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1. Marco on June 24th, 2011 at 10:14 am

   VW Design brief: Make it fatter, less distinctive – and can we throw some PT Cruiser in there?

2. Deron Bauman on June 24th, 2011 at 10:16 am

   Damn near read my mind.

3. Deron Bauman on June 24th, 2011 at 10:16 am

   With a touch of Bentley.

4. KevinQ on June 24th, 2011 at 10:24 am

   I don’t know – I see more of the original Beetle in there, especially in the rear window and roof. Like this: http://americandreamcars.com/1972vwyellow.jpg

   Some of the other shots in the slideshow make it look more generic, but this side-shot looks classic to me.

   K

5. Aaron Winslow on June 24th, 2011 at 10:33 am

   You agree with Marco, but with a little Bentley.

   I think it’s ridiculous, but also hotter than a fire.

6. Joel Bernstein on June 24th, 2011 at 10:43 am

   I don’t see what was so fucking hard about making a new car that looks like a Classic Beetle.

   Instead we get this shit.

7. Jamie on June 24th, 2011 at 10:43 am

   I like this so much more than the bland, cartoony New Beetle that our roads have been cursed with for years now. I wish it were longer, but I think it looks quite nice, especially from the side.

8. Deron Bauman on June 24th, 2011 at 10:49 am

   I hope next time I agree with the third comment. Or the fifth.

9. Joel Bernstein on June 24th, 2011 at 10:53 am

   The New Beetle was bland and cartoony, but at least it could be said to have a consistent design aesthetic. It was ugly, but all the parts of it were ugly in the same way.

   The New-New Beetle is some franken-chimera of half a dozen car styles, with no primary driving theme.

10. Michael Smith on June 24th, 2011 at 11:08 am

    I once made a poop that looked like that.

11. Amanda Mae Meyncke on June 24th, 2011 at 11:18 am

    I like it. I might buy one.

12. Joel Bernstein on June 24th, 2011 at 11:20 am

    I think Michael wins.

13. Joel Bernstein on June 24th, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    If you’d been shown just the left hand side of that image, would you have been able to identify it?

14. Dan on June 24th, 2011 at 12:51 pm

    I honestly would have said 911, Joel. Anyway, isn’t this a specific variation of the new Beetle, designed to be sportier? I mean, look at the differences between the Megane and the Megane RS. The standard might look better/more authentic.

    Besides the original was designed by Hitler and that guy was a dick.

15. Joel Bernstein on June 24th, 2011 at 12:54 pm

    Every picture I’ve seen of the 2012 Beetle looks identical to that photo, with the usual variations in hubcaps and color.

16. Sheila Ryan on June 24th, 2011 at 2:46 pm

    Ehh, I’d say it was more like Ferdinand Porsche and not Hitler who designed the original People’s Car, although that might even be a bit of a stretch. But Hitler couldn’t have designed his way out of a paper bag.

    Anyway, I’ll just say that I don’t like this. It just feels like an aesthetic mess to me. Like something a child would cobble together out of disparate elements.

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