I didn't spend much time in the Beetle Turbo but it doesn't take much time behind the wheel to appreciate VW's spunky 2.0-liter turbo four. The turbo spools up quickly -- all 207 lb-ft of torque are ...

EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: To my eye, this slammed "new new" Beetle Turbo is the car Volkswagen should have created back when the company introduced the New Beetle. The lowered roofline and the ...

We were impressed with it at its official unveiling at the 2011 New York Auto Show, and then again when pricing was announced, now Volkswagen has revealed that its chic new Beetle will be arriving on ...

I've always felt the feminine nature of the hurts my manliness factor when I'm driving one, so when I heard about the New Beetle Turbo S, I had visions of it looking like a son-of-RSi (, December 2001 ...

2012 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo (Automatic) Engine: 2.0L inline four cylinder, 16V, turbocharged/intercooled, TSI Power: 200hp, 207lb-ft. Fuel Economy: 22 city/30 hwy ...

Having announced pricing for the new Beetle last week, the North American division of Volkswagen today launched the Vehicle Pre-Order (VPO) program for the model. To mark the launch of the respective ...

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With its unveiling of the 2002 New Beetle Turbo S, Volkswagen is delivering the most powerful and sports equipped New Beetle ever available for the U.S. market. Available in January at ...

People have argued that we should stop comparing the iconic VW Beetle with the legendary Porsche 911 for decades. Yet, here it is, just another casually direct battle. Albeit, in CGI form. Many people ...

Perhaps not the most profound words ever spoken, but directed at the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle by a burly construction worker on a break from digging a very large hole with an even larger piece of ...

The Volkswagen New Beetle Turbo S is a terrible car for hauling sheets of plywood back from Home Depot or taking a family of five and their gear on a cross-country camping trip. Of course the same ...

Volkswagen’s choice of Berlin for the launch of its 2012 Beetle inevitably struck us Yanks as curious – and not just because of the horrible abundance of construction projects in the city that makes ...