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 ...

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 ...

This week, its a ride in what could be the coolest VW bug ever built, the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo S Convertible. Okay, maybe the second coolest bug if you count Herbie the Love Bug, but Herbie ...

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 ...

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As equipped, the 2013 Beetle Turbo coupe goes from zero to 60 in 6.6 seconds, a hair faster than the previous model. The GLI boasts similar performance figures. Volkswagen expects fuel economy to go ...

The two models get a new engine that%27s more powerful Prices have gone up %24250 to %24700 They are made in Mexico If you're about to buy a Volkswagen Beetle turbo or Jetta GLI, you might want to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From the March 2002 issue of Car and Driver. Here's a question almost all automotive product planners face from time to time: If you can't alter the basic shape, how do you sustain interest in an ...