The new and modern Beetle Volkswagen is here..
This is a different Beetle—longer, lower, wider, sleeker—with a different diesel.The earlier 1.9-liter diesel was an older type that lacked the efficiency of common-rail technology, with its immense pressures and cleaner operation. Paired with a five-speed manual transmission, the 1.9’s final EPA ratings were 31 mpg city and 40 highway. The new TDI four has a larger total displacement—72 cc, to be exact—thanks to a cylinder bore increase of 1.5 mm. More displacement plus improved fuel delivery adds up to more power, which means 140 hp from the 2.0 versus 100 from the 1.9, and 236 lb-ft of torque versus 177.
TDI test car had a six-speed manual, and it ran to 60 in 8.1 seconds, and covered the 440-yard dash in 16.2 at 85 mph. That not what you’d call quick, although it did trump a 2012 Beetle with the basic 2.5-liter five and automatic transmission. That one clocked a 60-mph time of 8.5 seconds and a quarter-mile of 16.5 at 85.
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