There was the Yugo, which started with great fanfare and seemed to be the new Beetle.
(For $1,300 you could have once bought an entire new Beetle, with paint.)
The new Beetle also has a longer wheelbase and wider track front and rear.
The standard new Beetle arrives in the spring with diesel models following soon after.
In some ways the new Beetle is much diminished from the cars of old.
The activities of the new Beetle attracted the attention of the Thunderbolts.
The new Beetle is perhaps the most direct attempt to recapture the past, at least as far as the exterior goes.
No car is cheaper; a new "old" Beetle sells for about $7,500 in Mexico.
The new Beetle is a car in control of you.
"Oh, these new Beetles--they don't start unless you drive them every day."