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Contains 7 sections: Exterior, Interior, Equipment versions and special models, Accessories and special equipment, Petrol and diesel engines, Suspension and Overview

Contains 4 sections: Exterior, Interior, Customisation and Powertrain and running gear

Contains 3 sections: Feature – Beetle melancholy, VW Beetle – the real miracle, VW Beetle through the years

In a transcontinental premiere, Volkswagen unveiled the latest Beetle simultaneously in Shanghai, Berlin and New York in 2011. The designers had consistently followed their briefing to “design a new original”. In contrast to the New Beetle of 1998, the silhouette of the original Beetle was more strongly emphasized. Typical design features of the Beetle and the New Beetle – such as the round headlights, exposed wings and the shape of the bonnet and door sills, were of course retained. Three years later, Volkswagen presented the Beetle Dune study, as the precursor to a cross version, in Detroit. This model entered series production almost unchanged in 2015 as a final fanfare. The closed Beetle was discontinued in Europe in 2017.

With the Type 1, based on a design by Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, Volkswagen democratized mobility from 1946 onwards. In 1972, the Beetle (Käfer) produced as a sedan and a cabriolet, took the overall sales record from the Ford Model T, a title which it retained until 2002. That year, the Beetle (Käfer) was overtaken as the most successful car model ever by its successor, the Golf. German production of the Beetle (Käfer) renowned for its indestructibility, came to an end in 1978; the last Cabriolet was produced by Karmann in Osnabrück in 1980. However, the Beetle (Käfer) survived for many years in South America and the last of 21,528,480 units only rolled off the production lines at the Mexican plant in Puebla on July 30, 2003. Media Photo albums

Beetlemania continues Factory code: 5C Retro remains in vogue: in 2011, The Beetle follows the New Beetle on the PQ35 platform. Compared to its predecessor, the new model has lost its domed roof, but its basic dimensions are noticeably larger: 4.28 metres long and 1.81 metres wide, giving it a sporty, grown-up appearance. And yet the Beetle is visually even closer to its legendary predecessor, the Beetle. There is more space, especially in the rear, and the luggage compartment has grown from 206 to a respectable 310 litres. The new model rolls off the production line at the same location as its predecessor and its ancestor, the legendary Mexico Beetle, in Puebla, Mexico. It is launched on the German market on 5 November 2011. The engine range is broad from the outset, extending from the sensible 1.2-litre TSI petrol engine with 77 kW (105 PS) to the top-of-the-range 2.0-litre TSI with 147 kW (200 PS). The top versions with 118 kW (160 PS) and 147 kW (200 PS) feature an electronic diff