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Anyone who expects a restructuring of the Ground Beetle from Volkswagen for the new millennium was a surprise Monday as the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle debuted worldwide in three cities, true to its original name and clung to elements of retro style.

2012 Volkswagen Beetle on display this week in 2011 New York Auto Show and the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show and will go on sale in the United States in September. No price of this has been reported.

For months there has been intense media speculation that the iconic Beetle can be renamed and have references amazing design - though VW teased a silhouette of the Beetle, which could serve as an advertisement for the car model 1949. But all that has been put to rest as the German car maker unveiled the Beetle, 2012, said in a statement that he "wanted to develop the new car around profile Beetle earlier than the New Beetle 1998."

The cautious design of this tweaks have a lower profile and the windscreen, which has moved further back. New Beetle is 3.3 inches wide and 6 cm longer than its predecessor car. It is 71.2 inches wide and 168.4 cm in length. Volkswagen said in a statement that the reform of the car was to be free from "Beetle design geometry is defined by three semicircles (front wing, rear wing, the curved roof above it.) Employees referred to this as" Mickey Mouse "looks , because the car design seemed borrowed from three circles to create a face famous cartoon character.

Other notable car design elements, the Beetle in 2012 with the 2.0-liter TSI gets a standard rear spoiler. VW Beetle says 20,112 will come with "a large number of customization options, including a variety of colors and wraps, and an annual theme of design."

Even the car cabin in 2012 Volkswagen Beetle based on car elements of the original Beetle. For example, the New Beetle glove box Spare integrated into the dashboard. It is also equipped with a split folding rear seat.

Volkswagen of America said in a statement that the 2012-Beetle will offer three carr engines: a gasoline engine of 170 horsepower 2.5-liter five-cylinder, a 140-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder TDI clean diesel and a 200 -hp 2.0 - liter four-cylinder TSI turbo petrol. Transmission choices include a five-speed manual or optional six-speed automatic on the 2.5-liter car models. Six-speed DSG double clutch will be an option on 2.0-liter TDI and TSI car models.

2012 Beetle TDI model will be the chief fuel economy, according to VW. Is expected to return 29 mpg city and 40 mpg on the highway. The EPA has not evaluated the Beetle 2012. The 2.5-liter Beetle is estimated at 22 mpg city and 31 mpg on the highway back, Volkswagen said. The sporty 2.0-liter TSI Beetle should return 30 mpg on the highway, Volkswagen said. Do not assign a rating to the model sports city car.

The Volkswagen Beetle 2012 will be available in two trim lines: Design and Sport car. Options include a Fender Premium sound system, sunroof and bi-xenon headlights.


The reason for the conservative design approach can probably be found in statistics on the Volkswagen Beetle original. He said he sold about 5 million original Beetles in the U.S. alone, between 1949-'79. By way of comparison, has sold the 477,347 New Beetle in the United States from 1998 to 2010. Volkswagen said it has built more than 22.5 million Beetles worldwide since the car starts.


2012 Beetle will arrive in North America, and only then the car will be launched in Europe in October and in Asia in February 2012.