Just thought that was interesting. When the translated version said that the top retracts flush, I was hoping to see that it had a hard cover over the retracted top, but I guess it doesn't all go into the trunk area.

It does sort of look that way, doesn't it? The back seat looks higher, though I've never seen nor heard of that before. I'm wondering how much credence we should give to this picture, though. I can't tell if it's a real car, or just a rendering/Photoshop image.

I'm like you, though. I was hoping for a hardtop convertible a la the Eos, too.

[marvins_dad]

Originally Posted by miffmole

It does sort of look that way, doesn't it? The back seat looks higher, though I've never seen nor heard of that before. I'm wondering how much credence we should give to this picture, though. I can't tell if it's a real car, or just a rendering/Photoshop image.

I'm like you, though. I was hoping for a hardtop convertible a la the Eos, too.

Ooooo! A hard top! That would be sweet! I was just thinking of the boot over the convertible similar to the porsche hard boots. But if they made a hard top convertible, my wife might actually allow me to get one (paranoid about someone slashing our top if soft top)

[Tommy]

Top opens and closes like the GOLF, and not like the current beetle in a z-way

[antonym]

YouTube - ‪Carscom's Channel‬‏

Cars.com review

[scarabY2k]

Originally Posted by Evanrude

In that video they say VW mentions "annual themed editions". This goes along with what one of the VW reps at VWOA told me when I called them.

"Color Concept" came up in the conversation and they said "They weren't allowed to comment"

Now I might have to wait and see

With that in mind Stephen, I assume that VW knows not to mess with a good thing.

Cautiously safe to say that we could see some CC beetles in the future

[Pushing Fifty]

So far, every picture and/or configuration I've seen of the 2012 Beetle has that spoiler on the back. Will that be standard or will you be able to get the car without it? I personally think it would look much better without it.

[miffmole]

Originally Posted by Pushing Fifty

So far, every picture and/or configuration I've seen of the 2012 Beetle has that spoiler on the back. Will you be able to get the car without it?

Yes.

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