ABT Sportsline Builds Speedle, A Rad Volkswagen Beetle

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Famed tuner ABT Sportsline has now taken their turn with the new Volkswagen Beetle, putting plenty of blood, sweat and tears into refining the fun automobile. As the world's largest tuner of Volkswagens, it's natural to see ABT Sportsline adding some spice to the agile and fun Beetle, which ABT has nicknamed Speedle. Unfortunately exact specs on the power upgrades haven't been finalized yet, but ABT did release the power gains they expect to make from the various models.

For the 1.2 TSI, ABT hopes to increase power from 105-hp to 140-hp, while the 1.4 TSI will see gains of about 50-hp from 160-hp to 210-hp. The 2.0L turbocharged model will see around 230- to 240-hp from the factory 200-hp figure. The diesel models will remain "economically-conscious" as ABT says, taking the 1.6 diesel to 125-hp from 100-hp and the 2.0 TDI to 170-hp from 140-hp.

Complementing the inevitable power upgrades that ABT will be releasing is the aerodynamic package that can be seen in the photos. ABT spices up the Beetle's form by adding on a front spoiler, rear skirt insert, rear skirt set that includes a rear muffler and oval exhaust pipes and side skirts. The aerodynamic kit does a great job in accenting the natural curvy lines of the Beetle while giving it a nice and fresh look to it. ABT will also be offering their 19-inch DR wheels for the Beetle with your choice of high-performance tire options.

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[Beetlebomb]

the stnd. 200 h.p. and 207 ft. lbs. of torque in the turbocharged version (approx. 3K lbs. curb wgt.) will be more than enuff for me....

[SMG]

That looks absolutely awful.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by SMG

That looks absolutely awful.

I have to mostly agree . I don't like the stripes or the headlight eyebrows , but I do like the wheels .

[JP]

That's the ricer edition in the picture, all you need is a huge metal garbage can for an exhaust and your in!

[Kuplamies]

I like this! Very cool looking in my opinion

Better pics:

2012 ABT Volkswagen Beetle

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[SMG]

Nope, still nasty.