2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI
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With the new VW Beetle launched last year, you knew there would be a ragtop, right? We now have photos of the 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible, which includes a unique model: the only diesel convertible available for sale in the U.S. This is only the third all-new open-air Beetle in history; the first was in 1949, the second in 2003. This time, it's not called a Cabrio but simply a Convertible. Sticking close to the restyling cues of the hardtop Beetle (actually a three-door hatchback), the new four-seat convertible Beetle has a more upright windshield and a longer, flatter roof. But unlike...
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2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI: Live Gallery From Chicago Auto Show
While Volkswagen didn't host a press conference to launch its new diesel Beetle, the carmaker put the 2013 Beetle TDI on display at the Chicago Auto Show in its first U.S. appearance. It's really the return of a long-lost friend, since VW sold the previous-generation New Beetle with a 1.9-liter...
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2013 VW Beetle TDI Diesel To Launch At Chicago Auto Show
At last week’s Detroit Auto Show, we got our first glimpse of what an all-electric Volkswagen Beetle could look like thanks to VW’s e-Bugster concept car. At next month’s Chicago Auto Show, Volkswagen will unveil another green-minded Beetle, but this time we won’t be seeing...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield