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T heMe x i c a nbui l tVol k s wa genBeet l es por t sanews t y l et ha tVol k s wa gens a y si sc ont empor a r ywhi l epa y i ng homa get ot hec l a s s i cc a r . " T hee x t er i ori sl i k eamoder nc l a s s i c , "s a i dF r a nkBr eus e , e x t er i ordes i gnerf ort heVW Beet l e . " I t hi nkwedi dapr et t ygoodj ob, "s a i dMrBr eus eoft he2013Beet l e . " Y ous eet hedi r ec tc onnec t i on[ wi t ht hec l a s s i cBeet l e] buti t ' sadi er entc ha r a c t er . I t ' smuc hmor es por t y , "he s a i d, l i k eni ngt hec a r ' spr opor t i onst ot hos eofahotr od. Vol k s wa gen' ss t y l i s t sa l s opa i da t t ent i ont oi nt er i ordes i gn,bi nni ngt hehi ppi ei ns pi r ed owerv a s eofi t s pr edec es s ora nda ddi ngt hi ngsl i k eas ec ondupwa r df ol di nggl ov eboxt ha tpa y shoma get ot he' beet l ebox ' of t hec l a s s i ca i r c ool edBeet l esoft he' 60s . Aus t r a l i a nmodel Beet l esa l s of ea t ur eda s hboa r dsma t c hedt ot hee x t er i orc ol our s , ofwhi c ht her ea r eei ghti n t ot a l . Ba s edont hepr ev i ousGol f VI ' spl a t f or m( a ndnott henewVW Gr oup' sMQBt ha tunder pi nst hea l l newGol f VI I duei nApr i l ) , t he2013Vol k s wa genBeet l ei sl onger , wi dera ndl owert ha ni t spr edec es s or , mea s ur i ng4278mm l ong( +149mm) , 1808mm wi de( +87mm) , a nd1477mm t a l l ( 21mm) . Boots pa c eha sgr owns i gnic a nt l yf r om apa l t r y209l i t r est oapr a c t i c a l 310l i t r es , e x pa ndi ngt o905l i t r eswi t h t hes pl i t / f ol dr ea rbenc hs ea t sl ower ed. Vol k s wa gen' sBeet l ei sc l a i medt obeamor eni mbl ea ndenj oy a bl ec a rt odr i v et ha nk st oanew f r ont s us pens i ons et up.
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