Volkswagen Beetle 2.0 TSI test: drawing handfuls from a hump story - photos

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Classic copies make a tear in the eye.They arouse amotorized amazing secret and bring to mind memories of olden times.Pop culture phenomenon and automotive legend.Contemporary models made in the style of the priority do not evoke such emotions, but at the sight of them do not smile.And we are talking about a hump - the easiest way to be a recognizable vehicle on Earth.

Automobile legend

Specifically -looking hump is fascinated by subsequent generations.A small hatchback called caressing beetle or beetle is as characteristic as Adolf Hitler's mustache.A comparison may be weak, but referring directly to a man whose vision of creating a functional and cheap to buy vehicle has become a reality.In this article, however, I will not write about it.Testing Beetle's contemporary evolution in the most sporty Turbo variety, I tried an interesting comparison.In a direct clash with a historic, well -kept copy.And there is quite a lot contrary to appearances.

In respect for the extremely rich history of this small/great automotive icon, I will refrain from providing details for several important facts.The classic Volkswagen Garbus was produced in 1938-2003, in as many as 20 different people in the world (this is the longest and most produced model of the automotive history car).What's more, he ranks in the top three of the most popular models that have ever been built.A total of over 21 million copies were sold throughout its production.

The story of Garbate began on January 17, 1934, when in Germany it was decided to build a reliable, budget "car for the people" (in translation into German it is Volkswagen).By the war, serial production launched only after the end of World War II, the fugitive of years became massive.Beetle became the world of the world at an express pace, putting the foundations for the development of Volkswagen (today the largest car manufacturer in Europe).At first, the model name was type 1.Later teplers had numerical markings (1200, 1300, 1500, 1302, 1303), but the car in the minds of customers simply functioned as a beetle.In 1974, its production was completed in Germany, the a butcissurously modernized beetle was maintained on other excavations until 2003.

Continuously in the retro style

The body and the design of the humpback through all the above -mentioned years were subjected to many changes.However, these modernizations have never lost their most valuable appearance.Even after the Germans in 1997 decided to entwine in the unique history of the humpback, the commercial name New Beetle.This incarnation still referred to the progenitors.References to the retro style were also not getting rid of at the third installment of the tan.The vehicle has matured once again from scratch, but this time it no longer contains the prefix in the commercial name, because it was simply stripped down to the marking of Beetle.

From this place I will start to focus a little more on the main character.Volkswagen has moved the visual concepts of the classic model to modern times.What's more, this vehicle ceased to be a "car for the people", because the brand from Wolfsburg decided to place it among the slightly more exclusive lower -class cars.And this happened due to combinations of compact dimensions with a classic appearance, modern solutions and improved spaciousness.The jump of technology against the background of over 50-year-old humpback is like a comparison of a writing machine with a notebook.Although there can be no longer a common mechanics of speech, the lumps of even the new Beetle cannot be mistaken for any other on the globe.Why?Just look at the photos.The relationship with the legendary prototype is obvious - some elements have not changed for over 70 years.

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These round shapes cannot be not liked.First of all, the body has a characteristic bow.The inflatable wheel arches protruding beyond the outline of the body are already a trademark.It also refers to its predecessors.in.No grill, firmly pulled forward, or oval headlights installed on the napperers.Comparing with the novelty of Garbus's grandfather, it is easy to see even a similarly high -routed window line.Instead of extended thresholds as before, the new Beetle only got decorative strips on the sides.The protruding metal chrome bumpers have only turned into clear outlines on plastics - this can be seen especially in the front, which is a reference to history.Unfortunately, in the novelty it is in vain to look for round lamps in the back, because the shades have changed radically.Tested model from 2014, as in the classic with 60.year, he had two separate tailpipes, but instead of a long protruding radio antenna from the fender, a discreet "fin" appeared on the roof.SPOILER On a duck -shaped flap is a sports detail of the Turbo version, reminiscent of porsche 911 turbo shutters.18 "Rims are also a sports accent, but in the basic Beetle you can have rims with convex central declarations, as in the classic.

Light admixture of classics

Enthusiasts of old humpbacks will be able to find in a cabinie modern edition, a few details recalling the thought of a classic problem.The frontal lobe of the dashboard directly reforming to the retro style from years ago.Glossy plastic imitating, it can be along with door strips at the windows, covered with the color of the body as the body, as it was in the series.However, the Turbo test model was not completed in this tone, because its cockpit was mainly characterized by black to associate with sport.

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A more beautiful nod for the grandfather of a humpback is a small storage space opened in a typical uncomfortable way.Its size, however, is much more modest as in the original, but the consolation is the second storage below below.Other unchanged details are rubber handles attached to bars B, facilitating getting off the passenger compartment.Directly associated with the retro style is a huge speedometer inserted behind the wheel.There were further indications on its sides, such as M.in.Fuel level in Baku, which in the 60th year model is an abstraction.In such a car, a metal bayonet is used for measuring the fuel condition, which had to be flooded in the tank, to be, how many gas remained.If it did not check it, the car stood on the road, and it was only advice to turn the reserves (oh these classic rainfall tanks).

In the new Beetle, the old times still have the shape of a rearview mirror at the front windshield and a thin wreath of the steering wheel wheel.Although I was in contact with the sports variety of Turbo, the rudder had nothing to do with sport, because apart from a thin wreath, he also had a new radio control in it.And here it is appropriate to end the finding of common features.In an old hump with an outdated 6-volt electric system, the only convenience was the radio embedded in the board.Contemporary Beetle is charged with electric lovers and electronics.Just look at the multimedia touch panel with GPS navigation and Bluetooth wireless connectivity.It was not even dreamed of something like that in the times of the Third Reich.Automatic air conditioning, remotely controlled central locking, or parking sensors, it's also a bit like a flight into space.

Solidity above all

When studying on all sides of the old and new Garbate, Volkswagen solidity can be felt.Coming from 1960, despite many years on the neck, he still presents great condition, being almost entirely in the original.The durability of the vehicle from photos is evidenced by the factory upholstery on the seats still in the cabin.There is practically no plastics in the cockpit, which can no longer be written about the interior of the new Beetle.But at least the materials are well fitted, although the severity can be a bit disappointed in places.3 additional indicators (oil temperature, stopwatch, turbine top -up pressure) look brilliant at the top of the board..If you look at ergonomics, all switches and knobs were spread exactly where in every other car designed in Wolfsburg.In the past, unfortunately, it was not so colorful, because the number of switches could be counted on the fingers.For example, the button from changing the lights from the passing to the road was embedded in the floor next to the pedals and was controlled by the leg.Heating (if at all) flowed from the engine, and the inflow controlled the tap located at the handbrake.

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Clearnocortecja in new products is a long heavy door - they make it difficult to get out of output, but they make up for the lack of a post.The current third hump can not be compared to the number one in terms of spaciousness.Increasing the dimensions of the body that the four -person compartment has grown firmly.There are a lot of places in the front, and the armchairs of the tested turbo version were sufficient profiling.It could be a little better when it comes to adjusting the fragmentarium.However, there is nothing to complain about when you look at the small seat in the grandfather of a humpback with archaic tilt adjustment.I will also mention that the level of safety in the 1960 model.is zero - there are no headrests in the seats and there are not even seat belts.For what is interesting, it is much better visibility sideways and backwards, because thin posts do not obscure the view as it is in contemporary beetle.If not for parking sensors in the rear bumper, during tight maneuvers during the test I would probably have been somewhere...

A big plus of today's model is the trunk capacity and great access to the loading space, which is impossible to say about the monument.Today, beetlepmeters in a 310 liter trunk, and after folding the rear backs it will fit up to 905 l.In the past, there was a gap at the back of the sofa, which could be folded, as well as a little modest surface under the front flap of the mask.

Two different approaches

Well, because there is no engine under the hood in the classic humpback.There is a spare wheel and a demanding tank.The retro style comes out in full mouth, especially looking under the rear cover with a chrome handle.The humpbacks were driven from the beginning.The drive was classically wandered to the back, and over the years only subsequent modernizations appeared, the engine capacity changed and the generated power increased.A historic copy of 1960 shown.He had an inserted motor with a capacity of exactly 1200 cm3, producing 34 horsepower (engine mentioned in 1974).

In the current Beetle, the power unit "sits" between the front wheels.There can be no more similarities.You can choose from turbocharged engines with four cylinders arranged in a row.I had to test the strongest turbocharged edition 2.0 TSI reaching 210 HP and 280 Nm of torque.The engine was integrated with a distinctive, dual clutch 6-speed DSG transmission (a set directly from the previous generation VW Golf GTI).After this aggregate, you can see the most as the technique has changed for over 50 years.Instead of a carburetor, high -pressure fuel injection, the generator has been replaced by an alternator, the voltage is not 6V but 12V, plus a turbocharger, computer, electrohydraulic power steering, or electronic blockade of xDS differential mechanism.A 2-liter set armed with contemporary solutions allows you to accelerate from the lower ranges of the tachometer and give a lot of fun from driving.

Mental comfort while overtaking is so great that you can always be sure that it will make it.You can easily "jump" the tincture of the lane while driving, forgetting to reach the dollar of the shift, because the DSG gearbox will do everything as a driver and do it very quickly.The most noticeable dynamic surge is after exceeding the scale of 4,500 rpm./min -The biggest movement happens under the hood, reaching the culmination of the power of 5300 rpm./min.Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h lasts only 7.3 seconds (such a time old humpback never had a chance to achieve).Interestingly, the motor sounds quite cool with such.Beetle reacts quite vorage to such pushing the accelerator to your breath, which is why the use of the use of the driving style depends in a large measure.On the route of Znysiał, I managed to achieve a result of 6l/100 km, but in the city the appetite for "yellow" varies around 10 liters "per hundred".

A completely different ride

The way of driving and conducting two described tarbels cannot be absolutely compared.The good type 1 is a road veteran with a screw steering system.There is no support here, and the word precision is a great abstraction for the classic.You have to make a "pipe" well and put your effort into it, especially when you are going to turn the wheels at a stop.The design of the chassis combined with narrow tires with a fairly high profile makes unevenness and holes to elastic.There is nothing to fear for tight turns, because you can't overcome them with a humpback anyway.In case of exaggeration with esteem when reaching Winkel, you only have to count on yourself and God's Providence.VW, apart from poor drum brakes.

In today's Beetle, the driver has an army of supporters.There are disc brakes on both axles or electronic assistants.In the Beetle Turbo standard has: anti -slip, preventing wheels preventing the braking force chapter, ESP system stabilization, electronic EDS pitch locking lock, or a system supporting sudden braking bass braking.There is also an electronic XDS differential lock on the front axle, preventing wheels to slip through the appropriate distribution of torque (colloquial electronic star).

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The new hump is above all clearly increased sizes.The mere fact that the car has a different wheelbase and wheels is longer, wider and lower at the same time, suggests more serious driving capacity.However, even the dimensions are not a tender card here, because the most important are the part of the floor and the floor of the VW Golf VI.The construction was based on the traditional McPherson front columns with lower swingarms.The rear suspension is in Beetle Turbo a multi -link construction.The chassis has been moderately rigidly stiff for a vehicle with sports tendencies, with sufficient dose of comfort.Beetle through the Great Circles (235/40 R18), however, cannot mask road cavities, but it gives a nice grip and leads very confidently.The electrohydraulic steering system works precisely, greater stiffness appears in the speed increase, and this gives a nice feeling.It all allows the driver to lick some sport, which is simply foreign to the old Galberan.

Classic included

After the transmission of Garbate Volkswagen in the 70s of the production of Garbate from the founded in Mexico, this is where modern Beetle is being built there.Beetle, who, despite their former emigration outside the homeland, is not able to deny his family connections.Genes cannot be erased, which is why the car looks like a classic progenitor, but there are no sentiments in it when it comes to technique.Beetle is comfortable and quite friendly in everyday use, which cannot be said about classic copies, mainly used for occasional rides.But when such a "goodness" covers somewhere on the road, you can fix it with a few keys and a hammer.The third generation drives like a modern compact, and in the Turbo release it is even a hot hatch, but kept in a retro style.

The only question is why Golf was turned into a classic?Well, the vintage style in a modern edition is a proven recipe for success.Just like an old, nicely maintained tiler causes confusion on the street, just as modern hatchback attracts attention and you can be sure that you won't get people too fast.It is a pity that such a car is not cheap.The new Beetle costs PLN 74,290, which is really just the starting price for the 105-horsepower variant 1.2 TSI.It's easy to overcome a 100,000 barrier here.PLN, an example of which is a copy I tested 2.0 Turbo (start from PLN 110 090).Greatly maintained monuments for cheap ones also do not belong to it at all, but the joy of having an iconic means of transport must cost his own.

Technical data

Volkswagen Beetle 1200 (1960 r.)Volkswagen Beetle 2.0 TSI (2014 r.)
SILNIK1.2 Boxer2.0 R4 Turbo
PaliwoBenzynaBenzyna
Pojemność1192 cm31984 cm3
Moc maksymalna25 kW/ 34 KM przy 3600 obr./min154 kW/ 210 KM przy 5300 obr./min
Maks mom. obrotowy75 Nm przy 2000 obr./min280 Nm przy 1700-5200 obr./min
Prędkość maksymalna115 km/h227 km/h
Przyspieszenie 0-100km/h33,0 s7,3 s
Skrzynia biegówmanualna/ 4 biegiautomatyczna DSG/ 6 biegów
Napędna tyłna przód
Zbiornik paliwa50 l55 l
Katalogowe zużycie paliwaśrednie 8,5średnie 7,6/ miasto 10,1/ trasa 6,1
poziom emisji CO2-176 g/km
Długość4070 mm4278 mm
Szerokość1540 mm1808 mm
Wysokość1500 mm1486 mm
Rozstaw osi2400 mm2537 mm
Masa własna890 kg1412 kg
Masa dopuszczalna całkowita1160 kg1860 kg
Pojemność bagażnika100 l310 l/ po złożeniu kanapy 906 l
Hamulce przód/ tyłbębnowe/ bębnowetarcze wentylowane/ tarczowe
Zawieszenie przódwahaczowekolumny McPherson
Zawieszenie tyłwahaczowewielowahaczowe
Opony przód i tył (w testowym modelu)155/70 R15235/40 R18

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