Discussion - New Beetle GSR Bound for Chicago

Description: Volkswagen is bringing a pair of new Beetles for 2014 and a couple of limited edition GTIs that will be available almost immediately to this week's Chicago Auto Show. The standout model of the qu...

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Jonny Carter Feb 08, 2013
Evo copying!!!

Chris Benson Feb 07, 2013
@Ben. Not yet, they start filming it later in the year.

Cindy Ngo Feb 07, 2013
It's a R

Cindy Ngo Feb 07, 2013
Not GTI?

Thai-Chau Ha Feb 07, 2013
This will turn into a female bot or gay bot

Ben Taylor Feb 07, 2013
@chris is there not already transformers '4'

Tyler Wallace Feb 07, 2013
This is cool for chicks I hope none of the fellas would actually get one

rowhan116 Feb 07, 2013
pretty cool.

Jackson Michael Feb 07, 2013
It only looks good in dark colors

Ashton Summers Feb 07, 2013
A funky GTI.

LarryandStephanie Espana Feb 07, 2013
@ Andrew, I know. The old karmann ghia was the ultimate in looks, if they would have had a Porsche engine or something, it would have been killer. That's why a new karmann needs to be made, but with performance!

Sean Gillespie Feb 07, 2013
The beetle needs to die. They where cool back in the day but now they are just a waste of space.

Andrew Fortner Feb 07, 2013
I would like to see a cayman based karmann ghia. Then I would buy a VW.

Adam Thomson Feb 07, 2013
Nice attempt to try make a Beetle faster.

Drew Humphrey Feb 07, 2013
Looks great. Wish it were lower though

Liam Day Feb 07, 2013
I love it

Dillon Dixon Feb 07, 2013
These new beetles are sweet! I love seeing them in person. I especially love them when they have the retro wheels.

Matt Piccolo Feb 07, 2013
Eh, still a beetle

Chris Benson Feb 07, 2013
How much ya wanna bet that this is the new Bumblebee in Transformers 4? Since bay said they have "Redesigned" the transformers from the ground up.

Description: When it goes on sale later in the year the 2014 GSR will be the most potent Beetle in the lineup. Power comes from VW's 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder boosted to 210 horsepower and 207 pound-feet ...

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Ashton Summers Feb 07, 2013
Since it is basically a GTI, They have a pesky limiter that kicks in near the top of 5th.

Blaise Harned Feb 07, 2013
I thought the regular turbo did 140mph?

Frankie Ferreira Feb 07, 2013
WOO 10hp

Description: Black/yellow stripes with "GSR" lettering above the side sills and black-painted 19-inch "Tornado" alloys complete the modern interpretation of the 70's classic. However, ...

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Justin Johnson Feb 07, 2013
Why is the gray/grey version offered in GSR if the G actually stands for yellow? lol

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Description: The other Beetle bound for Geneva is the Beetle Convertible with R-Line package, which from a functional perspective is identical to the Convertible Turbo, but comes with 19-inch alloys, LED DRL'...

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Justin Johnson Feb 07, 2013
$4600

Justin Johnson Feb 07, 2013
Sunroof and Nav are $4400?!? VW has gone with Porsche's option pricing.