bettle lover....??? the new design debut

it has been 13 years the bettle arrived to the market.... The latest generation bug was unveiled earlier in Shanghai, Berlin and New York, embedded in MTV World Stage Concerts, with the official introduction at the Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal – on the eve of the Shanghai Motor Show – kicking off things.

Working on a “design a new original” objective, the design team, led by Walter De Silva, VW’s design chief (from Group) and Klaus Bischoff (from Brand), have come up with a Beetle that’s bolder, more dynamic and more masculine than the old car.

The new bug is 1,808 mm wide, 1,486 mm tall and 4,278 mm long, which makes it 84 mm wider, 12 mm lower and 152 mm longer than the New Beetle. The new car’s track widths and wheelbase have also been increased. The gain in length means that the roof is now extended further and the front windscreen shifted back, with the rear section following the contour of the original Beetle, the new focal point now being the C-pillar.

Engine-wise, the US will get petrol engines in 170 PS and 200 PS output form, as well as a 140 PS 2.0 TDI turbodiesel lump, the first time that one is available there. Partnering gearbox configurations for the diesel variant are a six-speed manual or a six-speed DSG, while choices for the petrol versions are a six-speed manual or a six-speed auto, with the larger output TSI available with DSG as an option.

The Beetle will be launched in the US first, around September/October this year, followed by Europe sometime in October/November. Then Asia gets its turn in February 2012, followed by South America in late 2012 or early 2013.

Source: http://paultan.org/2011/04/18/volkswagen-beetle-new-generation-bug-makes-debut/#more-57282