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Beetle with a fist

Published: 11 Feb 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: Life

Can a 200hp motor help increase the macho appeal of VW's fashionable icon?

WHAT'S NEW?

When we first drove Volkswagen's latest generation Beetle last year, we found the entry-level 1.2 TSI version sufficing for cat-walkers _ the most probable buyer target of the car.

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Worzel
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Discussion 3 : 11 Feb 2013 at 16.513
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The ABT first stage would take this 260bhp which is a different league.

Te GTI is far better and Scirocco a lot more fun. The mini does not hold a candle to either.

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Discussion 2 : 11 Feb 2013 at 08.162
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Sum up: commodity fetish
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Discussion 1 : 11 Feb 2013 at 07.501
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Yes agreed,if the beetle could be sold at halve todays price,(still not cheep)it might see some flower children flock to showroom.
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