The Beetle - VolksWagen !

The 'Bug' is all set to roll out on Indian roads as the company Volkswagen brought it. And all this even as the Indian version 'Nano' from Tatas hogged the limelight since its unveiling at the Auto Expo in New Delhi.

the Beetle – as German car maker Volkswagen has firmed up plans for its introduction in the country. The company has been looking at using the Beetle as a brand building tool for Volkswagen as it prepares to get into the highly competitive Indian compact car segment by 2010

Volkswagen launched the new gen interpretation of the iconic Volkswagen Beetle in India recently, at a price of  20+lakhs. At that price, the car will remain a flagship model, a brand building exercise. Guess neither the company nor car buyers will have a problem with that! Expected sales for the Volkswagen Beetle, according to the company, is 300 units. There are already some 170 advance bookings for the Beetle across India. The Beetle comes to India as a CBU, duties make up more than half of the price of the car on Indian roads.

Techy spec's ..

Powered by a 2000cc four cylinder Petrol Engine.

115 Bhp powers the front wheel.

Body Type                             : Coupe/Convertible

No of Doors                           : 2

Seating Capacity                   : 4

Fuel Tank Capacity              : 55 L

Egine Type                            : 2.5L inline- 5cyl

Transmission                        : 6-speed automatic

Max. Power                          : 150 hp @ 5000 rpm

Max. Torque                        : 170 Nm @ 3750 rpm

Brakes                                  : Front & Rear Disc

Steering Type                       : Rack & pinion

coupe Variat                         : 5speed manual transmission

Convertible Version            : 6 speed Automatic
Price : INR 20lac+ (approx)

Volkswagen has six variants – S, S PZEV, S Convertible, S PZEV Convertible, Blush Edition Convertible and Blush Edition PZEV Convertible. Another new car which was launched recently – the Fiat 500 – can be considered a competition for the Beetle; that is priced at arond Rs 15 lakh.

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