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Volkswagen Beetle History : From Hitler to hippy

The design of this car is the most recognizable and beloved by people around the world. As you may have guessed, this is the Volkswagen Beetle. And everyone at least once, sitting in this car, can confirm that the beetle has a unique aroma of automotive oil, plastic ... 1. Meet a Beetle! 2. Car for the people. As is known, Volkswagen translates as "the car for the people." Although initially, the car had the name "KdF-Wagen", as the prefix KdF - an abbreviation for "Kraft durch Freude", which means "The Power of Joy" - officially authorized organization for the rest of the Third Reich. Adolf Hitler had ordered a Porsche car in late 1930 in order to stimulate the German economy, as well as to cause a new wave of advances in engineering, which would help the Nazis to create a war machine. Only after the Second World War, this machine has become known as the "Beetle" in the world. In the photo: Hitler admiringly looks at a new m...

We'll see soon New Volkswagen Beetle Convertible - First illustration

Having presented the new generation VW Beetle, later this year will see and open version. Market it will be next year, as a model of 2013. Most likely, the premiere open Beetle will be in Frankfurt in the autumn. Now is still the current version of the Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet hit the market in 2003, only five years after the onset of the cabin. But then convertible became quite popular and obviously that the people of Wolfsburg this time to take stronger action to put the new convertible only about a year later by car. The car will have a soft folding top, which will be removed and replaced automatically and quite quickly. Where will be folded behind the rear seats and will not take up much space. The standard will enter and heated rear window. Overall open Beetle will repeat the technical design and interior. With the convertible will be offered only two engines, both gasoline will be. The first will be a five-cylinder and 170 hp power, the second is four, but turbine and...

The New Beetle was revealed simultaneously in New York, Berlin and Shanghai Live Photos

Officially launched the new Beetle from Volkswagen in Shanghai while the Germans have already the online configurator at the official German site. The information in the car made ​​famous in the morning and the new Beetle design follows the same classic design of previous generations, featuring LED lights, which are quite reminiscent of the Porsche 911. Everything else they do to us indicates that this is a classic VW.

Official: New Volkswagen Beetle 2012 3 review video

Once in less than an hour the first leaked photos of the new Beetle, Volkswagen has provided all the details of the Beetle in 2012. The new Beetle design follows the same classic design of previous generations, featuring LED lights, which are quite reminiscent of the Porsche 911. Everything else they do to us indicates that this is a classic VW. new beetle has grown in length by 15.2 centimeters wide by 8.4 inches, while height has been lowered by 1.2 cm (4.278 mm length, 1.808 mm width, 1.486 mm height, 2.537 mm wheelbase. O luggage space is at 310 liters . The owners can buy rims with 19 "system Keyless entry, panoramic roof, and Bi-Xenon LED lights. Inside the new Beetle will be available in three trim levels Beetle, Design and Sport. offers better quality materials and stand by the three institutions in the middle of the dashboard.

2012 VW Beetle Photos - New edition of the retro gets sporty look

The historical model was one of the first world car at all. No wonder that in the VW Beetle-grandchildren parallel Shanghai, New York and Berlin presents. The successor of the New Beetle is only Beetle would eventually "New New Beetle" also sound strange. The new edition will be based in future optically close to the historic original. The new Beetle is longer with 4.28 meters by 15 centimeters than its predecessor. The level declined slightly to 1.49 meters while the width increased to 1.81 meters. The gauges and the wheelbase has been increased. Beetle front is the result of parting from the dome roof has become a bit flat, the interior height drops slightly to 1.04 meters. Back to itself, however, revealed by the longer roof section of a much better sense of space. Simultaneously, the trunk grows from 209 to 310 liters, the seatbacks can be folded down. The 200-horsepower Beetle runs a maximum of 225 km / h, while the 105 PS TSI is only 5.5 liters of fuel u...