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New Lego Beetle Is Not Lego New Beetle

2:20 PM on Mon Jul 7 2008, by Ray Wert, 2,612 views, Comment

2010 VW Beetle More "Manly" In Speculative Rendering

It seems that people at Volkswagen are planning to bring back the Beetle, again, and not just for commercials. AutoExpress has learned that the new new Beetle is planned for 2010 and, unlike the previous generation, this one isn't going to be...

12:40 PM on Thu Sep 4 2008, by Matt Hardigree, 9,636 views, Comment

The Only Thing Better Than One Modded Volkswagen Beetle Is...

...two modded Volkswagen Beetles. Although we still think nothing quite beats the VDub we saw just an hour or so ago — doubling the Ontario-based Beetles up like Sir Mix-A-Lot ain't too shabby either!

12:15 PM on Sat Aug 18 2007, by Ray Wert, 918 views, Comment

And now, for todays moment of Zen...

6:00 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008, by Travis Hudson, 3,300 views, Comment

Volkswagen PC Mod Makes PC More Respectable

If may not be quite as Hasselhoff-cool as the KITT PC casemod, but If anything can be said about this VW Beetle PC mod, it's that the craftsmanship is absolutely beautiful. Someone took a scale Beetle model and crammed a fully functioning PC...

12:00 PM on Mon Mar 3 2008, by Travis Hudson, 1,423 views, Comment

Buy an $88,000 VW Beetle, Get the Gold for Free

Or maybe it should be buy $88,000 worth of gold and get a 1968 Volkwagen Beetle for free? Regardless, you will be getting the gold with the Beetle or the Beetle with the gold because an 18-karat blend of gold and glass is what this beautiful...

5:00 PM on Wed Dec 12 2007, by Travis Hudson, 2,274 views, Comment

The Cheap Shall Inherit The Earth: Volkswagen Beetle

Thanks to a basic design that didn't change much for decade after decade, VW was able to slap ridiculously cheap price tags on their clattery little air-cooled machines. Sure, the heaters never worked and the valves wouldn't stay adjusted, but who...

11:20 AM on Tue Feb 26 2008, by Murilee Martin, 1,409 views, Comment

VW Shows Ragster Beetle Concept in Detroit

To celebrate 50 years in the US market, Volkswagen unveiled a modified ragtop version of its Beetle yesterday at the Detroit Auto Show. Designed at VW's California studio, the Ragster looks like a traditional Beetle ragtop fathered by a Porsche...

7:17 AM on Mon Jan 10 2005, by Mike Spinelli, 411 views

50 More Years: Volkswagen Beetle 2054

What's life going to be like in 50 years? We're figuring on a Sino-centric version of "Blade Runner," with Replicants built by the People's Republic of Toyota. For transportation, however, let's turn to Venezuelan designer Carlos Agell, who dreams...

9:00 AM on Mon Oct 30 2006, by Mike Spinelli, 5,172 views, Comment

South Africa: Land Of Beetles

The South African car-buying public apparently demands very high production values for its ads for German vehicles, judging from this lengthy Volkswagen ad and a similarly elaborate Opel ad. From its sale to a wholesome suburban couple in 1959 to...

11:00 AM on Tue Jul 15 2008, by Murilee Martin, 1,074 views, Comment