Monday, April 18, 2011

Volkswagen Beetle 2011: the story starts from Shanghai

The Beetle of the 21st century has finally arrived. After the long process of development, the new Volkswagen Beetle has been presented today with an event simultaneously on three continents and streamed from China, where it will be officially unveiled Thursday at the Shanghai Motor Show 2011. The conference has briefly traced the history of the Beetle, a model born in 1938 to power in Germany which has seen international success after the war.

It 'clear that the parties to Wolfsburg want to reconnect with that tradition, without regret forgetting the ill-fated New Beetle at the end of the '90s. Renew a model so strong had its share of risk, but the work by Walter De Silva appears to have hit the target with a modern style yet rich in references to the past.

From the rounded arches, circular light clusters and the curved roof, which, however, presents a discontinuity at the windshield and is flatter in the middle. Of course, those who expect a faithful reproduction of the Beetle than once will be disappointed. But the new Beetle was conceived as an evolution of that model became an icon and not a simple task nostalgia.

In this sense, we explain the contents of which draw on the latest cutting edge technology Volkswagen. The headlights are now bi xenon headlights with LED daytime running lights and help to recreate the expression of sympathy to Herby, the protagonist of the famous Disney movie that made its inevitable appearance during the presentation of today (April 18).

Available worldwide in three models (Beetle, Design and Sport), the new Beetle has allocations from the premium segment as the keyless start system, panoramic roof and the exclusive Fender audio system, developed in collaboration with Panasonic is designed for Rock lovers, who can order a 400-watt bass speaker.

Under the hood of the Beetle is equipped with the latest diesel engines and bnzina range of VW, ranging from 2.0 TDI capacity under the house along with 4.3 litres/100 km petrol engines with power ranging between 105 and 200 hp. The new Beetle will be ordered at dealerships starting dell'autuno.

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