tromly

^^^1, that's the exact thought I had with these new TT styling cues

-J-P-L-

Surprised people are complaining. The roof line looks better and is actually truer to the original. The original didn't have the perfect arched bubble roofline that the current one has. The original also had the more upright windshield that this concept shares.

TRDFantasy

I feel very mixed about this. Not a fan of the rear, it looks pretty ugly. The front looks decent and the roofline looks good. I also don't like the tacky-looking fenders.

Gojirra99

From what I can see so far, it's an improvement over the current in many ways

Tee

Def an improvement.

Lil4X

The additional length and flatter roof make it look like the body's been sectioned about 4", also appearing to lower it slightly. Nice hotrod look that was so popular in the PT. Probably not the Bug's demographic tho'.

speedflex

I like this new direction. I have never liked the New Beetle. I just couldn't embrace the "cute bug" aspect of it. I like the beefier look of this one, though.

I just hope they raise the quality level. A work mate had one for 2 years and it was a maintenance nightmare for him.

metalgear

i kinda like it.

bnizzle87

i think it crosses an Audi TT and a PT Cruiser. the curves give it some edge, but too much curvaceousness is a bad thing i think.

llamaboiz

ohh i like this, reminds me of the choptop bugs from back in the day

ecr527

I like it. It definitely looks a lot more "macho" then the current one. They have to make changes sometime, I think this is going in a good direction.

mmarshall

Except for the small parking lights in front next to the headlights, this version looks more like the original air-cooled Beetle than the 1998 version did.

The New Beetle got a reputation, in the auto press, as a female or "chick" car....primarily from the pastel/lollipop paint colors offered, and the plastic tube mounted next to the steering wheel for an artificial flower stem (I myself disagree with many automotive stereotypes, but, unfortunately, they still exist). Some so-called "manly" versions, though, were built, with turbo engines and a sport-oriented chassis. And when the New Beetle debuted in 1998, I noticed there was a fair amount of male interest in it as well...........primarily from those who had owned earlier, air-cooled VWs (perhaps as college students or Hippies), back in the Counterculture days of the 1960's, when VW of America sales were at their peak.

Rash

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Looks less feminine, I like.

AMAlex

Design is definitely an improvement, but I still would never buy one...

IS-SV

Interesting, kind of a chop-top Beetle look.