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2013 Volkswagen Beetle R-line Hatchback 2-door 2.0l on 2040-cars
US $22,995.00
Year:2013
Mileage:3149
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FENDER EDITION!!! For more info on this sweet ride give me a call at 806-350-8999 and ask for Trey Gerber There's a melange of motifs in this little VeeWee. It bears the nameplates Beetle and Fender, the people's car and the original hard bodied electric guitar -- both modern versions of which are made at some remove from their respective places of origin. Its light-deflecting shade evokes both T-Model Ford industrial pragmatism and the preferred hue of rock 'n' roll T-shirts (and a few so-called “classic” rock albums). Primarily, the Beetle Fender Edition is a novel addition to second generation of the “new” Beetle range, one to raise a smile in a someone bitten by the black dog. VALUE A NEW CAR sticker of $34,490 puts the Fender neatly between entry level and top spec Beetles. It's a fair ask for a toy embellished by 18x8-inch alloys fashioned in the manner of the old Beetle's hubcaps, pearl black paint, chrome bits, Beetle and Fender badging, bi-xenon headlights and LED daytime driving lights. The chief feature is not visual but aural an eardrum bleeding 400 watt Fender Sound premium audio system with digital 10-channel amplifier, eight speakers and subwoofer. Though probably not best appreciated by someone whose idea of a decent sound system is his iPhone dock, this thing strikes even the cloth eared as a monument to clarity and power. Seven speed twin clutch auto (DSG) is the standard transmission. Options are satnav at $1,700 and sunroof at $2,500, which would serve mainly to consume the very decent headroom. TECHNOLOGY It's more or less axiomatic that VW's tech of yesterday is most other brands' tomorrows. Whilethe new Golf is built on a new modular platform, the latest Beetle comes off the surpassed Mark V/VI Golf's underpinnings. At the front end this includes extended electronic differential lock, the device which does so much to quell understeer on the GTI. Aft, however, is a different story and a reminder that the Beetle, like the Jetta, is built in Mexico. There's no multi-link rear suspension as per Australian Golfs, rather the simple torsion beam set up prevalent in the US-issue cars. And you care how much? In truth this is unlikely to cause hesitation in one drawn by what is an exercise in borderline kitsch. But it's not just you reading this, you know. Possibly of more interest is the twin charge engine, using both super- and turbo charging, also a memento of the previous Golf and driven via a seven speed DSG. This combo has of late been subject of much opprobrium and an ignominious recall. Again, though, we emphasise the most recent models to which this applied were built in 2011. DESIGN Just as the very notion of a “new” Beetle polarised the classicists and those who could care less about heritage but knew cute when they saw it, this version does so outside and in. As the man in Spinal Tap says: “It's like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.” Or at least none other than black, the sole shade for the Fender Edition. Within it's hard (for me at least) not to love the sunburst dashboard fascia just like a Fender. The flat bottomed wheel is another GTI nod, handsomely set in the brown decorative stitching that also adorns the handbrake lever, gearshift, leather surrounded seats and carpet floor mats. To complete our impression of an interior design catalogue, three colour ambience lights glows through fluoro white, angry red and cool blue. Nice. But no auto headlight setting? In a $35K car? A classic 2+2, the rear seats are for parcels or infants or folded down to expand the diminutive cargo area into one capable of carrying a holiday's worth of luggage for two. SAFETY Five stars from Euro NCAP in which agency's testing the Beetle scored especially well on adult and child protection 92 and 90 per cent respectively). In the safety assist category, the trick diff and advanced anti-slip regulators scored it 86 per cent. In the pedestrian assessment it rated 56 per cent, surely of itself an encouragement for looking before you blunder onto the road, something that listening to music through earpieces does nothing to constrain. DRIVING It might suffice to say that a bloke hereabouts who drives an ancient original Beetle to work had a go in this and vowed to buy it. Of course, the former device was conceived as a doughty means of mobility for the working man's family; only belatedly did it come to be considered cool. When reinvented in the late '90s it was with no notion but the latter, a fashionable tote for the urban lady. That it sucked so abjectly in just about every respect, not least the dynamic, was apparently beside the point. The newest Beetle is every bit further advanced as the decade plus between the two generations should suggest. By no means a sports car, nor even particularly sporty, its light weight and sophisticated little engine keep it on the fun side of the ledger. After the characteristic but momentary hesitation of the twin clutch to engage, the supercharger delivers off the line torque deceptively quietly, the turbo coming on as the revs move into four figures per minute. It's every bit as powerful as a much larger naturally breathing engine, but so much more efficient and compact. Any thought that the latest Beetle might have been a poor man's Audi TT are banished simply by looking at it. The VW stands much taller, about average hatch height, and its body roll in hard cornering is considerable, as is grip from that those big rubber boots. Shifting the stick to Sport (no paddle shifters to play with and, really, who cares?) stirs a response that's good deal more vigorous than Drive, holding onto gears that bit longer. |
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Fri, Mar 3 2023In this episode of the Autoblog Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Senior Editor, Green, John Beltz Snyder. In company news, we launched the Autoblog Electric hub this week, and as such, we spend a lot of this episode talking about EVs. WE start by talking about some electric pickups on the way, EV charging and U.S. infrastructure plans, states banning ICE sales, the happiest EV owners, thoughts on the viability of smaller electric automakers and Formula 1's renewed stance against goinf electric. We also share notes on the Volkswagen ID.4 and Kia EV6 we've been driving, as well as other memorable EVs we've driven in the past year. Finally, we reach into the mailbag for a Spend My Money update before talking about late winter/spring beverages. Send us your questions for the Mailbag and Spend My Money at: Podcast@Autoblog.com. Autoblog Podcast #770 Get The Podcast Apple Podcasts – Subscribe to the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes Spotify – Subscribe to the Autoblog Podcast on Spotify RSS – Add the Autoblog Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator MP3 – Download the MP3 directly Rundown Autoblog launches Autoblog Electric Electric pickup trucks available in 2023 and beyond The current and future state of EV charging New Jersey is the next state to ban light-duty ICE vehicle sales by 2035 Rivian R1T, Mini Cooper Electric owners happiest with their EVs Thoughts on smaller electric automaker firms F1 CEO vows there will never be an electric car on the grid Cars we're driving Long-term 2022 Kia EV6 2023 VW ID.4 Other memorable EVs Spend My Money update: Replacing an Alfa Romeo Giulia with a BMW i4 Feedback Email – Podcast@Autoblog.com Review the show on Apple Podcasts Autoblog is now live on your smart speakers and voice assistants with the audio Autoblog Daily Digest. Say “Hey Google, play the news from Autoblog” or "Alexa, open Autoblog" to get your favorite car website in audio form every day. A narrator will take you through the biggest stories or break down one of our comprehensive test drives. Related video: Government/Legal Green Motorsports Podcasts Kia Lotus Volkswagen Green Automakers Green Culture Green Driving Truck Crossover SUV Electric Racing Vehicles Infrastructure Lucid
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While the ad never aired in the US, most car people have surely seen the impressive Rube Goldberg-style spot. In fact, the only commercial on this list that we saw on US television was the Volkswagen ad "The Force," but many of the others have become viral videos, including transforming and dancing Citroën C4. Of the 19 other commercials that vied for the title of best ad of all time, only the Ford Puma "Steve McQueen" commercial gave Honda a run for its advertising money.
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