VW News: Volkswagen Beetle To Live On

[William Maley]

Last month, we reported that Volkswagen could be cutting the Polo 3-Door and Beetle as a way to save costs. But Autoblog reports that the Beetle will live on.

Dr. Heinz-Jakob Neusser, member of the board of management responsible for development at Volkswagen said that the Beetle will continue, with a new model coming sometime in the next 3 years. The next-generation Beetle will move to the MQB platform which allows such options as a hybrid and a electric version.

Neusser also went onto say that the Beetle "will remain an emotional design." But that it would be shaped with a new design language.

Source: Autoblog

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[Guest potluck]

there are only so many ways to skin a cat..

[Drew Dowdell]

and here I was wondering why VW brought out 3 Beetle concepts at NYIAS if the car was dead car rolling...

[G. David Felt]

Based on many bugs having been changed over to pure electric, I think this is a perfect auto for CNG, BioDiesel, Hybrid and pure EV versions.

[regfootball]

beetle meets boxster or 911 shape would be interesting.