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with all the talk of the end of HHR production........

Old 03-16-2011, 10:05 PM
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with all the talk of the end of HHR production........

and discussions of what people may look for in their next car when it comes time to replace their HHR I have yet to have seen a car that struck my fancy until today. Sitting at the dealership getting some warranty work done for a bad foglight housing I was skimming through car and driver and saw this:





The 2012 VW Bettle. That may be the one. Has some of the same characeristics of the HHR with the fenders. Redesigned to sit lower and wider. I like!

"VW might also make the switch to the smaller but more powerful turbo- and supercharged 1.4-liter TSI engine, which can make upwards of 170 hp, and the turbocharged, 200- or 210-hp 2.0-liter TSI from the GTI and GLI.
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Old 03-16-2011, 10:08 PM
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It doesn't really seem that much different than the current beetle. (besides the tail lights) I'd the VW Beetle is probably as "unique" as the HHR anyway...
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The hood seems a little flatter that the current beetle, No?
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Old 03-16-2011, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Greybeard999
The hood seems a little flatter that the current beetle, No?
Yes looks that way 2 me..
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Looks a bit more aggressive but being a beetle they are kind of forced to keep the same design cues, wouldn't do any good to slap the name on something without the beetle "look".
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It's a whole new car - clean slate as far as the body goes.
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Old 03-17-2011, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Greybeard999
The hood seems a little flatter that the current beetle, No?

And the roof.
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Old 03-17-2011, 01:20 PM
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It reminds me of a mash up between an Audi TT and an old Kharman Ghia. Not bad looking.
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Certainly better than the current beetle..... those things are fugly.
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no man should drive a beetle just a personal opinion.
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