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The Volkswagen New Beetle is a compact car, introduced by Volkswagen in 1997, drawing heavy inspiration from the exterior design of the original Beetle. Unlike the original Beetle, the New Beetle has its engine in the front, driving the front wheels, with luggage storage in the rear.
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Volkswagen Gol (G1) Volkswagen New Beetle. The Volkswagen Beetle, officially the Volkswagen Type 1, [a] is a small car produced by the German company Volkswagen from 1938 to 2003. [b] It is one of the most iconic cars in automotive history, recognised for its distinctive shape.
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Feb 17, 2022 · In 1998, the New Beetle—an early automotive adopter of modern “retro” design language—re-introduced the familiar silhouette to a new generation of drivers. In 2011, a third generation—more closely tailored to the original design —followed, and was the swan song of the Beetle.
- 1945 Beetle production. War is over! While Times Square goes nuts, sailors kiss random women, and the world lets out a collective sigh of relief as Germany falls to the Allied forces, the factory where Volkswagens were to be built lies in ruin.
- 1946: From KdF Wagen to Type I. Production of the Volkswagen—the name "Beetle" had yet to stick—was plagued by ongoing repairs to the Wolfsburg factory, coal and materials shortages, and the fact the company lacked a true owner.
- Wolfsburg factory, 1947. An ex-Opel executive, Heinz Nordhoff, gets hired to run the place when the British begin attempting to transition ownership of the "Wolfsburg Motor Works," as it had come to be named, to almost anyone willing to take it.
- 1949: Beetle Cabriolet by Karmann. One of VW's first export markets is Holland, where a man by the name of Ben Pon sells 56 cars so successfully that Nordhoff calls upon him to make a go at the U.S. market.
Jul 4, 2018 · As the original began to fade in Mexico, VW decided to introduce the New Beetle in 1997, a notion suggested by designers James Mays and Freeman Thomas at VW’s studio in Southern California, then revised by German and Mexican engineers. Though the New Beetle boasted different engineering, its essential silhouette remained.
Feb 7, 2023 · And, once again, a Volkswagen prototype was in the spotlight: it was called the New Beetle, which is when the name of the later series model was also revealed for the first time. A format-filling glass sunroof in the style of the Porsche 993 Targa created new speculation as to whether the New Age Beetle would actually be available as a convertible.
