German Car Blog found a nice review on the 2006 New Beetle. I personally drive a 2000 New Beetle 1.8T GLX. I’ve been a VW loyaltist since my first one, also my first car, a 1971 VW Squareback. I will never forget the buzz surrounding the New Beetle and when the concept hit the NAIAS.
The incessant product buzz at the North American International Auto Show in 1994 centered on the concept car from Volkswagen that redefined the classic Beetle. The overall shape and the dash-mounted bud vase, though, were about the only elements that were like the original. After all, the original was an air-cooled boxer 4-cylinder, rear-engine people’s car, built as simply and dependably as possible to be sold cheaply. The New Beetle was a transverse mounted front-engine, water-cooled, inline-four, nicely trimmed, fully featured and priced well above the bottom feeders. It was a hit at the show and still a hit when it came to market in 1998.
I wanted one since the ‘98 launch and finally got myself in position to get one on 08-17-2002. It’s been a wonderful car to drive. The turbo, although small, is great. I’ve slowly mod’d it over the years and it’s been even more fun. The APH engine is one of the first so it doesn’y have the potential that later engines do but I can deal with it 
Well here’s to a good review!
Read the original from the Auto Channel
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