Volkswagen Beetle Barbie Convertible

Volkswagen has built a customized pink Volkswagen Beetle Convertible to celebrate 50 years of the Barbie brand.

Volkswagen Beetle Barbie Convertible comes with a special paintjob and features a custom leather interior and various accents.

Volkswagen Beetle Barbie Convertible was built by ABD Racing Werks, Katzkin Leather and Interiors and FoamMolders, and it has made its debut at Barbie doll’s Malibu Dream House exclusive birthday celebration.

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Goodwood Earls Court Motor Show

The recreation of the classic London Motor Show that was held after the War at Earls Court has been announced by Goodwood.

The Goodwood Earls Court Motor Show will give visitors an insight into how motoring of the future might look from a pre-1966 perspective, with a display of “futuristic” 21st century cars. Each stand of the Goodwood Earls Court Motor Show will be styled like one of the shows from of the 1950s or 1960s.

The Goodwood Earls Court Motor Show also featuring a concours d’elegance organized in collaboration with BGC that will commemorate “the Fastest Car in the World”, featuring around 25 performance cars from the 1920s, right through to the present day.

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Volkswagen Beetle 10th Anniversary in AU

Volkswagen Beetle 10th Anniversary has been released in AU. Volkswagen Beetle 10th Anniversary to celebrates a decade since the new Beetle released. Equipped with a sports suspension, a special interior, new alloy wheels, and a fresh color, the Volkswagen Beetle 10th Anniversary price for the 1.6 Liter 5 Speed Manual version starts at $27,990 and the price for the 1.6 Liter 6 Speed Automatic version at $30,290.

Press Release
Since 2000, it has been a fixture on our streets: the New Volkswagen Beetle. Now in 2008, the Volkswagen cult-car has been further enhanced, in the form of the New Volkswagen Beetle Anniversary Edition. New alloy wheels, sports suspension, a fresh color as well as a special interior. Altogether, this results in an exciting limited edition that has made the appearance of the New Volkswagen Beetle even more engaging. With the Anniversary Edition we celebrate the anniversary of the international introduction of this modern interpretation of the original Volkswagen Beetle’s iconic design in an eye catching, limited edition, packed full of value.
Based upon the affordable New Volkswagen Beetle Miami, the New Volkswagen Beetle Anniversary Edition offers a visually enhanced package, from the exclusive body color and stripe treatment, to the 17” Versus alloy wheels and front fog lights. While the feature rich interior is dominated by the striking leatherette upholstery in a unique black and white theme and also includes front sports seats and cruise control. This exclusive version has a particular visual appearance with an exclusive Campanella white body color contrasted by a black roof and door mirror housings. The look is completed with the distinguishing exterior stripe package.

There are plenty of storage areas, such as the lockable glovebox, front door storage nets and a sunglass compartment in the headlining. Also in the centre console are the up-to-date cup holders. Additionally, there are two 12-volt outlets in the front and back.

The interior comes across as very friendly with its likeable, black and white leatherette with white stitching and ‘10’ logo’s in the head restraints. Besides that, the New Volkswagen Beetle has a spacious feeling that seems unlimited in width and height in the front seats and offers ample space in the rear of this four-seater.

Very comforting: the central door locking system with programmable automatic locking of the doors after the car starts is like a bodyguard in the big-city jungle. Electric outside mirrors and active carbon filters for the interior air are further important details that come standard. Right in the driver’s door is a remote release for the 55-litre fuel tank cover as well as the cargo area. In its standard configuration, it holds 209 litres and expands to 527 litres when the seatback is collapsed.

The contouring of the body is distinctive. It transports the originality of the classic Volkswagen Beetle into contemporary times. The round stern, the dome-shaped roof, the rear section, the fenders with the hint of a footboard, the embedded round head - and tail lights - bring back memories of the Volkswagen Beetle while the sharp accented lines and windows confirm the up-to-date design and express youthful energy.

The self-supporting body made out of zinc-plated sheet steel, has a twelve-year guarantee against corrosion. The firm steel body of the New Volkswagen Beetle as well as the synthetic guards and bumpers are painted in a specially developed process, so that the coloring is identical. By the way, as in the past, guards and bumpers are screwed on, which enables low-cost repairs.

Meanwhile, the high design quality is confirmed by various international awards. The New Volkswagen Beetle received the coveted “Design of the Century Award” from the Industrial Designers of America (IDSA). This honors products whose design plays a significant role in the success of the product or brand. Before that, the New Volkswagen Beetle had received the “Product Design Award” from the Industry Forum Design in Hannover and the award for “Good Design” from the Chicago Athenaeum.

Part of the extensive standard equipment of the New Volkswagen Beetle are, amongst other things, driver and front seat passenger airbags, Head-Thorax airbag, ABS and EDS, dark-tinted side and rear window glass as well as hook-ups for the child seats in the rear.

The New Volkswagen Beetle Anniversary Edition is powered by a 1.6 litre petrol engine delivering 75 kW / 102 PS.The engine transmits its power through a five-speed manual transmission and a six speed automatic transmission is available as an option. The manual transmission returns a combined fuel consumption of 7.7 L / 100 kilometres and the automatic 8.1 L / 100 kilometers.

Models and Recommended Retail Pricing for New Volkswagen Beetle Anniversary Edition:
- $27,990 : 1.6 Litre 5 Speed Manual
- $30,290 : 1.6 Litre 6 Speed Automatic